Salary/Position Classification

• $180,000+/year; dependent on experience, Exempt
• 40 hours per week
• 100% Remote Work Availability: No
• Hybrid Work Availability: Yes

Purpose of Position

The UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences Indigenous Health Department is seeking to recruit a tenure-eligible Associate or Full Professor to lead the Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) as Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) and to teach, co-instruct, and provide guest lectures in courses in the Ph.D. curriculum; provide service to the program, university, and profession; and to serve on dissertation committees. The appointed candidate will also serve as an academic advisor to PhD students.

The awarding of tenure requires the approval of the President of the University as well as the State Board of Higher Education.

The objective of the ITRRC is to provide a robust scientific mentoring program for supported junior investigators and to enhance their capability to conduct competitive biomedical research relevant to the mission of the NIH, thus facilitating graduation to research independence. The PD/PI is a primary mentor for early career investigators and is ultimately responsible for the success of the ITRRC. We have assembled an exceptional Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) that includes previous and current COBRE and INBRE PIs from UND, and they assist in guiding and coordinating the activities of the ITRRC along with the External Advisory Committee (EAC), comprised of high-level scientists with experience directly related to the scientific theme of the COBRE.

The Associate/Full Professor will work in close collaboration with the Department of Indigenous Health Chair, Graduate Program Director, and other faculty and staff to advance the Department and the ITRRC. This position is at the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a 12-month position focused primarily on research. AT least 40% FTE is devoted to the ITRRC PD/PI role.

Duties & Responsibilities

Research:

• Serve as PD/PI of the ITRRC.
• Pursue additional resource opportunities to expand upon the ITRRC.
• Develop and implement an independent Indigenous Health Research portfolio.
• Collaborate with Indigenous health faculty on developing externally funded projects based on professional expertise.
• Work with graduate students and create research assistantship opportunities.
• Write and submit grants.

Teaching & Advising:

• Indigenous Health PhD courses are taught in synchronous formats using tele-video technologies via Zoom. Blackboard is the teaching platform
• Serve as an Instructor, Co-Instructor, or lecturer for Indigenous Health PhD courses.
• Mentor PhD and MPH students and serve as an academic advisor.

Service:

• Service includes contribution to the institution/school/department (e.g. committees), to the profession (e.g. professional organizations), and to the community (e.g. boards, etc.).
• Service expectations are commensurate with percent FTE and consistent with promotion guidelines.

This position will provide teaching, research, and service in a manner consistent with Indigenous Health Department values and vision.

This position will be required to obtain at least 50% of the salary from external sources for research and creative activity by the end of the first year.

Minimum Requirements

• Terminal degree in Indigenous health, public health discipline, medicine, psychology, research methods, health systems, health administration, or related field.
• Four or more research and publication records listed on the CV.
• Three or more years prior experience in a PI or PD role for federally funded research.
• Demonstrated success in teaching at the college level.
• One year experience and proficiency in using distance technologies for communications (webinars, online modules, or TeleVideo, etc.).
• Experience working with Indigenous populations.
• Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the graduate level.
• MPH or related degree in addition to terminal degree.
• Peer reviewed publications from the past five years.
• Experience teaching Indigenous Health content.

Required Competencies

• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff colleagues.
• Ability to teach in the curricular areas of interest.
• Ability to work and collaborate in a diverse, multicultural, and inclusive setting.

To Apply

Application must include the following materials:

• Letter of interest
• Current curriculum vita
• Contact information for three references.

Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2024. Position is open until filled.