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The University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Category: Faculty-Medicine-Other Medicine
Posting Date: 07/01/2023
Application Deadline: Open until filled

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Research Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery
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Research Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery
Posting Number	req16717
Department	Surgery
Department Website Link	www.surgery.arizona.edu
Medical Sub-Speciality
Location	UAHS - Tucson
Address	1501 N Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724 USA
Position Highlights	The Department of Surgery is recruiting for an Research Assistant Professor. This position will work under the direction of Dr. Bellal Joseph. The incumbent will serve as an instructor by teaching courses with the College of Public Health which includes creating and designing course plans and lessons to teach students health promotion sciences, and public health policy and management using the knowledge of Conducting Geriatric Trauma Research; Higher Education Teaching in the Field of Public Health; Clinical and Qualitative Health Research; and Grants Writing and Project Management. The position requires a PhD in Public Health, or foreign equivalent. This position is non-security sensitive and requires a name-based criminal background check. The University of Arizona is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Arizona Department of Surgery's mission is to foster excellence in patient care, surgical education, research, and technical innovation. We strive to be leaders and role models of excellence, innovation, and caring in all that we do, and we are committed to train the next generation of surgeon leaders. Our actions exemplify our core values of compassion, integrity, respect, pursuit of knowledge, responsibility, and diversity. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here .
Duties & Responsibilities	Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Department of Surgery research focus areas and connect faculty with funding specific opportunities. Monitor, analyze and disseminate funding information that is specific to the individual research focus areas of DoS faculty. Serves as an instructor by teaching course(s) with the College of Public Health. Training and supervision of undergraduate students, medical students, graduate students as well as junior post-doctoral fellows. Work with junior faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students on IRB, qualitative research, and data analysis. Will also provide mentoring in these areas. Lead, contribute and participate in authorship of research publications and presentations. Collect, analyze and graph data, conclude research projects in a timely manner, and write reports, manuscripts, and grants. Develop research projects in addition to their primary research.
Minimum Qualifications	PhD in Public Health, or foreign equivalent. Five (5) years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications	Ability to manage multiple projects. Strong technical writing and editing skills. Knowledge of university procedures/policies regarding Sponsored Projects and IRB. Computer literate in all critical programs (Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and Publisher) and the aptitude to learn new software as necessary for grant writing, presentations, fiscal management and website/brochure creation. Grant writing and management skills in order to oversee NIH partnerships. Experience assisting with the preparation of scientific manuscripts to publish results of research. Excellent communication and writing skills for manuscript, grant submissions, publications, and NIH reports. At least five years of work experience with an academic medical institution. *Experience teaching in the College of Public Health.
Rank	Assistant Professor
Tenure Information	Career-Track (CT)
FLSA	Exempt
Full Time/Part Time	Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week	40
Job FTE	1.0
Work Calendar	Fiscal
Job Category	Faculty
Benefits Eligible	Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay	DOE
Compensation Type	salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:	Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies	1
Target Hire Date
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	Jessica Holmgren \| jholmgren@arizona.edu
Open Date	6/30/2023
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
Diversity Statement	At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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