Heersink School of Medicine-Open Rank-Family & Community Medicine (Research Faculty)
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) Department of Family and Community Medicine invites applications for doctorallevel research faculty (MD PhD DrPH) whose research programs are directly related to primary care including but not limited to health services research outcomes research behavioral health health disparities chronic disease management digital health or primarycarebased behavioral and preventive interventions. Candidates with demonstrated experience and funding in one of these areas: pragmatic trial design and analyses realworld evidence ( RWE ) methods and/or quasiexperimental causal inference approaches machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) applied to healthcare population health or primary care innovation are highly desired. Experience working with claims and administrative datasets (e.g. Medicare Medicaid commercial claims) is highly preferred. The successful candidate will join a vibrant diverse and highly collaborative research environment benefiting from extensive mentoring programs interdisciplinary collaborations and access to pilot funding across NIH -funded and University-wide UAB centers including the Center for Clinical and Translational Science Diabetes Research Center Nutrition Obesity Research Center Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education Community Health Living Research Center Center for Exercise Medicine Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention and the Disability Health Promotion Research Center. Qualifications - Doctoral degree (PhD DrPH MD or equivalent). - Physician candidates must be boardcertified or boardeligible in a pertinent specialty and eligible for Alabama licensure. - Demonstrated education training or research experience in biostatistics RWE analytics AI/ML or health economics with clear relevance to primary care research. - Evidence of scholarly productivity that complements the departments existing strengths. - Commitment to excellence in medical education mentorship and graduate training. Position Details These are fulltime 12month openrank opentenure faculty positions. Academic rank tenure status and salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Successful candidates are expected to: - Maintain an independent extramurally funded research program. - Contribute to the departments teaching research and scholarly mission. - Collaborate across UABs rich institutional research ecosystem. Candidates with a strong record of funding from NIH NSF VA PCORI AHRQ or comparable agencies will receive highest priority.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must hold PhD DrPH and/or MD and have a demonstrated record of scholarly activity that compliments existing expertise within the department. A strong commitment to excellence in medical education and graduate training is also required. Physician candidates must be board certified or board eligible in a pertinent specialty and eligible to be licensed in Alabama.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) Department of Family and Community Medicine invites applications for doctorallevel research faculty (MD PhD DrPH) whose research programs are directly related to primary care including but not limited to health services research outcomes research behavioral health health disparities chronic disease management digital health or primarycarebased behavioral and preventive interventions. Candidates with demonstrated experience and funding in one of these areas: pragmatic trial design and analyses realworld evidence ( RWE ) methods and/or quasiexperimental causal inference approaches machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) applied to healthcare population health or primary care innovation are highly desired. Experience working with claims and administrative datasets (e.g. Medicare Medicaid commercial claims) is highly preferred. The successful candidate will join a vibrant diverse and highly collaborative research environment benefiting from extensive mentoring programs interdisciplinary collaborations and access to pilot funding across NIH -funded and University-wide UAB centers including the Center for Clinical and Translational Science Diabetes Research Center Nutrition Obesity Research Center Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education Community Health Living Research Center Center for Exercise Medicine Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention and the Disability Health Promotion Research Center. Qualifications - Doctoral degree (PhD DrPH MD or equivalent). - Physician candidates must be boardcertified or boardeligible in a pertinent specialty and eligible for Alabama licensure. - Demonstrated education training or research experience in biostatistics RWE analytics AI/ML or health economics with clear relevance to primary care research. - Evidence of scholarly productivity that complements the departments existing strengths. - Commitment to excellence in medical education mentorship and graduate training. Position Details These are fulltime 12month openrank opentenure faculty positions. Academic rank tenure status and salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Successful candidates are expected to: - Maintain an independent extramurally funded research program. - Contribute to the departments teaching research and scholarly mission. - Collaborate across UABs rich institutional research ecosystem. Candidates with a strong record of funding from NIH NSF VA PCORI AHRQ or comparable agencies will receive highest priority.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must hold PhD DrPH and/or MD and have a demonstrated record of scholarly activity that compliments existing expertise within the department. A strong commitment to excellence in medical education and graduate training is also required. Physician candidates must be board certified or board eligible in a pertinent specialty and eligible to be licensed in Alabama.
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UAB is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education.
