Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Dissemination & Implementation Science

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Dissemination & Implementation Science

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Description

Arizona State University’s (ASU) College of Health Solutions (CHS) invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Science.

ASU is poised to become a national leader in D&I science and CHS is seeking an exceptional academic leader who is looking for a unique opportunity to accelerate this growth trajectory of ASU’s D&I science portfolio.

The expertise of the candidate should be among a broad set of D&I methodological and content areas including implementation models and frameworks, pragmatic research methods and evaluation, mixed methods approaches, and multi-level programs. The candidate should have a track record of applying this expertise within community-engaged research contexts within the domain areas of prevention, health equity, health behavior change, cancer prevention and control, diabetes and obesity, child health and welfare, health systems, behavioral health, psychology, or other fields germane to D&I science. Applications from established researchers at all levels are welcome. Responsibilities for this position include developing and maintaining a successful research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students and early career faculty, and providing service to the program and university, as well as to the community and profession. They will also play a role in the interdisciplinary leadership team of our D&I Affinity Network and Mountain States Community-Engaged D&I Institute (MS-CEDI); see details below. The ideal candidate will present evidence of a successful research trajectory commensurate with the appropriate rank (Assistant, Associate, Professor) including promise of or sustained extramural funding and peer-reviewed publications, and a strong commitment to high quality teaching and mentoring.

At ASU and the College of Health Solutions, we work to maximize opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. We value and encourage cultural and intellectual diversity, and strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff and students — which we believe is critical to our success as a community. All individuals who can strengthen the diversity of our academic community are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

About the Dissemination & Implementation Science Affinity Network at ASU

The D&I Affinity Network exists to accelerate science along the translational research continuum by rapidly scaling evidence-based interventions into real-world settings and demonstrating community-level impact. The D&I Affinity Network has developed and hosted an annual faculty training program for the past five years, recently expanding this program to form a regional partnership in the Mountain States (MS-CEDI), including University of Utah, University of New Mexico, The Mayo Clinic, University of Arizona, and Johns Hopkins’ Center for Indigenous Health. The goal of this training program is to build capacity for community-engaged D&I science among early-career and experienced faculty expanding their research program toward D&I science. The D&I Affinity Network also convenes a monthly seminar series with leading national and international experts to discuss contemporary topics in D&I science and provides consultation on grants and other projects to support the D&I science focused efforts of faculty, students, and community partners. Our network is diverse with 50+ member representatives of faculty, staff, students, and community partners across ASU and public health and healthcare organizations in Arizona. Our 8-member D&I Affinity Network Leadership Team has broad expertise across implementation science domains and is drawn from four ASU colleges and departments and clinical partners: CHS, Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Psychology, Social Work, and Mayo Clinic Arizona. Our team develops innovative and collaborative methods to draw upon the depth of expertise in all areas of D&I science across ASU, with special themes and emphasis in community-engaged approaches to D&I research.

About the College of Health Solutions

The College of Health Solutions is committed to translating scientific health research and discovery into practice to improve health outcomes through education, research and service. We equip students with the knowledge and skills to influence healthier lifestyle choices; develop creative interventions to improve the health of people and populations; analyze and translate large amounts of health data into solutions; and maximize the technology, science, business and application of diagnostics.

Through teaching, academic programs, service and research, all faculty at the College of Health Solutions address one or more of our three major areas of focus: 1) The systems of health care and the health needs of populations; 2) Health and human performance of individuals across the lifespan; 3) Personalized interventions through precision health. Across these areas, we work to address complex and difficult health problems which require transformative collaboration, translational research and innovation. We are particularly interested in making an impact on populations with significant health disparities.

Our research programs encompass basic science, discovery science, clinical trials, intervention science and measurement of health outcomes. In all cases, our faculty use interdisciplinary approaches to address the complex systems that underpin health problems. We are highly collaborative, transparent and team-oriented. Our innovative organizational structure includes translational teams that move science from labs into communities with evidence-based interventions that make a difference, as well as affinity networks where teams of people work together to improve methodologies and processes. All of our programs, in and out of the classroom, are designed with the goal of improving the health of people and communities.

Current training programs include behavioral health, biomedical diagnostics, biomedical informatics, exercise science, health promotion, health sciences, kinesiology, medical studies, nutrition, population health, the science of health care delivery, and speech and hearing science. Our programs are offered at the ASU Downtown Phoenix, Tempe, Polytechnic, West and Lake Havasu campuses, as well as on Mayo Clinic’s campus in north Phoenix.

About Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU #1 in the U.S. for innovation for eight years in a row. ASU has been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, a major milestone in its enterprise-wide commitment to increase the diversity of its student body. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising multiple differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves 135,000 students across all campuses and on-line as of the Fall 2021 semester. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

For more information about ASU and the College of Health Solutions, visit http://about.asu.edu/ and https://chs.asu.edu

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate or other relevant terminal degree in a field relevant to implementation science such as: public/population health, social work, health services, behavioral health/psychology, or other health-related disciplines that embody dissemination and implementation science methods
• Research focus in dissemination and implementation science theories/models/frameworks and methods
• A history of obtaining extramural funding, as well as promise of future extramural funding to sustain a robust program of research commensurate with the applicant’s rank
• Evidence of a sustained history of peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals commensurate with the appropriate rank
• Evidence of strong potential to teach or evidence of successful teaching at the university level related to the field of D&I science in the College of Health Solutions (e.g. population health, behavioral health, bioinformatics, exercise, nutrition, speech and hearing) commensurate with the appropriate rank
• Demonstrated ability to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively with diverse students, colleagues, community partners, and staff in a multicultural environment.
• Shows commitment to our College’s Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion Council’s mission and vision.

VVDesired Qualifications

• Evidence of active engagement in team science initiatives
• Experience leading interdisciplinary research teams, especially related to D&I science
• Evidence of participation in translational, trans-disciplinary scientific efforts
• Background, knowledge, and/or research in the area of dissemination and implementation sciences and health issues relevant to the needs of Arizona's diverse populations
• Evidence of engaging in community-engaged research
• Experience in developing and maintaining community partnerships
• Evidence of significant research impact
• Experience teaching D&I focused courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, particularly in online or hybrid formats
• Evidence of active involvement in university, community, and/or professional service commensurate with rank
• Evidence of a successful history of obtaining D&I focused extramural funding from highly competitive sources such as NIH, PCORI, CDC, NSF, similar federal mechanisms, and/or foundations (e.g., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
• Experience teaching graduate level courses and mentoring graduate students in D&I
• Demonstrated success and/or commitment to promoting student retention and/or graduation
• Evidence of leadership and collaboration in team science initiatives

Application Instructions

Application deadline is May 1, 2023. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

To apply, click http://apply.interfolio.com/122653 to submit the following:

• A letter of interest including the name of the position for which you are applying, your qualifications, and professional experience
• Curriculum vitae
• Information for three professional references (their position, title, e-mail, phone number). References will not be contacted until the candidate progresses to the latter stages of the search process.
• Diversity and Inclusion statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship, or other work related to the position, supports ASU’s commitment to diversity and inclusion as outlined above and in the ASU charter.

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Cristina Quintana atCristina.Quintana@asu.edu.