The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Social Work is seeking a mid-career/senior level tenured/tenure-track faculty position to advance equity, transform systems, and improve lives through advanced research methodology and analytic innovation relevant to social work practice and policy.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree (e.g., Social Work, Public Health, Statistics/Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Psychology, Economics, Education, or related field)
- Proficiency with major statistical software (e.g., R, Stata, SAS; Python a plus) and reproducible research practices
- Depth pragmatic/adaptive/cluster trials; implementation science; causal inference; longitudinal and multilevel models; missing-data methods; psychometrics/measurement invariance
- Experience leading or contributing to a methods core, center, or multi-site team
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex methods for interdisciplinary, practice-oriented audiences
- Commitment to community-engaged and responsive research (e.g., inclusive sampling, bias-aware measures/analytics)
- Capacity to teach and consult on advanced statistics and advanced research design at the doctoral level and mentor researchers
Responsibilities
- Design and teach PhD-level courses in advanced statistics (e.g. longitudinal and multilevel modeling, measurement/psychometrics, causal inference, Bayesian statistics) and advanced research design methods
- Partner with Associate Dean for Research to consult with faculty and students to plan rigorous studies, including clinical trials, cluster-randomized designs, hybrid designs (effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies), and analysis of administrative data
- Lead or contribute to grant applications (e.g. NIH/NSF/Foundations) by developing study designs, randomization plans, power analysis; and by strengthening rigor and reproducibility
- Support protocol development, trial registration, and data safety and monitoring considerations
- Offer faculty and student workshops and ‘methods clinics' that translate advanced methodologies for applied audiences in social work
- Support school initiatives that enhance the quality of statistical analysis and research rigor
- Maintain an independent, externally funded research program
Other
- Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Doctoral degree
- Demonstrated excellence in externally funded research and a strong publication record commensurate with rank
- Evidence of successful collaborations, e.g. complex studies, including clinical trials or other rigorous designs
- Degrees in Social Work are highly valued but not required
- Candidates should electronically upload a CV, a cover letter outlining interest and prior experience, a research, teaching, and service statement, and include four to five references with their institution, email, and phone number
