Tenure Track Faculty Position – Implementation Science

Open Rank Tenure Track Faculty Position – Implementation Science

The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from qualified individuals and provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities. The university values candidates who have experience working with diverse students, staff, faculty, and patients and who are committed to improving access to higher education, employment, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

Position/Rank: Open Rank Tenure‑Track Faculty – Implementation Science (Associate or Full Professor preferred; advanced Assistant Professor considered).

Department: Population Health Sciences.

City: Salt Lake City, UT.

Track: New position to begin (exact start date TBD based on candidate).

The Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Utah welcomes applications for a tenure‑track faculty position in Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science. The department operates across three divisions—Health System Innovation and Research, Cancer Population Science, and Biostatistics—and seeks scholars whose methodological expertise complements existing faculty. Candidates are particularly encouraged if their research addresses health economics/implementation costing, policy D&I science, implementation strategy mechanisms, organizational behavior, or novel, leading‑edge study designs.

Successful applicants will have opportunities to collaborate with the Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Dissemination and Implementation Science Core (DISC), contribute to the Graduate Certificate Program in Implementation Science, and, for those interested in cancer research, work at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Applicants may be invited for Zoom and in‑person interviews to discuss research vision and potential contributions to the academic culture and research community at the University of Utah.

Applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD (or equivalent) in population health, health services research, implementation science, or a closely related field at the time of appointment and must meet the department’s criteria for appointment. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Training and experience in implementation science and implementation‑focused research projects.
• A record of peer‑reviewed publications in implementation science consistent with the desired rank.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity and potential to secure extramural research funding.
• Ability to work effectively in a team‑science environment.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary investigators, including clinicians, methodologists, and operational partners.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience forming and maintaining community and implementation partners in the context of implementation research.

Experience working within health care delivery systems, learning health systems, or community‑engaged research settings is highly desirable. Candidates with complementary methodological skills—such as organizational behavior, state and county implementation partnerships, implementation strategy mechanisms, policy‑related implementation research, methods development, or professional research foci—are especially encouraged.

• Letter of interest describing professional experience and scientific accomplishments.
• Three‑page research statement outlining current and future research directions in implementation science.
• Three professional references with no affiliation to the University of Utah or its affiliates.

The University of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran status, in accordance with federal and state law. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, consistent with University policy and Utah state law.

Reasonable accommodations are provided throughout the application process for individuals with disabilities.

Human Resources – Faculty, University of Utah Health