Employment Opportunities
FACULTY POSITIONS IN BIOSTATISTICS
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, invites applications for two full-time faculty positions in biostatistics. Position One (PS# 00024242) is intended for a senior candidate who would be employed at the Associate/Full professor level. Senior candidates should provide evidence of a well-developed and funded program of methodological research as well as evidence of providing leadership to the field and her/his home unit. Position Two (PS# 00023392) is intended for a candidate who would be employed at the Assistant/Associate professor level (tenure track) or as a Lecturer (non tenure track). Junior candidates should provide evidence of the potential to develop and implement such a research program. For both positions, the successful applicants would have a doctoral degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a closely related field. In addition, the successful applicants will be expected to teach in the College’s rapidly growing MPH program, participate in the PhD program in Biostatistics (expected to start in Fall 2008), contribute to the mission and vision of a rapidly growing Department and College, collaborate with other faculty within the College and Health Sciences Center, and build on strong research traditions of UF while addressing key Public Health issues in the state of Florida and the southeast region. There will also be opportunities to interact with faculty in the Department of Statistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The University of Florida is a comprehensive Research I institution that includes a remarkably wide range of academic departments and programs (www.ufl.edu). The College of Public Health and Health Professions is part of the University’s Health Science Center, which also includes the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine. For more information on the College of Public Health and Health Professions, please refer to www.phhp.ufl.edu.
Application review will begin on December 14, 2007, and will continue until the positions are filled. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a CV, graduate transcripts (for those who have received their PhD within the last five years), and three letters of recommendation, referencing PS# 00023392 and/or 00024242. Teaching and research statements, if available, are also strongly encouraged. Mail should be sent to Biostatistics Search Committee c/o Ms. Lorie Martin, College of Public Health and Health Professions, PO Box 100185, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0185. (Phone 352-273-6198, Fax 352-273-6535, Email lomarti@phhp.ufl.edu).
The University of Florida is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with minority and/or disability status are encouraged to apply. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position please call 352-392-1251 or TDD 352-392-7056.
