New York: Associate or Full Professor - Biostatistics, CUNY - Hunter College

Associate or Full Professor - Biostatistics
Job Code: FY16051 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: Associate or Full Professor - Biostatistics
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: FY16051
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 Associate or Full Professor (tenure-track) to grow and develop the biostatistics core of the Urban Public Health Program. CUNY is in the process of establishing a School of Public Health at Hunter College; this position will play a leadership role in the development of the biostatistics programs, courses and research in the School. The appointment is at the rank of Associate or Full Professor and will be made at Hunter College for the academic year commencing September 2009. Hunter College seeks candidates with significant experience and qualifications teaching and supervising graduate courses and conducting quantitative research in public health.

Responsibilities include:

* Take a leadership role in developing a new master of public health (MPH) degree program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, with a focus on biostatistical methods used to study health problems in urban populations.
* Teach graduate courses in biostatistics and help to develop new courses.
* Participate in and seek funding for interdisciplinary research teams that will conduct epidemiological and other studies of urban health and related health issues.


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; evidence of leading and building research and training programs in biostatistics and public health; graduate teaching experience; experience mentoring and developing graduate students; and a significant record of grant writing and publications in such areas of public health as: chronic or infectious diseases, substance use, reproductive health, mental health, or other urban health issues. Specialization and experience in advancing and applying multi-level, nested and longitudinal models is specifically sought. Research experience developing and using statistical methods to study the health 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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