Early Impact Faculty Scholar

Join the O’Donnell School of Public Health as Early Impact Faculty Scholar

The Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health (OSPH) at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking applicants for an innovative Early Impact Faculty program. This opportunity is open to current postdocs and PhD students who are within 9 months to defending their dissertation. Selected candidates will be offered a 1-year UTSW Distinguished Fellow position, conditional on successfully defending their dissertation, followed by a Tenure Track Assistant Professor appointment. Current post-doctoral fellows may be eligible for a direct Tenure Track Assistant Professor appointment.

We are seeking candidates in all fields with training in public health, population sciences, behavioral health, epidemiology, implementation sciences, health economics, health policy, biostatistics and data sciences who wish join OSPH to leverage their research excellence for public health impact.

Why OSPH?

Founded with a $100 million transformative gift from the O’Donnell Foundation – the largest founding gift to a school of public health – it has grown rapidly and now includes a multidisciplinary team of 48 primary faculty members, 35 scholars with secondary appointments, and 75 staff who conduct research and prepare the next generation of professionals to address major public health challenges.  The school is poised to grow further in a short period of time.  

Why UTSW?

·         A research powerhouse: home of 6 Nobel Prize winners, 26 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 19 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators.

·         Rated among the top 20 large employers on America’s Best Employers 2023 list compiled by Forbes and Statista.

·         Employees 2,900 full-time faculty who garner more than $524 million in annual grant funding for research.

·         Ranked among the Top 20 Honor Roll hospitals on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for 2023-24, tied for No. 1 hospital in Texas for the seventh consecutive year.

·         Ranks No. 3 among global health care institutions in the 2023 Nature Index for its published research and, for the third year in a row.

·         Access to large amounts of data for research through connections with the UTSW health system and/or one or more affiliated health systems – Parkland Health & Hospital System, Children’s Health, Texas Health Resources, the VA North Texas Health Care System, and Texas Scottish Rite for Children.

Why Dallas?

·         Provides unique academic and research opportunities within a culturally rich environment.

·        It is ranked No. 4 in diversity in the U.S; its majority-minority population is 41% Hispanic and 24% African American.

·        Excel in population research by leveraging our unmatched community diversity. The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area has 7.8 million people spread across 13 counties and 9,000 square miles.

Requirements:

·         A Ph.D., Sc.D., DrPH, or equivalent research doctoral degree in a relevant discipline (completed by start date).

·         Demonstrated ability to conduct impactful scholarly research.

·         Ability to mentor students and capacity for teaching excellence at the graduate level.

·         Highly self-motivated individual, enthusiastic about scientific discovery and able to collaborate closely and effectively with other members of multidisciplinary research teams.

·         Desire to partner with healthcare systems, public health agencies, and/or community organizations to conduct research aimed at enhancing the health of the people of Texas and beyond.

The application package should include:

1.       A cover letter accompanied by curriculum vitae (CV)

2.      Three-page research statement (organized as approximately a one-page summary of past research work and a two-page summary of future plans).

Salary

Salary Negotiable

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion/.