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The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (DEB) in the Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH) (www.sph.sc.edu) at the University of South Carolina (USC) invites applications for a Faculty Fellow at the rank of Research Assistant Professor to join USC’s Bridge to Faculty program. Bridge to Faculty is a program designed to recruit talented early-career scholars as Faculty Fellows at the rank of Research Assistant Professor with the goal of transitioning them to tenure-track faculty members after two years. Bridge to Faculty aims to attract and retain promising scholars with an emphasis on underrepresented early-career scholars.

We invite applications from outstanding scholars whose work contributes to, advances, or expands the boundaries of epidemiology or biostatistics and will have completed a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DrPH) in epidemiology or biostatistics or related disciplines between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2024. Candidates should demonstrate evidence of potential for high-quality scholarly research and the potential for excellence in teaching and competing for external research funding. Candidates with research expertise from all areas of epidemiology and biostatistics will be considered. Examples of epidemiology faculty expertise are infectious disease epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, epidemiology of aging, perinatal epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, social epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, and epidemiology of cardiometabolic outcomes. Examples of biostatistics faculty expertise are multivariate analysis, high-dimensional data analysis, multilevel modeling, network analysis, Bayesian modeling and survival analysis, genetics, brain imaging, functional data analysis, longitudinal data analysis, and precision medicine.

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is home to 30 faculty members, 20 in the Division of Epidemiology and 10 in the Division of Biostatistics. The faculty’s robust research portfolio includes funding from a broad spectrum of federal agencies (e.g., NIH and CDC) and non-profit organizations. The department has a rich tradition of producing outstanding trainees. Currently more than 120 students are enrolled in our master’s and doctoral degree programs. The department, school, and university provide a strong collaborative environment for cross-disciplinary team science across the public health research continuum. The Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH), founded in 1975, is the second largest school of public health nationally among public universities in terms of overall enrollment. ASPH consists of six departments and several research centers that address topics such as disease prevention, nutrition and physical activity, cancer, health services and policy, rural health, HIV/AIDS, aging, and health disparities. More information about ASPH and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics can be found at www.sph.sc.edu.

A qualified candidate will have expertise in epidemiology or biostatistics; an earned doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2024, and demonstrated evidence of potential for high-quality scholarly research and the potential for excellence in teaching and competing for external research funding.

A qualified candidate will have expertise in epidemiology or biostatistics; an earned doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2024, and demonstrated evidence of potential for high-quality scholarly research and the potential for excellence in teaching and competing for external research funding.

Qualified candidates should submit the following: 1) cover letter describing your interest in being a Bridge to Faculty scholar at USC, with relevant personal and professional background. Identify 1-2 departmental faculty members who could serve as your mentor(s). 2) curriculum vitae; 3) transcripts (indicating completion of PhD after July 1, 2019 or expected completion of PhD by July 1, 2024); 4) research statement; 5) teaching statement. Varied socioeconomic and cultural experiences, , teaching goals, and first-generation college graduate status should be highlighted in the statement; 6) up to two writing samples, 7) three letters of recommendation. If you have not yet defended your dissertation, include a letter from your dissertation supervisor confirming that the PhD will be completed by July 1, 2024. If you have any questions about the application process or this position, please contact search committee co-chair Dr. James Hébert, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (jhebert@mailbox.sc.edu).

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

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