Overview
Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good. For more information about FIU, visit www.fiu.edu.
Job Information
Florida International University (FIU), located in Miami, FL, invites applicants for multiple tenure or tenure track faculty positions in minority health/health disparities/health equity research, to be hired at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. We invite investigators with track records of extramural funding (e.g., NIH, CDC, and/or NSF), conducting research with underserved and underrepresented populations including racial and ethnic minorities, rural populations, people with disabilities, and sexual and gender minorities. Applicants should have experience in mentorship and training of graduate students and/or early career investigators, transdisciplinary collaboration, community partnership and engagement, and research dissemination. Investigators across all areas of health disparities research will be considered.
This hiring initiative is part of FIU’s NIMHD-funded Research Center in a Minority Institution Program. Home department appointments will be made based on candidates’ areas of expertise and specialization. FIU is committed to supporting and expanding health disparities/health equity research, scholarship, and mentorship at the University.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for this faculty position may include but are not limited to collaborative and applied research with FIU-RCMI faculty and trainees conducting health disparities research (including assistance with grant applications and data analysis on funded grants); and methodological research leading to peer-reviewed publications and grant funding, teaching graduate courses, and supervising of graduate and post-doctoral trainees.
To apply, please go to facultycareers.fiu.edu and search Job Opening ID 531146. Applicants must provide a cover letter that describes their preferred home department, a description of their program of research about health disparities/health equity, as well as a brief statement about their philosophy of teaching and mentorship. Please also include an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a two-page research statement, and a list of at least three (3) references with contact information as a single pdf file. Multiple positions are available and will remain open until the position is filled.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants should hold a PhD or MD and expertise in public health or a social science discipline. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to and excellence in interdisciplinary teaching and research. Applicants should demonstrate skills in program building to facilitate scholarly exchange and research collaboration. An active program of scholarship and publication on health disparities and minority health is essential. For more senior scholars, a record of accomplishment in large-scale extramural-funded research is important; for more junior scholars, clear potential and prospects for securing extramural funding are important. The salary for this position is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID 531146 at facultycareers.fiu.edu