Assistant Professor of Public Health in Biostatistics

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Assistant Professor of Public Health in Biostatistics

The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by November 14, 2025. Applications received after November 14, 2025 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.

The Department of Public Health in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Public Health with a focus on biostatistics in public health to begin in Fall 2026.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach biostatistics and applied data analysis related courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Publish research using quantitative methods within the scope of public health.
• Mentor and advise students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
• Seek and secure external funding that will support productive research.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and service activities.

Required Qualifications:

1. Earned doctorate in quantitative methods with specialization in public health conferred by December 31, 2025.
2. Demonstrated research experience using quantitative methods in public health based on publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.
3. Demonstrated ability to establish an independent line of research in biostatistics in public health.
4. Demonstrated teaching experience at the graduate and/or undergraduate level in applied biostatistics with an emphasis on public health.
5. Demonstrated experience working with diverse groups/populations.
6. Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated ability to secure external funding.
2. Demonstrated ability to participate in collaborative research.
3. Postdoctoral experience.