Assistant Professor of Public Health in Biostatistics

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. URI's Department of Public Health (https://web.uri.edu/public-health/) has a robust undergraduate program (~350 undergraduate students) and is launching a new graduate program (Master of Public Health) in Fall 2025. The department is housed within the College of Health Sciences (https://web.uri.edu/chs), home to seven departments, 2,460 undergraduate students and 264 graduate students.

A core part of URI's mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment for researchers, teachers, learners, and community members. We are guided by the foundational values of inclusivity, accessibility, equity, and respect, upholding the rights and dignity of all. The Department of Public Health seeks to serve as a representative inspiration for the next generation of public health professionals. Candidates will demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity to enhance a sense of belonging and academic success among undergraduate students from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate is expected to:

• 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.

Qualifications

Required:

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 (not limited to race, ethnicity, and gender).
6. Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills.

Preferred:

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

The University of Rhode Island is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the policy of the University of Rhode Island to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability.

Union: AAUP - American Assoc of Univ Professors

Status: Academic Year, Full-time, Tenure-track, Permanent

Department: Public Health

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please attach the following 5 (PDF) documents to your online Faculty Employment Application:

• (#1) Cover letter.
• (#2) Curriculum Vitae.
• (#3) Research Statement.
• (#4) Diversity Statement.
• (#5) Statement of Teaching and evidence of teaching experience (as one complete pdf doc).

NOTE: References will be upon request by the search committee.

Position Number: 109122

Posting Number: F00478

Posting Date: 09/11/2025

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes