Working/Functional Title

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure system

Position Summary

The College of Human Medicine is making a transformative investment to build its research portfolio through recruitment of world-class investigators to the Grand Rapids Campus. We currently seek scientists with active, extramurally-funded research programs in the multidisciplinary field of population health. Up to four tenure system positions are available at ranks commensurate with experience (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor). Qualified individuals and/or existing teams of researchers are encouraged to apply.  Candidates with expertise in a wide range of population health-related topics, including  neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopment, drug dependence, mental health, pediatrics, chronic health conditions, cardiovascular, reproductive, perinatal, environmental, infection; and biostatistical methods (e.g., longitudinal, multilevel and growth curve modeling, structural equation modeling, statistical genetics, cost-effectiveness research, clinical trials, and high-dimensional data analysis) are encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from scientists with a strong background in Epidemiology, Statistics/Biostatistics, clinical informatics, Genomics, Data Science, Economics, Psychology, Medicine, Public Health or related disciplines. Candidates that can enhance or strengthen existing programmatic initiatives through their expertise are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants for these positions are expected to strengthen our university and partner health systems research with a focus on population health. We will prioritize candidates engaged in population-based and/or methodological research studying and intervening on conditions with high burden or health disparities in the U.S. (e.g., dementia, maternal and pediatric adverse outcomes, chronic health conditions). Consistent with the emphasis of NIH on multilevel etiologic and intervention studies, we will prioritize candidates whose "research spans different domains of influence (biological, behavioral, physical/built environment, sociocultural environment, health care system) as well as different levels of influence (individual, interpersonal, community, societal) within those domains."

These positions are supported through Michigan State University's Global Impact Initiative, designed to address global grand challenges and national priorities through the creation of over 100 new faculty positions in some of the most promising -- and critical -- fields of research. The primary location for research will be within the Grand Rapids Innovation Park, with computational space in the state-of-the-art Doug Meijer Medical Innovation building. The Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building is immediately adjacent to the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center, a six-story, 162,800-square-foot, modern wet-lab facility.

Applicants must have a PhD, ScD, MD, DO, DVM, or equivalent with an outstanding record of research accomplishments including current extramural funding and sustained and high-impact peer-reviewed publications. Although these are primarily intended to be research-intensive positions, joint appointments with our clinical partners are possible for healthcare professionals who elect to maintain clinical duties. Successful candidates will be expected to continue and maintain a vigorous, extramurally funded research programs in their areas of expertise to enhance the research programs within the College of Human Medicine. Additionally, candidates will be expected to contribute to medical and graduate student teaching/mentorship, and service activities to the university and community aligned with their scholarly interests. The primary academic appointment will be bas