Associate Professor

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The incumbent serves as a senior-level faculty member in cancer epidemiology research. As a ranked professorial faculty position at USF, the incumbent will have teaching, scholarship, and service responsibilities. In addition, the incumbent will serve as a senior researcher in the Cancer Control, Prevention, and Epidemiology Program at the TGH Cancer Institute, collaborating with faculty in USF Health on translational and population-based cancer research.

The incumbent will report directly to the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology who will meet annually with the incumbent to discuss the specific assignment for the upcoming assignment year and to review performance during the previous year. The Director of the Cancer Control, Prevention and Epidemiology Program, will provide day-to-day supervision and direction of the TGH related activities and provide input into the incumbent’s annual assignment and evaluation.

Responsibilities
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• Instructional Duties
  : 30% FTE - Teach courses in cancer epidemiology and/or epidemiologic methods at the master’s or doctoral levels. Advise graduate students; chair and serve on master’s and doctoral student committees.
• Research/Scholarship Duties
  : 60% FTE - Establish and maintain an externally funded research program in cancer epidemiology. Secure competitive funding to support research activities and meet the required salary support level by the start of the fourth year of employment.
• Service Duties
  : 10% FTE - Engage in service activities at the departmental, college, university, and professional levels.

Qualifications
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• Minimum Qualifications
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  Doctoral degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service.
• Additional Minimum Qualifications
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  Two years of sustained accomplishment at the Assistant Professor level as an Epidemiologist at an accredited university. Record of excellence in independent and/or collaborative research in cancer epidemiology.
• Preferred Qualifications
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  Current extramural funded research providing a minimum of 20% salary support. Record of mentoring junior faculty or equivalent.

The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law.