Description
The Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan invites applications for an ISR tenure-track/tenured Research Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Social Environment and Health Program in ISR’s Survey Research Center (SRC).
Job Summary
SRC is a unique, world-renowned social science research center that conducts investigator-initiated, survey-based research on theoretical and applied problems of both social and scientific importance. The Social Environment and Health Program within SRC examines social inequalities in health, including the role of climate change, physical and built environments, structural racism, and the molecular pathways linking neighborhood context to infectious disease, disability, and healthy aging (please see our website: (https://seh.isr.umich.edu/).
For this position, we are interested in innovative, interdisciplinary scholars whose work considers inequities within and across social, economic, environmental, and political contexts. We will consider a broad range of areas of specialization, including but not limited to environmental and climate justice; aging; disability; geographic and built environment disparities; racial residential, educational, or occupational segregation; structural racism; infectious disease; and their intersections. We are especially interested in scholars using novel data sources as well as other innovative methods to capture new dimensions of the socio-environmental context.
SRC fosters scholarship in an increasingly diverse and global society by promoting equity and justice for all individuals. We actively work to eliminate barriers and obstacles created by institutional discrimination. Ideal candidates will engender a climate that values diversity in all of its forms by contributing to the diversity and excellence of our current faculty through their research, teaching, mentorship, and service. The Center is committed to mentoring early career faculty to succeed in its multidisciplinary and highly entrepreneurial environment.
The successful applicant will collaborate with an existing team of social scientists and social, environmental, and infectious disease epidemiologists in the Social Environment and Health Program. The successful candidate is expected to establish an independent, externally-funded research program. Applicants must have a doctoral degree.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- A PhD in the social or behavioral science fields, including public health, epidemiology, gerontology, health services research, population health or related field, and at least 1-2 years of postdoctoral experience;
- Strong record of scholarship as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications;
- Experience securing externally funded research (e.g. pilot projects, small grants [NIH R03/R21], career development awards [NIH K99/R00, K01]);
- Strong written and oral communication skills; and
- A demonstrated commitment to activities in support of diversity, equity and inclusion.
