New York: Assistant or Associate Professor, Urban Public Health Program, CUNY Hunter College

Assistant or Associate Professor
Job Code: FY16052 POSTED: Apr 10
Salary: Open Location: New York, New York
Employer: CUNY - Hunter College Type: Full Time - Experienced
Sector: University Categories: Academic / Research - Academics
Required Education: Doctorate

Description
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Hunter College

Title: Assistant or Associate Professor
Location/Department: Urban Public Health Program

Position Detail: Tenure Track, Fall 2009 Start date
FLSA Status: Exempt
Compensation: Salary offers will be commensurate with experience, academic accomplishments and national reputation.
Web Site: www.hunter.cuny.edu

Notice Number: FY16052
Closing Date: Open until filled with first review of applications to begin on or after April 3, 2009.

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure-track) to serve as a biostatistician in the Urban Public Health Program. CUNY is in the process of establishing a School of Public Health at Hunter College within three years; this position will contribute to the development of the biostatistics programs, courses and research in the School. The appointment is at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor and will be made at Hunter College for the academic year commencing September 2009. Hunter College seeks candidates with experience and qualifications teaching graduate courses, supervising graduate students and conducting quantitative research in public health.

Responsibilities include:

* Teach graduate courses in biostatistics and help to develop new courses, as needed.
* Participate in and seek funding for interdisciplinary research teams that will conduct epidemiological and other studies of urban health and related health issues.
* Help to develop a new master of public health (MPH) degree program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, with a focus on urban populations.


NOTES:
Additional Salary Information: Salary offers will be commensurate with experience, academic accomplishments and national reputation.

Requirements
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Doctorate in biostatistics, statistics or a closely related field, such as epidemiology with post-graduate training in biostatistics required; graduate teaching experience in biostatistics, statistics or a closely related field; experience supervising graduate students; and a record of grant writing and publications (commensurate with experience) in such areas of public health as: chronic or infectious diseases, violence, substance use, reproductive health, mental health, physical environment or other urban health issues. Specialization and experience in advancing and applying multi-level, nested and longitudinal models is specifically sought. Research experience in applying and developing statistical methods relevant to the study of urban populations is also desirable.

TO APPLY Interested candidates should submit a CV, cover letter including a description of their research accomplishments and goals, three recent articles or manuscripts, and the names and contact information of three references:
Address:
Biostatistics Search Committee Chair
c/o Martina Lynch, MPH
Urban Public Health Program
Hunter College, CUNY
425 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
Email:
martinalynch@hunter.cuny.edu (Electronic submissions preferred)

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