Preventive Medicine Open Rank Professor (Tenure Track) and Project Leader, College of Medicine

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Department of Preventive Medicine, is seeking an independent researcher focused on childhood development or maternal and child health. The person selected for this position would be expected to be a primary investigator in projects related to the CANDLE cohort. The CANDLE Study (Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood) is an active longitudinal birth cohort of 1500 mother-child dyads based in Shelby County, TN (www.candlestudy.com) and a member of the NIH-ECHO (Environmental influences of Child Health Outcomes) consortium. CANDLE mothers and children have been followed uninterrupted for the past 16 years. The cohort includes 65% African American representation and has extensive data collection from mothers and children over time and with linkage to a participant biorepository.

The position is a full-time, tenured or tenure-track, state-supported appointment at the associate or full-professor level as appropriate. Productive assistant professors prepared to develop an independent research program are also encouraged to apply. The research focus may include, but is not limited to, respiratory disease, obesity, neurodevelopment, nutrition, addiction, prenatal and postnatal outcomes, or other socio-behavioral outcomes of high impact. The biorepository also supports genetic and other biomarker/omics research approaches. While candidates are expected to develop an independent research program, candidates may also maintain existing research collaborations. Although this is primarily a research position, the successful candidate is also expected to contribute to the academic mission of Department of Preventive Medicine and the Division of Epidemiology through teaching, student and junior faculty mentorship, and departmental service. A joint or secondary appointment in a clinical department may be feasible as appropriate.

Qualifications include:

Doctorate in epidemiology, public health, medicine, nursing, health psychology, or similar clinical research domain. Track record of peer-reviewed publications, grant awards, and academic leadership. Experience proposing and implementing epidemiologic and clinical studies such as observational studies, diagnostic studies, or randomized trials. Experience working with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Excellent oral and written communication skills. This position comes with a generous start-up package, relocation costs, and excellent medical and educational benefits through the State of Tennessee. Interested applicants should electronically submit a copy of their curriculum vitae, and a cover letter summarizing your research and other experience. Questions about this posting can be sent to Dr. Jay Fowke, Professor of Preventive Medicine, at fjay@uthsc.edu.

For benefits information, please visit https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

 UTHSC is part of the University of Tennessee system, which spans the state of Tennessee, serving large rural and urban populations. UTHSC has widely respected, federally funded programs in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and behavioral health, and boasts considerable clinical research space, a translational research center, established biostatistical support, and a long-standing clinical trials research support system. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents and has a low cost of living. It is home to a thriving medical district, a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Arts District, historic neighborhoods, and an extensive public park system. Memphis is an African American-majority city, making UTHSC research an important contributor to diverse representation in many longitudinal clinical trials and cohort studies, such as our Women’s Health Initiative, Look Ahead, SPRINT, the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early childhood (CANDLE) studies, and the Biorepository and Integrative Genomics (BIG) Initiative, a pediatric DNA biorepository established through UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The Department of Preventive Medicine is at the core to many of these initiatives. With over 20 full-time faculty members, the Department maintains a highly collaborative and transdisciplinary environment for research that includes expertise in preventive medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, behavioral research, health services research, community outreach, and clinical studies.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.