Quantitative Methods and Statistical Sciences (Quest)—Associate/Full Professor
Log #19-126
The School of Public health is seeking a tenure-track professor as part of its Next Generation Initiative focused on the development and advancement of the quantitative and statistical sciences applied in social, behavioral, educational, policy, health, biomedical, and communications research.
A primary aim of the Quest initiative is to elevate the scholarly reputation of Georgia State by establishing a compelling quantitative methods infrastructure, a coherent research portfolio, and a comprehensive graduate student and junior faculty training activity in quantitative methods. The successful candidate will be expected to actively advance the goals of Quest by maintaining their own research program, conducting collaborative work with other methodologists as well as applied researchers, and contributing to graduate teaching and mentoring. Teaching assignments will depend on the expertise and interests of the candidate as well as departmental priorities.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Quantitative Methods and Statistical Sciences (Quest)—Assistant/Associate Research Professor
Log #19-125
As part of its Next Generation Initiative focused on the development and advancement of the quantitative and statistical sciences applied in social, behavioral, educational, policy, health, biomedical, and communications research, the School of Public Health is hiring a non-tenure-track Research Professor.
A primary aim of the Quest initiative is to elevate the scholarly reputation of Georgia State by establishing a compelling quantitative methods infrastructure, a coherent research portfolio, and a comprehensive graduate student and junior faculty training activity in quantitative methods. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for coordinating and providing management of a core research facility designed to provide methodological support for an interdisciplinary academic research environment. Activities will include: 1) Consulting with principal investigators in the planning of studies, analysis of data, and interpretation of findings; 2) supervising a skilled graduate student staff assigned to Quest to provide essential consulting services across a wide range of statistical and data management techniques; 3) supporting the methodological aspects of grant and contract proposals; and 4) coordinating with data and analysis support services already in operation at Georgia State.
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Non-Communicable Diseases—Assistant Professor
Log #19-111
As part of its Next Generation Initiative focused on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Georgia State University, under the leadership of the School of Public Health in partnership with the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, and the College of Arts & Sciences, anticipates hiring tenure-track faculty with interlocking research programs focused on NCDs.
NCDs—also called “chronic diseases”—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, obesity, drug and alcohol abuse, and mental illness are the leading cause of mortality in the world. Successful candidates will be hired at the rank of Assistant Professor with a primary appointment in Departments/Colleges that best correspond to the candidates’ experience and interests. Nutrition, economics, and health policy.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Interpersonal Violence Initiative—Assistant/Associate Professor
Log #20-001
As part of its Next Generation Initiative focused on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University anticipates hiring tenure-track faculty with research programs focused on interpersonal violence to begin in Fall 2019. In the heart of the largest and most racially/ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the Southeastern U.S., Georgia State has committed to becoming a national leader in interpersonal violence research and prevention by facilitating scholarship with the goal to (1) understand the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence and myriad health, behavioral, and social problems with which it intersects, (2) emphasize the development, refinement, and evaluation of interventions to reduce or prevent the perpetration of interpersonal violence and ameliorate the impact of victimization, and (3) inform public policy, risk reduction strategies, and service provision by public and non-profit entities. As such, we seek faculty with a transdisciplinary focus and a track record of studying interpersonal violence primarily as it intersects with other public health problems.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Epidemiology & Biostatistics/Next Generation—Assistant/Associate Professor
Log #19-109
The School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate level, in the areas of computational genomics and bioinformatics. Candidates should have a strong background in mathematical modeling and data analysis. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong quantitative research programs. A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering or related area is required. Preference will be given to those candidates who have a strong record of independent or collaborative research and teaching, and extramural funding. Georgia State University has a significant strength in biomedical sciences, particularly in infectious disease, microbial pathogenesis, inflammation and immunity. We expect the successful candidates to be able to work with a team of faculty members from Computer Science, Public Health, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Biology, the Neuroscience Institute and/or Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics (CDT), synergistically advance biomedical science research at Georgia State.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Precision Medicine and Population Health — Associate or Full Professor
Log #19-110
The School of Public Health is seeking a tenure-track faculty member to join its core faculty as a scholar to lead its new initiative in Precision Medicine and Public Health. Precision medicine has been with us for many years, mostly in the form of drugs and devices that can be used for curative and restorative purposes. The advances of the past few years has pushed precision medicine beyond the general and into the realm of specific treatments for individuals, based on the genetic makeup of both host and disease. Much of the attention has been devoted to the biogenetic process, less to the social, demographic, and economic aspects that will ultimately determine the pathway for precision medicine in society. An interdisciplinary group at Georgia State (public health, law, molecular genetics, economics) wishes to pursue a broad agenda that will encompass laboratory science, population health, health disparities and inequalities, the legal and ethical foundation for genetic therapies, and the economic implications of such treatments. We seek a scholar in any of those fields who will be in a position to lead combined efforts in all of them.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Biostatistics — Open Rank Professor
Log#19-094
The School of Public Health is seeking an outstanding scholar to join the core faculty in the area of Biostatistics housed in a multi-disciplinary graduate public health program. Applicants should demonstrate research achievement in the statistical and quantitative sciences, including a strong potential for collaborative research with extramural funding support. The selected candidate will be expected to maintain their own research program, conduct collaborative work with public health researchers, and contribute to graduate teaching and mentoring. Teaching assignments will depend on the expertise and interests of the candidate as well as departmental priorities, but may include graduate-level introductory biostatistics and statistical computing courses.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Open Rank Professor – Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, Tenured, Tenure Track or Non-Tenure Track
Log #19-050
The Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development (CHD), a designated university-level research center, is seeking an open rank faculty member to contribute to its current interdisciplinary efforts. Current areas of focus include research on child maltreatment and related phenomena (trauma, substance use) and disabilities research, broadly defined. CHD has a strong focus on real-world effectiveness and implementation research and focuses on both research-to-practice, and practice-to-research. CHD faculty and staff conduct research in homes, schools, early care settings, shelters, courts, community center, and other settings. The selected faculty is expected to bring a program of research to CHD that will complement existing efforts and add depth and breadth to the ongoing projects. Potential areas of interest are: neuroscience research, dissemination of evidence-based programs, implementation research, analysis of large-scale administrative databases, health economics, or policy evaluation.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Resilient Youth
Log #18-ResY B
As part of its Next Generation Initiative on Resilient Youth (ResY), Georgia State University anticipates hiring one tenure-track faculty member whose research program focuses on health disparities among urban youth to begin in Fall 2019. We seek established scientists who will join our growing cadre of researchers in Sociology, Health Promotion, Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Community Psychology, and Clinical Psychology. Successful candidates will also contribute to graduate and undergraduate education in one or more of these areas with opportunities to build on exciting interdisciplinary offerings across units (e.g., the new MPH/Ph.D. in Community Psychology).
For details on applying click here.
Associate/Full Professor of Adult Health Literacy, Second Century Initiative
Log # 16-040
As part of Georgia State University’s Second Century Initiative (2CI), the School of Public Health announces a new faculty opening for scholars with established external funding and research in adult health literacy. The 2CI program focuses on expanding the University’s priority research areas and includes support (start-up funding) and funded doctoral student fellowships. This position will be in the School of Public Health, although new faculty will add depth and breadth to the current federally funded IES Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and to the newly developing College of Education’s Adult Literacy Research Center (ALRC). Appointments are anticipated to begin Fall 2016.
For details on applying click here.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Position: Georgia State University School of Public Health is seeking applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate Position. This position is funded by a NIDA/FDA R01 grant focused on studying people’s real-world use of electronic cigarettes and will involve qualitative (focus groups and interviews) and quantitative (survey) research and content analysis. This position will provide a mentored research experience focusing on the social, behavioral, economic, and legal forces that shape the actions of individuals especially with regard to traditional and novel/alternative tobacco products.
Mentors and training: Postdoctoral Research Associates (fellows) will be mentored by the project’s primary investigators: David Ashley (tobacco regulatory science and environmental health; former director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products’ Office of Science) and Lucy Popova (health communication, advertising, and marketing) and other members of the Georgia State University tobacco research team. The mentored research experience will include courses and individual support in both grant and manuscript development and writing. Fellows will be supported to attend national and/or international conferences. This position will prepare the fellow for a successful career in tobacco regulatory science, tobacco control, and public health.
Location: vibrant downtown Atlanta, a city known as the heart of public health. Urban Atlanta offers affordable quality of life in a mild climate.
Benefits: This fellowship is a salaried staff position (salary range: $48,000-$59,000) providing full benefits including retirement contributions, health, dental, and other insurance options, and funds available for professional development and conference travel.
Dates: Application period will open October 1, 2018; and applications will be reviewed as received. Employment start date is flexible, but qualified candidates with earlier availability will receive priority. The appointment is for 2-3 years contingent on performance.
Eligibility: Applicants must complete their PhD or other equivalent terminal degree, including JD and MD, prior to entering the program. Prior experience with tobacco is desired, but not required. Training may be in public health, epidemiology, social sciences, or related disciplines. Non-U.S. nationals are eligible to apply (the position is not limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents). Fellows are selected on the basis of scholastic record, recommendations, and commitment to a career in tobacco research. Individuals must be highly motivated, possess initiative, and have a desire to learn and expand their interests and expertise.
Applicants should submit the following to Lucy Popova, PhD at lpopova1@gsu.edu:
- Cover letter (including synopsis of research interests and career objectives)
- Curriculum vitae
- Transcripts: All graduate or professional school transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
- Three letters of recommendation
Director of Development
The School of Public Health is seeking a Director of Development who will be responsible for major gift fundraising including identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewarding of major gift prospects, and working with the School’s advisory council. He/she will serve as a member of Georgia State University’s Development and Alumni Affairs staff and play a vital role in advancing the School’s strategic fundraising priorities.
Hiring requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience in face-to-face solicitation of gifts of $25,000 or more; or a combination of education and related experience.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of three years of work experience in face-to-face fundraising (preferably in higher education).
- Track record of successful major gift fundraising strategies, managing a portfolio of 150 prospects and executing 150+ donor visits per year.
- Ability to manage, staff, and work with an advisory board and campaign committee.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Successful record of collaboration with colleagues and volunteers.
- Knowledge of higher education and public health environments.
- Ability to work within a team-oriented environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work with diverse constituencies from all disciplines including donors, faculty, staff, students, and select corporations and foundations.
- Knowledge and/or prior use of Raiser’s Edge software.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to travel as needed.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Non-Communicable Diseases—Assistant Professor
Log #19-111
As part of its Next Generation Initiative focused on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Georgia State University, under the leadership of the School of Public Health in partnership with the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, and the College of Arts & Sciences, anticipates hiring tenure-track faculty with interlocking research programs focused on NCDs.
NCDs—also called “chronic diseases”—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, obesity, drug and alcohol abuse, and mental illness are the leading cause of mortality in the world. Successful candidates will be hired at the rank of Assistant Professor with a primary appointment in Departments/Colleges that best correspond to the candidates’ experience and interests. Nutrition, economics, and health policy.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Interpersonal Violence Initiative—Assistant/Associate Professor
Log #20-001
As part of its Next Generation Initiative focused on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University anticipates hiring tenure-track faculty with research programs focused on interpersonal violence to begin in Fall 2019. In the heart of the largest and most racially/ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the Southeastern U.S., Georgia State has committed to becoming a national leader in interpersonal violence research and prevention by facilitating scholarship with the goal to (1) understand the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence and myriad health, behavioral, and social problems with which it intersects, (2) emphasize the development, refinement, and evaluation of interventions to reduce or prevent the perpetration of interpersonal violence and ameliorate the impact of victimization, and (3) inform public policy, risk reduction strategies, and service provision by public and non-profit entities. As such, we seek faculty with a transdisciplinary focus and a track record of studying interpersonal violence primarily as it intersects with other public health problems.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Epidemiology & Biostatistics/Next Generation—Assistant/Associate Professor
Log #19-109
The School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate level, in the areas of computational genomics and bioinformatics. Candidates should have a strong background in mathematical modeling and data analysis. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong quantitative research programs. A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering or related area is required. Preference will be given to those candidates who have a strong record of independent or collaborative research and teaching, and extramural funding. Georgia State University has a significant strength in biomedical sciences, particularly in infectious disease, microbial pathogenesis, inflammation and immunity. We expect the successful candidates to be able to work with a team of faculty members from Computer Science, Public Health, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Biology, the Neuroscience Institute and/or Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics (CDT), synergistically advance biomedical science research at Georgia State.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Precision Medicine and Population Health — Associate or Full Professor
Log #19-110
The School of Public Health is seeking a tenure-track faculty member to join its core faculty as a scholar to lead its new initiative in Precision Medicine and Public Health. Precision medicine has been with us for many years, mostly in the form of drugs and devices that can be used for curative and restorative purposes. The advances of the past few years has pushed precision medicine beyond the general and into the realm of specific treatments for individuals, based on the genetic makeup of both host and disease. Much of the attention has been devoted to the biogenetic process, less to the social, demographic, and economic aspects that will ultimately determine the pathway for precision medicine in society. An interdisciplinary group at Georgia State (public health, law, molecular genetics, economics) wishes to pursue a broad agenda that will encompass laboratory science, population health, health disparities and inequalities, the legal and ethical foundation for genetic therapies, and the economic implications of such treatments. We seek a scholar in any of those fields who will be in a position to lead combined efforts in all of them.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Biostatistics — Open Rank Professor
Log#19-094
The School of Public Health is seeking an outstanding scholar to join the core faculty in the area of Biostatistics housed in a multi-disciplinary graduate public health program. Applicants should demonstrate research achievement in the statistical and quantitative sciences, including a strong potential for collaborative research with extramural funding support. The selected candidate will be expected to maintain their own research program, conduct collaborative work with public health researchers, and contribute to graduate teaching and mentoring. Teaching assignments will depend on the expertise and interests of the candidate as well as departmental priorities, but may include graduate-level introductory biostatistics and statistical computing courses.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Open Rank Professor – Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, Tenured, Tenure Track or Non-Tenure Track
Log #19-050
The Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development (CHD), a designated university-level research center, is seeking an open rank faculty member to contribute to its current interdisciplinary efforts. Current areas of focus include research on child maltreatment and related phenomena (trauma, substance use) and disabilities research, broadly defined. CHD has a strong focus on real-world effectiveness and implementation research and focuses on both research-to-practice, and practice-to-research. CHD faculty and staff conduct research in homes, schools, early care settings, shelters, courts, community center, and other settings. The selected faculty is expected to bring a program of research to CHD that will complement existing efforts and add depth and breadth to the ongoing projects. Potential areas of interest are: neuroscience research, dissemination of evidence-based programs, implementation research, analysis of large-scale administrative databases, health economics, or policy evaluation.
For more details or to apply, click here.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Resilient Youth
Log #18-ResY B
As part of its Next Generation Initiative on Resilient Youth (ResY), Georgia State University anticipates hiring one tenure-track faculty member whose research program focuses on health disparities among urban youth to begin in Fall 2019. We seek established scientists who will join our growing cadre of researchers in Sociology, Health Promotion, Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Community Psychology, and Clinical Psychology. Successful candidates will also contribute to graduate and undergraduate education in one or more of these areas with opportunities to build on exciting interdisciplinary offerings across units (e.g., the new MPH/Ph.D. in Community Psychology).
For details on applying click here.
Associate/Full Professor of Adult Health Literacy, Second Century Initiative
Log # 16-040
As part of Georgia State University’s Second Century Initiative (2CI), the School of Public Health announces a new faculty opening for scholars with established external funding and research in adult health literacy. The 2CI program focuses on expanding the University’s priority research areas and includes support (start-up funding) and funded doctoral student fellowships. This position will be in the School of Public Health, although new faculty will add depth and breadth to the current federally funded IES Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and to the newly developing College of Education’s Adult Literacy Research Center (ALRC). Appointments are anticipated to begin Fall 2016.
For details on applying click here.