Associate Professor

Description

Title: Associate Professor (Research Director, F4)

Position Number: 0086559T

Hiring Unit: C OF HLTH SCI & SW, SCH OF MED, ASSOC DEAN FOR ACAD AFFAIRS

Location: Kakaako, Medical Education Building

Date Posted: April 25, 2025

Closing Date: May 9, 2025 (11:59 pm HST)

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience

Monthly Type: 11 month

Tenure Track: Non-Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Funding: Special FundsOther conditions: to begin approximately May 2025, subject to position clearance and availability of funds; renewal dependent upon performance and funding availability.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The University of Hawai’i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is seeking a scholarly individual with a strong and documented commitment to research and teaching that will be a role model and mentor for our learners and colleagues. Faculty in this classification are expected to provide a minimum of 20% effort towards teaching, research, and service, respectively. Actual effort may vary based on the positions and department’s operational needs.

Teaching and field specific scholarship:

Conducting research in multiple fields of expertise

Publish two (2) papers annually

Successful extramural funding for projects

Teaching scholarship for undergraduate, medical, and graduate students:

Teaching load will include departmental courses in field of expertise as well as Instruction of Hawaii Pacific Basin (HPB) AHEC workshops and trainings

Provision of staff development within and beyond department.

Programmatic leadership:

Oversight of grant funded programs.

Grant writing.

Commitment to evaluation process across program at HPB AHEC.

Workforce research:

Conducting surveys in person and online.

Managing resources for volunteers.

Communicating with and overseeing volunteers.

Reviewing and tracking volunteer timesheets.

Quality control of data collection.

Data Collection and Data analysis of workforce research.

Compiling and analyzing existing data.

Research training for Middle school through Graduate school students:

Conducting focus groups.

Finding data sources for research.

Training students in research techniques.

Analyzing large data sets using best statistical methods.

Coordinating with students to make sure they are performing data collection.

Tracking students long term for outcome measures.

Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. in basic science, translational science, biostatistics, epidemiology or equivalent terminal degree from a college or university of recognized standing in a field relevant to the position.

A minimum of four (4) years of service as Assistant Professor in a discipline-specific circumstances.

Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.

Demonstrated experience with publications in peer-reviewed journals in field of study.

Demonstrated experience with securing the competitive extramural funding.

Demonstrated experience with teaching courses at undergraduate, medical, and graduate levels.

Demonstrated experience with data analysis software SPSS or SAS, and NVivo.

Sound management skills and judgement.

Excellent written, oral and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively.

Flexible and adaptable to changes.

Excellent interpersonal skills and highly team oriented.

Desired Qualifications:

Demonstrated successful mentorship of graduate students within field.

Demonstrated successful mentorship of postdoctoral trainees.

Laboratory management experience.

Experience with curriculum writing.

Demonstrated experience in international networking and partnering with physicians.

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Applicant must submit all the following:

Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications.

Current curriculum vitae.

Official transcripts or original documentation from the institution confirming degree (copies acceptable; however official transcripts sent directly from the degree granting institution required upon hire).

Names of five (5) professional references (complete with contact information including email address).

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EEO, Clery Act, ADA

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: