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Tenure Track Faculty Positions at the Health Promotion Research Center (Tulsa Campus)

The TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) at the NCI Designated Stephenson Cancer Center (SCC) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences (OUHS) is seeking applications for 6 open rank tenure-track faculty positions to join the Tulsa campus. HPRC currently employs 29 faculty members across the Oklahoma City and Tulsa campuses.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, but research in one or more of the following areas is preferred, particularly as it relates to Native American and rural communities:

• Cancer survivorship
• Epidemiology (e.g., cancer prevention/control, health disparities, cancer incidence/mortality)
• Policy research as it relates to cancer/cancer prevention (e.g., tobacco/nicotine, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol, cancer risk factors)

These faculty positions offer extremely competitive salaries (e.g., Assistant Professor level starts at $125,000 + quarterly bonus) and come with generous start-up packages. Rank to be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Leadership opportunities are available based upon interest and qualifications. Exceptional candidates may be eligible for an endowed chair. Based on fit, the primary academic department will either be Internal Medicine or Family and Community Medicine, with the option of a secondary appointment in Medical Informatics, OB/GYN, or Pediatrics.

Qualifications: Doctoral level degree in a health-related field. Assistant Professor level applicants should have a strong academic record, with evidence of scholarship and show strong potential for acquiring extramural funding. Associate/Full Professor level applicants should have a strong record of extramural funding.

The mission of the TSET HPRC is to reduce the burden of disease in Oklahoma by addressing modifiable health risk factors such as tobacco use, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, cancer screening, and risky alcohol and other substance use through research, novel intervention development, and dissemination of research findings. The HPRC is an integral component of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program of the NCI-Designated SCC and contains major resources that facilitate research including: 1) the Tobacco Treatment Research Program (TTRP), 2) the Mobile Health Shared Resource, 3) the Tobacco Regulatory Science Lab, and 4) the HPRC Training Program.

HPRC investigators have developed the InsightTM mHealth Platform which enables researchers to rapidly (i.e., within 1-4 weeks) create smartphone-based research studies that include ecological momentary assessments and sensor data (i.e., activity monitor, GPS, mobile carbon monoxide monitor) to identify environmental, cognitive, affective, physiological, and behavioral antecedents of health risk behaviors and deliver context-specific adaptive interventions in real-time. The mHealth resource is currently staffed by 6 computer scientists/engineers and 4 additional staff members. To date, the mHealth resource has supported 96 research studies including 48 studies funded by the NIH.

New hires will join the HPRC-Tulsa team of 6 who have expertise in diet, nutrition, pain mechanisms and management, health disparities, tobacco/smoking cessation, alcohol use, and mHealth. HPRC-Tulsa offices are co-located with the Integrative Immunology Center (IIC). The IIC studies how psychosocial stress and chronic inflammation affect the immune system and overall health.

Tulsa is a mid-sized (metroplex population: ~1,000,000), family-friendly, affordable city (e.g., cost of living: $125,000 in Tulsa = $246,000 in San Francisco, $215,000 in Boston, $158,000 in Denver, $151,000 in Chapel Hill), with access to urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods that are all within a short drive to campus. In fact, Forbes magazine recently ranked Tulsa as one of the TOP 6 cities to move to in 2024. It has thriving cultural, art, and music scenes, and has experienced considerable urban revitalization efforts over the past several years. Oklahoma is culturally unique given that it is home to 39 federally recognized Native American tribes, and Tulsa shares common boundaries with the Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, and Osage tribal territories.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Applicants should upload materials to Interfolio (the HR application system) using this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/159819.

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