"Epidemiology Faculty in Infectious Disease Dynamics"

The Division of Epidemiology at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine invites applications for a faculty position in the area of infectious disease modeling or computational epidemiology. We seek candidates whose expertise and research align with or complement the work of the University of Utah Infectious Disease Dynamics Group and the Division's strengths in areas such as mathematical, computational, and statistical modeling, data science and machine learning, network science, public health policy, outbreak analytics, pandemic preparedness, health equity, antimicrobial resistance, healthcare-associated infections, genomics, or the microbiome.

The Division collaborates with basic and translational researchers across the Department of Internal Medicine and other health science departments, the Department of Mathematics, Mathematical Biology research group, the School of Biological Sciences, and with public health partners in the intermountain west and across the globe. Additionally, the Division partners with researchers in the University-wide Immunology, Inflammation, and Infectious Disease (3i) Initiative, with strong investigative groups in host-pathogen interactions, inflammatory bowel disease, neurologic diseases, global health, and cancer; and the Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Immunology Consortium (MAGIC), with strong investigative groups in microbiota research. The University is also a premier academic environment for bioinformatics and data science. In addition, the University is closely affiliated with investigators at ARUP Laboratories, a premier reference laboratory with extensive microbiologic resources, expertise in diagnostics, and access to clinical samples and isolates, as well as the Utah Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System.

Minimum qualifications: PhD or equivalent degree, as well as a research track record that supports an independent research program.

Please apply with a cover letter, CV, and research statement at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/172861

Faculty rank and track will be commensurate with experience and appointments will include a competitive start-up package. We invite individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Inquiries may be emailed to Damon.Toth@hsc.utah.edu or Lindsay.keegan@utah.edu.

University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient-focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.

Department: 00952 - Division of Epidemiology
City: Salt Lake City, UT
Track: Track Dependent on Qualifications
Open Until Filled: Yes