Location: Albany, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Thu Jun 20 2024 Job Description:

About the School of Public Health:

The School of Public Health (https://www.albany.edu/sph) , accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, offers BS, MPH, MS, DrPH, and Ph.D. degrees, and has a unique partnership with the New York State Department of Health, including the Wadsworth Labs, which facilitates access to the state's population-based registries and surveillance systems. The school also has strong relationships with local insurers, hospitals, and non-profit organizations. Faculty have opportunities to engage in school and university research and programmatic centers, including the Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy, the Maternal and Child Health Program, the Center for Global Health, the Center for Health Workforce Studies, the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, the Institute for Social and Health Equity, the Cancer Research Center and RNA Institute, among others. The University at Albany is a Carnegie Foundation-designated publicly engaged university with signature strengths across campus in health equity and minority health disparities, emergency preparedness, climate and atmospheric science, and public affairs and policy, providing a rich interdisciplinary environment for public health science research and collaboration.

Job Description:

The Department of Biomedical Sciences (https://www.albany.edu/sph/biomedical-sciences) , School of Public Health, University at Albany is seeking applicants for a PRODiG+ Postdoctoral Fellowship to support our diverse population of research professionals. The School of Public Health is a unique partnership between the University at Albany and the New York State Department of Health; many faculty in the Department of Biomedical Sciences have appointments at the Wadsworth Center, the New York State Public Health Laboratory. The Wadsworth Center houses public health diagnostics/surveillance laboratories as well as basic science research laboratories. The Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate's area of specialization should fall into the strengths of the department: bacterial pathogenesis, vector-borne disease, clinical diagnostics, or cancer biology. Applicants who apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to their research are strongly encouraged to apply; the University at Albany is promoting AI-based research through its "AI Plus" initiative. The Fellowship is for two years.

Primary Responsibilities:

Research

The Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate will perform experimental or bioinformatic research under the supervision of a current faculty member in the department, with the goal of developing an independent research program. The Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate is expected to work as part of a collaborative research team. Positions are available in the labs of faculty based at the University at Albany or at the Wadsworth Center. The Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate is expected to publish high-impact papers in peer-reviewed journals and to present their work at national/international conferences.

Teaching

While teaching is not a requirement of the position, the postdoctoral Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate will have opportunities to teach graduate-level courses to MPH, MS and PhD students in the Biomedical Sciences Department, on topics relevant to their research interests. The Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate will be mentored by experienced faculty and will have access to campus resources for skill development.

The Fellowship is part of the SUNY-wide PRODiG+ initiative which aims to: 1) increase the system's number and share of excellent diverse faculty committed to advancing the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion and 2) strengthen the retention and support for these faculty. Through the PRODiG+ program, SUNY expects to generate a pipeline of over 400 postdoctoral fellows to enter tenure-track faculty positions over the next 10 years. Eligible candidates should demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the campus community.

The PRODiG+ Fellowship is open to any and all prospective candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, or sex, and is consistent with all current governing federal and state nondiscrimination law. All application submissions will be assessed and evaluated in accordance with the required eligibility criteria.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship.

• PhD in a relevant field (Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and related subjects) from an accredited institution completed prior to start date.

• Strong track-record of research as demonstrated by high-impact publications in peer-reviewed journals.

• Experience with diverse student populations.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community

• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role

Preference will be given to candidates who are:

• Current SUNY students, alumni, and/or Fellows.

• From a low-income background (e.g., Pell-eligible as undergraduates), were first- generation college students (students whose parents have not earned a bachelor's degree), have overcome adversity, are AmeriCorps alumni, or are veterans.

  Additional Information:

Professional Rank and Salary Range: Visiting Assistant Professor OR Postdoctoral Associate (SL1) based on qualifications

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