Description
The University of Virginia (UVA) Department of Public Health Sciences (PHS), in partnership with the UVA Brain Institute, is seeking applicants for an open-rank, tenure-track/tenure-eligible faculty position within the Division of Health Intervention & Implementation Science. This position channels an existing UVA Grand Challenges investment in neuroscience toward a defined implementation science charge, and the candidate will develop and lead a multidisciplinary research program, along with contributing to team science collaboration, in support of the department's and the Brain Institute's mission.
UVA has committed a Grand Challenges research investment of more than $75M to the Brain Institute — the University's largest-ever investment in neuroscience — supporting bold, collaborative work spanning Alzheimer's disease, autism, epilepsy, and brain function and development across the lifespan. This position ties directly into that investment, applying an implementation science lens to help ensure the resulting discoveries reach patients, providers, and communities. The successful candidate will preferably focus their research on the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices in one or more areas of brain health, such as neurodegenerative disease, stroke and cerebrovascular recovery, psychiatric and mood disorders, mental health, substance use, or neurodevelopmental conditions, though deep neuroscience content expertise is not a prerequisite. With numerous active and planned statewide initiatives in rural health and collaborations with the UVA Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth, the successful candidate will have ample opportunity to advance innovation in health care in Virginia.
This role is one of several coordinated positions PHS is recruiting as part of a broader departmental commitment to implementation science, anchored by the UVA IMPACT Hub (Implementation Methods, Partnerships, and Community Translation). The successful candidate will be an active member of the Hub, joining a cross-Grounds peer community of implementation scientists whose applied work spans cancer, education and human development, and clinical care. The successful applicant must be motivated, independent, and highly organized, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Finally, the successful applicant will have teaching and service responsibilities and is expected to participate in appropriate national and international organizations.
Faculty in this position will be active participants in the UVA Brain Institute, the University's hub for interdisciplinary neuroscience research connecting faculty, students, and staff across Grounds, and will also be affiliated with the UVA IMPACT Hub, which provides methodological consultation and a peer community of implementation scientists working across the University, and which connects to UVA's broader clinical and translational science infrastructure, including its reimagined Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) effort. PHS offers a vibrant academic home with access to support services for research. The department provides comprehensive and multi-disciplinary scientific and analytical services to the University of Virginia School of Medicine through its Divisions of Biostatistics & Health Data Science; Health Evaluation & Outcomes Science; and Health Intervention & Implementation Science. The Department offers two master's degrees, an MS in Clinical Research and an MPH, a Certificate in Public Health, and is planning a Certificate in Implementation Science. Successful candidates will contribute to the design and implementation of the graduate education curriculum; teach intermediate and advanced graduate-level methods courses; conduct research; and advance scholarship in their area of expertise. More information about PHS is available at https://med.virginia.edu/phs.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Education: Ph.D., or other doctoral degree, in neuroscience, public health, implementation science, or a related field.
Experience:
- Expertise in the design and implementation of dissemination and implementation research, preferably applied to brain health, neurological, or neuropsychiatric care settings
- A record of peer-reviewed publications
- Proven track record of, or strong potential for, extramural funding from NIH or similar funding agencies
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across disciplines with basic, clinical, and population science investigators
Preferred Requirements
- A strong record of peer-reviewed publications
- Active extramural funding from NIH or similar funding agencies
- Mentoring experience at the undergraduate and graduate level
- Content expertise in one or more areas of brain health (e.g., neurodegenerative disease, stroke recovery, psychiatric and mood disorders, mental health, and substance use, or neurodevelopmental conditions)
Application Instructions
Complete an application online with the following documents:
- CV
- Cover letter
- Research and Teaching Statements
- Contact information for at least 3 references
Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration. The selected candidate will undergo a background check and health screening.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
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Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
