Associate Professor / Professor & Chair - Epidemiology **Galveston, Texas, United States** **New** **Hot** Faculty UTMB Health Requisition # 2500522 **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** + Oversee the research and scholarly activities of the faculty members within the department. + Ensure appropriate and optimal use of human, financial, space and other resources to successfully manage the educational and research missions of the department. + Provide mentoring for faculty to encourage and support scholarship and research. + Support research within the department as well as collaborative efforts with other departments and programs in the university community. + Encourage, facilitate, and support all efforts to acquire research funding. + Identify appropriate internal controls for the department and provide mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance. + Conduct and publish research and obtain external funding for research and/or training programs. + Teach and mentor graduate students. + Promote a culture of “Service Excellence” throughout the University **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** + PhD, MD, or equivalent degree, eight to ten years of related experience, demonstrated familiarity with academic administration in their specialty field and comprehensive understanding of an academic environment. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Experience in epidemiology and/or health services research. + Demonstrated experience with graduate education including mentoring and teaching. + Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of an academic environment, and the practice of medicine and biomedical research. + Demonstrated ability to build and sustain collegial relationships with peers, faculty, staff, and students across disciplines. + Documented expertise in the process of scholarly inquiry and publications, demonstrating ability to support and maintain intellectual growth within an academic environment that emphasizes the securing of research funds. + Visionary leadership and a philosophical approach focusing on the overall success of the department. + A commitment to developing programmatic initiatives. + Excellent oral and written communication skills including a high degree of professionalism and competence in dealing with a variety of individuals. + Strong interpersonal skills with experience managing multiple programs. + Strong publication record, research funding and/or potential to secure research funding. **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation