The Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Pubic Health’s Department of Public Health and the Garrison Institute on Aging at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are seeking exceptional candidates for a tenure-track advanced Assistant or Associate Professor at the Lubbock campus.  We are seeking an epidemiologist who will have an appointment with the School of Population and Public Health but the primary responsibility is to work 70% time in the Garrison Institute on Aging.  The candidate must possess doctoral degree in epidemiology (PhD or ScD).  Salary, academic rank and tenure are commensurate with experience.  A comprehensive benefits package is included.

We seek candidates with strong research methodology and implementation, excellent publication, and history of extramural funding. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility of serving as the principal investigator of the ongoing Project FRONTIER, a longitudinal study of adults over 40 years of age living in four rural counties, which has collected an abundance of data focusing on aging and biospecimens. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program by utilizing Project FRONTIER data for grant applications, as well as serving as a principal or co-investigator on other funded research projects by collaborating across disciplines with academic colleagues at TTUHSC  Furthermore, the successful candidate will have academic responsibilities in the Master of Public Health Program at the School of Population and Public Health by teaching at least one course and mentoring graduate students.

Rank of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor and applicable salary are dependent upon candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Doctoral degree in Epidemiology (PhD or ScD). 

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