Emory: Recruiting Epidemiology Faculty of All Ranks

ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RECRUITMENT OF FACULTY AT ALL RANKS

The Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (http://www.sph.emory.edu/epi/index.php) seeks scholars for tenured or tenure track faculty appointments at all academic ranks. We are seeking candidates in all areas but particular emphasis will be on infectious disease epidemiology, genetic epidemiology and neuroepidemiology. Candidates for senior positions should have a strong record of scholarship with experience as a principal investigator for epidemiologic research studies and interest and skills in teaching. Candidates for tenure-track positions must demonstrate the potential to become independent investigators and graduate-level teachers.

The Department of Epidemiology consists of 27 primary faculty with an additional 30 joint faculty members holding primary appointments in other departments (e.g., Environmental and Occupational Health, Global Health, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Medicine) and 73 adjunct faculty, many affiliated with the neighboring Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society. Research interests of the current faculty include epidemiological methods, cancer, infectious diseases, nutrition, reproductive health, cardiovascular diseases, and environmental health. The Department also houses the regional NCI-supported Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research and the Women’s and Children’s Center. The Department offers the M.P.H., M.S.P.H. and Ph.D. degrees and collaborates in offering a Masters of Science in Clinical Research degree for biomedical investigators.

The Rollins School of Public Health is dedicated to teaching and research, currently employs 140 full-time faculty and enrolls over 900 full and part-time graduate students in its masters and doctoral programs. The School and the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, with such units as the Emory Schools of Medicine and Nursing and the Winship Cancer Institute, offer great opportunities for research collaborations in cancer and other chronic diseases, HIV and other infectious diseases, genetics, nutrition, environmental health, reproductive health and outcomes research.

The Rollins School of Public Health is located in a fairly new building on the Emory University campus, adjacent to the CDC, Emory’s Schools of Nursing and Medicine and a number of laboratory and clinical facilities. The School includes six academic departments and offers joint MPH degrees with the schools of medicine, nursing, business and law. Emory University, a major research university, enrolls over 11,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs.

Applicants should send a letter indicating their interest accompanied by a curriculum vitae to:
David Kleinbaum, Ph.D.,
Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30322 USA

Screening of applications will begin in November 2006, and continue until the positions are filled. Starting dates are negotiable. Applications will be considered confidential and references will not be contacted without the permission of applicants. Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.