UTHealth Houston
Assistant Professor (TT); Center for Health Equity (CHE) - Open Department, Scho
UTHealth Houston, Granite Heights, Wisconsin, United States
Assistant Professor (TT); Center for Health Equity (CHE) - Open Department, School of Public Health
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health seeks applicants for a full-time faculty position at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in food and nutrition security. Successful applicants will be affiliated with the Center for Health Equity and be located at the Houston location, and placement within one of 3 departments: Epidemiology, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, Management, Policy, and Community Health. Position Key Accountabilities: Provide educational leadership, including classroom teaching and mentoring to graduate students. Have a track record of research publications commensurate with academic rank. Demonstrated success at securing external funding, preferably with active NIH, USDA, or other federally funded studies. Develop and implement research related to community, clinical health, and/or population health initiatives related to non-medical drivers of health, specifically food and nutrition security. Contribute protocols and outcome metrics to community health and clinical sites and work collaboratively with UTHealth SPH faculty and Center for Health Equity colleagues to submit research proposals for external funding. Qualifications: PhD or DrPH in nutrition or a related field 2 years of research experience in Food Is Medicine, culinary medicine, aging studies, public health, or related areas Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) Eligible for licensure in Texas Public health/population health researchers with training and expertise in one of the following areas related to the non-medical drivers of health: Food Is Medicine
– Application of Food Is Medicine interventions, such as medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, and medical tailored meals, integrated with health systems to prevent and treat chronic diseases. Culinary medicine
- Application of evidence-based nutrition and culinary knowledge to prevent and treat chronic diseases through food-based interventions. Aging studies
- Research focused on the complex interplay between nutrition, food security, and healthy aging, with particular emphasis on cognitive health and dementia prevention. Chronic disease prevention
- Independent and collaborative research in chronic disease prevention and management. Dissemination and implementation science
- Study of methods to promote systematic uptake of research findings and evidence-based practices into routine healthcare and public health practice to improve population health Interested applicants should complete the web application and attach a letter describing their qualifications and interests, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health seeks applicants for a full-time faculty position at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in food and nutrition security. Successful applicants will be affiliated with the Center for Health Equity and be located at the Houston location, and placement within one of 3 departments: Epidemiology, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, Management, Policy, and Community Health. Position Key Accountabilities: Provide educational leadership, including classroom teaching and mentoring to graduate students. Have a track record of research publications commensurate with academic rank. Demonstrated success at securing external funding, preferably with active NIH, USDA, or other federally funded studies. Develop and implement research related to community, clinical health, and/or population health initiatives related to non-medical drivers of health, specifically food and nutrition security. Contribute protocols and outcome metrics to community health and clinical sites and work collaboratively with UTHealth SPH faculty and Center for Health Equity colleagues to submit research proposals for external funding. Qualifications: PhD or DrPH in nutrition or a related field 2 years of research experience in Food Is Medicine, culinary medicine, aging studies, public health, or related areas Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) Eligible for licensure in Texas Public health/population health researchers with training and expertise in one of the following areas related to the non-medical drivers of health: Food Is Medicine
– Application of Food Is Medicine interventions, such as medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, and medical tailored meals, integrated with health systems to prevent and treat chronic diseases. Culinary medicine
- Application of evidence-based nutrition and culinary knowledge to prevent and treat chronic diseases through food-based interventions. Aging studies
- Research focused on the complex interplay between nutrition, food security, and healthy aging, with particular emphasis on cognitive health and dementia prevention. Chronic disease prevention
- Independent and collaborative research in chronic disease prevention and management. Dissemination and implementation science
- Study of methods to promote systematic uptake of research findings and evidence-based practices into routine healthcare and public health practice to improve population health Interested applicants should complete the web application and attach a letter describing their qualifications and interests, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
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