Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Posting Details Posting Details Job Title Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science Requisition Number FE04973 Working Title Department Name 7H150:BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE Work Location Lexington, KY Type of Position Faculty Position Time Status Full-Time Tenure Track Status Tenure Track Required Education Ph.D. or equivalent
Required Related Experience N/A Required License/Registration/Certification None Job Summary We are seeking applicants for a tenure track, Regular Title Series, full time (12 month) Assistant Professor position in the Department of Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. We seek individuals with a dynamic, productive research agenda that focuses on behavioral health, including but
not limited to mental health and substance use disorder, using rigorous, cutting-edge, and behavioral research methods. The Department of Behavioral Science is a highly productive, collegial, and collaborative basic science research and training department in the College of Medicine. The ideal candidate will be an early-career scientist (i.e., Assistant Professor level) with NIH- or other extramurally funded research
or a strong promise of attaining such funding; maintain a focus on behavioral health; contribute to the department’s teaching mission; engage in research mentorship; and contribute to a vibrant collaborative and interdisciplinary community of scholars from the behavioral sciences, public health, social sciences, communication, health services research, biomedical informatics, health sciences (nursing, medicine,
psychiatry, nutrition, pharmacy, etc.), and/or others. An attractive start up package, premium, and contiguous space, and excellent benefits will be provided. The University of Kentucky is in the beautiful, progressive, and accessible city of Lexington. Lexington, with over 300,000 residents, offers a high quality of life, affordability and a well-educated population.Faculty members will be expected to conduct
innovative, rigorous, grant funded research and engage in scholarly activities (peer reviewed publications, presentations, etc.). Faculty members also will contribute to undergraduate teaching in the Lewis Honors College, behaviorally oriented undergraduate medical education, and research training of UK graduate students and postdoctoral scholars associated with the Department of Behavioral Science, including
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