CHET Recruiting for Faculty Positions
The Center for Health Equity Transformation is currently recruiting for two faculty positions.
We are seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors for tenure track, Regular Title Series, full time (12 month) positions in the newly established Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. We seek health equity researchers with a dynamic, productive research agenda that aims to eliminate inequities in cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, substance abuse, or other health conditions. The Center for Health Equity Transformation is a transdisciplinary research center focused on developing the most innovative and impactful research and training portfolio. This position is part of a university-college-wide interdisciplinary cluster hire in health equity.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in Behavioral Sciences, Public Health, Social Sciences, Communication, Health Services Research, Bioinformatics, Health Sciences, or other related fields. Training and experience in intervention, dissemination, and implementation science and health equity is strongly desired. The successful candidate must have demonstrated research experience in the fields of cancer, CVD, diabetes/obesity or substance abuse.
Applications will be accepted on the UK Jobs website under requisition FE02074 and FE02075. The title is listed as “Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Behavioral Science.” http://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/242764 and http://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/243819. Application review will begin October 1, 2019 and will continue until the appropriate candidates are identified.
For more information, please contact:
Nancy Schoenberg, Director, Center for Health Equity Transformation (nesch@uky.edu) or
Carrie Oser, Associate Director, Center for Health Equity Transformation (carrie.oser@uky.edu).