Assistant Professor
About The Position
The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center are seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor with research interests and expertise in cancer survivorship and population sciences. This role involves joining a collaborative initiative between the cancer center and the nursing school. The ideal candidate will be a team scientist with expertise in areas such as cancer and aging, dissemination and implementation science, or AI/ML/big data analytics. These areas would complement existing research programs in symptom management, patient-reported outcomes, technology-supported interventions, biobehavioral mechanisms, electronic health records, value-based care models, health disparities, cardiometabolic health, epidemiological studies, and lifestyle medicine. The position offers a strong platform for research and education within an NCI-designated cancer center and a highly-ranked nursing school. The candidate will be part of the Cancer Control Research Program and have opportunities for collaboration across other research programs within Sylvester. The primary appointment will be in the School of Nursing and Health Studies, with potential for secondary appointments in other university departments. The School of Nursing and Health Studies provides extensive facilities, including high-tech classrooms, research labs, and a simulation hospital.
Requirements
- PhD in Nursing Science or a related discipline.
- Active RN license.
- Strong record of scholarly publications.
- Demonstrated history or strong potential for extramural funding.
- Exceptional promise in cancer survivorship, population sciences, and nursing research.
- Highly collaborative team scientist.
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in cancer and aging.
- Expertise in dissemination and implementation science.
- Expertise in AI/ML or big data analytics.
- Experience with symptom and toxicity measurement and management.
- Experience with patient-reported outcomes (PROs).
- Experience with technology-supported behavioral and psychosocial interventions.
- Experience with biobehavioral mechanisms in cancer control.
- Experience with electronic health records (EHR), bioinformatics, and value-based models of cancer survivorship care.
- Experience with health disparities in specific survivorship subgroups (e.g., LGBT, Hispanic, elderly populations).
- Experience with cardiometabolic health in cancer survivors.
- Experience with epidemiological cohort studies.
- Experience with lifestyle medicine and translational science research.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research in cancer survivorship and population sciences.
- Collaborate with faculty within the School of Nursing and Health Studies and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- Contribute to research programs in areas such as cancer and aging, dissemination and implementation science, or AI/ML/big data analytics.
- Engage in scholarly activities, including publications.
- Seek and secure extramural funding for research projects.
- Participate in educational activities within the School of Nursing and Health Studies.
- Contribute to the University's mission and values.
Benefits
- Compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Full-time, tenure-track appointment.
- Flexible start date.
- Opportunities for secondary appointments across multiple departments.
- Access to state-of-the-art research facilities.
- Supportive and collaborative research environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
