Jan 24, 2020
Description:
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Education & Research - open discipline (College of Medicine)
Summary:
The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences (DBSS) at the University of Houston College of Medicine (UHCOM) seeks a behavioral scientist that will be dedicated to shaping compassionate physician care givers that are incredibly informed and skilled at addressing the psychosocial aspects of medicine. Applications are encouraged from multiple behavioral science disciplines. Incumbents could bring the perspective of medical sociology, medical anthropology, health behavior, communication or psychology.
This position is primarily a teaching position; applicants should be effective teachers didactically, in small groups and clinically with multiple trainee types. The successful applicant will apply discipline related knowledge and skills into the preparation of physicians that are psychosocially knowledgeable, reflective, and able to practice relationship centered care. Such preparation may occur in classroom, clinical or community settings and the incumbent will be able to systematically evaluate curricular innovations in one or more of those settings.
UHCOM is interested in the development of compassion, empathy, or other humanistic traits by medical students and physicians. The ideal candidate's research would also attend to the influence of providers' humanistic traits on the health outcomes of members of disparity and underserved populations (such as persons of low SES, immigrants, refugees, and ethnic minorities). We will provide a fertile environment for mid-career investigators, as well as mentor those early in their career. DBSS and UHCOM leadership have significant experience with externally funded health systems, translational and educational research. In addition to behavioral and social sciences, community engagement, health care delivery systems and population medicine are major emphases of the college. Together these bring a rich opportunity for curriculum development and health services research. The University of Houston is a Carnegie Tier One Research University with more than 46,000 undergraduates.
Specific duties include the following:
Primary Responsibilities :
Educational Mission (75% of effort):
Facilitate and develop or co-develop trainee reflective and skills building activities for professionalism, wellness and relationship centered care.
Based on general behavioral, as well as discipline specific knowledge, contribute to our Behavioral Medicine Course and, Physicians, Patients and Populations (a course that covers clinical skills, evidence-based medicine, health systems science, and interpersonal relationships), and Longitudinal Clinical Experiences
Based on discipline specific knowledge, contribute content and teaching to weekly Integrated Clinical Case. Similarly, contribute content and teaching to Clinical Focus Sessions, which are one week long mini courses providing in depth examination of access issues, population medicine, pain, substance use and end of life care.
Based on discipline specific knowledge, develop advanced elective experiences.
Contribute to and potentially lead competitive applications for sponsored curriculum innovation projects.
Serve on UHCOM educational and other committees.
Scholarly Effort (25% or more depending on applicant's current research enterprise).
Demonstrate research productivity in an area consistent with our educational mission
Achieve external funding for research allocated effort within 2 years.
Collaborate on behavioral science translational or community engaged research.
Provide research mentorship of students.
Depending on experience, provide research mentoring for faculty.
Serve on UHCOM research committees
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral degree in a behavioral or social science discipline
Evidence of scholarly productivity
Able to contribute to curriculum development and research in the areas of doctor-patient relationships, behavioral health, health behavior and promotion, well-being or social determinants of health.
An understanding of primary care, physician practice and working with underserved populations.
Experience and enthusiasm for teaching learners in the targeted demographic.
Potential for obtaining extramural funds based on the evidence of strong scholarly productivity.
For Associate Professors a successful track record of obtaining external support.
Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of clinicians and faculty
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience implementing evidence-based approaches to care.
Course leadership or potential for leadership.
Proficiency with an asynchronous learning platforms.
Full-Time: 1 FTE
Rank and salary commensurate with academic achievements and experience. This is a non-tenure track position. The college of medicine anticipates being able to make tenure track positions available for application in the future.
Applicant Instructions:
*include a one-page statement of scholarly interest and plans outlining research background and scholarly plans.
To apply: Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor-Education & Research (UH College of Medicine)
Houston is the nation's fourth largest city, offering a great quality of life that includes affordable housing options in excellent school districts, world-class arts, pro sports, award-winning cuisine and employment opportunities in numerous industries throughout the region.
The University of Houston is located in close proximity to the Texas Medical Center, which is home to The MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Medical School, Michael E. DeBakey Veteran's Administration Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, among other institutions. This environment is rich in potential for numerous collaborative opportunities.
The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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Houston, TX, USA
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