The Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the assistant or associate level in the area of behavioral health and/ or health disparities. The Department has been nationally ranked in the top 20 departments for NIH funding in each of the past five years and houses MetroNet, a practice-based research network. In addition, the Department is home to multiple educational and training programs, including a CEPH-accredited MPH program and three residency programs. Areas of particular interest include research focusing on lifestyle behaviors (illness management, diet, exercise, smoking, substance use) that affect the development or progression of chronic health conditions, translation of basic research findings into effective behavioral interventions, implementation of evidence-based interventions in community settings, and health systems research. Candidates who have experience or interest in establishing partnerships with community stakeholders to develop and refine future behavioral research priorities for racial, ethnic, gender, socioeconomic, sexual minority, and/ or disability populations are desirable.
Qualified candidates should submit applications to Req1063 available through https://waynetalent.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/1063?c=waynetalent. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a diversity statementand a cover letter describing their research and interest in the position. For additional information about the position, please contact Amanda Compton at acompton@med.wayne.edu.
Wayne State University is a premier, public, urban, comprehensive research university (R1 – Carnegie classification) located in the heart of Detroit where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional opportunities for students and faculty in a diverse, global society. WSU encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented people. WSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in public health, psychology, medicine, epidemiology, health behavior, or other related disciplines.
The position carries responsibilities for teaching, conducting scholarly research, advising students, and contributing to program development in the department. Teaching responsibilities will include graduate level courses in the department’s MPH program. The faculty member is expected to develop/continue an independent program of research. Successful candidates will be expected to show potential to obtain external funding for research through competitive grants. In addition, capacity to participate in interdisciplinary scholarship is preferred, as departmental faculty collaborate with researchers within multiple other departments and centers across the Wayne State campus, including the Karmanos Cancer Center, the NIEHS-funded Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors, the NIMHD-funded Center for Multiple Chronic Diseases and others. Wayne State University is committed to growing its expertise and programs in public health. Going forward, this position will continue to be located with efforts in public health as they develop.
Wayne State University (WSU) is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities preparing students for success in a diverse, global society. Designated with the Carnegie classification of “doctoral universities: very high research activity,” external funding exceeded $304 M in 2020. The university offers approximately 350 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across its 13 schools and colleges. Student enrollment in fall 2021 exceeded 24,000 individuals, and over 2,300 faculty are appointed. The 2022 Best Colleges rankings by the U.S. News & World Report identified WSU as a national leader in helping economically disadvantaged students succeed and graduate. Many opportunities exist to collaborate with faculty researchers across the Wayne State campus, including at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; the NIEHS-funded Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors; the NIMHD-f...unded Center for Multiple Chronic Diseases and others. WSU encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented people. Wayne State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
The Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit has been nationally ranked in the top 20 primary care departments for NIH funding in each of the past five years and is also the home of MetroNet, a primary care practice-based research network. In addition, the Department sponsors multiple educational and training programs, including a CEPH-accredited MPH program and three ACGME-accredited residency programs.
