Assistant, Associate Professor of Social Genomics - Cluster Hire

Job Summary:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a position in Social Genomics, beginning July 1, 2023. Social Genomics research integrates theories, data, and methods across the social, health, and genetic sciences. This position is one of three hiring opportunities in social genomics that included in a UW interdisciplinary cluster hiring initiative (https://facstaff.provost.wisc.edu/cluster-hiring-initiative/) designed to foster innovative, outstanding research programs that will stimulate productive interactions among faculty and students to integrate genetics, social science, and social policy research across the campus to create an interdisciplinary social genomics research community.

The successful candidate will have their tenure home in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics with a potential joint appointment in Sociology, Psychology, Population Health Sciences, or another related department.

Faculty hired under the cluster initiative will become affiliated with other departments, centers, and institutes as research interests overlap. These may include the departments of Population Health Sciences, Sociology, or Psychology; or the Center for the Demography of Health and Aging, the Center for Demography and Ecology, the Institute for Research on Poverty, the Waisman Center, and/or the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine.

SMPH is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities:

70% Develop and maintain a vigorous, cutting-edge, highly visible, and extramurally funded research program that specializes in integrating data from genomic and social science sources with a focus on statistical and computational approaches to genetic prediction (genetic risk scores/polygenic scores) and/or the application of these scores to answering social science/health science/policy questions.

15% Advise undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students in their social genomics research and teaching activities. The successful applicant will be a trainer in the Biomedical Data Science MS and PhD programs in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics.

10% Teach graduate and undergraduate courses and/or develop new courses in their area of expertise, as appropriate.

5% Leadership in instruction and research; participation in faculty governance; and service to the department, school, university, and profession, as appropriate.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
PhD
PhD in biostatistics or statistics or other closely related field is required.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have at least two years of experience conducting research using both genetic and social/health science data.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

JULY 01, 2023