Division Director and Professor - Epidemiology and Biostatistics

University of Illinois Chicago•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) seeks a visionary, strategic leader to serve as Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. The Director will champion scholarly excellence, collaboration, and public health impact while supporting faculty, staff, and students and advancing the Division’s research, educational, and community-engagement missions. The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership experience, a national and international reputation for scholarly excellence, and a strong scientific foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, or both. Candidates must maintain an active, externally funded research program and a record of scholarship commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure. The Division is a nationally recognized academic unit with faculty research spanning public health, clinical, and quantitative disciplines. Its research areas include biostatistical methods and epidemiology, and it offers MPH, MS, and PhD degree programs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The position is based in Chicago, Illinois. The anticipated start date is August 2027. The budgeted salary range is $180,000 to $240,000 on a 9-month service basis; the selected candidate’s pay will depend on factors including experience, qualifications, training, field or discipline, internal equity, and market pay for comparable positions. UIC is an urban public research university and the largest university in Chicago, serving more than 34,000 students. The position is intended to be eligible for benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a retirement plan, paid time off, and tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Requirements

Doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree.
Demonstrated academic and research leadership experience, including faculty mentoring.
Demonstrated supervisory experience.
Strong scientific foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, or both.
Active, externally funded research program.
Record of scholarship commensurate with appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure.

Nice To Haves

Strong methodologic expertise and a proven record of interdisciplinary collaboration between epidemiology and biostatistics.
Research interests spanning biostatistical methods and epidemiology, including analytical, computational, and population-based approaches to understanding health and disease determinants, prevention, and outcomes.
Outstanding communication, faculty mentorship, team-building, and administrative skills.
Demonstrated commitment to advancing public health research and practice.
Entrepreneurial approach to fostering innovation, collaboration, and growth within the Division.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and vision to the Division, set strategic priorities, and advance its mission in research, teaching, service, and outreach.
Develop and communicate the Division’s policy guidelines in consultation with faculty.
Support the Division’s educational mission and promote student professional development.
Mentor and facilitate the career advancement of faculty, staff, and students.
Promote a collaborative environment through strong leadership and shared governance.
Manage the Division’s budget, resources, and personnel for the benefit of the Division and School.
Provide leadership, with School support, for development and fundraising activities.
Represent the Division at the School and university levels.
Facilitate partnerships with industry, government, other universities, public groups, and professional societies.
Collaborate with the School of Public Health’s director of marketing and communications to develop a proactive recruitment and marketing campaign for the Division.
Serve on the School of Public Health leadership team and engage with the dean and associate deans on Division priorities, School-level funding initiatives, and interdisciplinary efforts advancing the missions of the Division, School, and university.