Chicago, Illinois
Stony Brook, New York
Posted: 12-Mar-25
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Categories:
Internal Number: 7713
Location: Chicago, IL
Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center
Department: Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: 8 Hr
SUMMARY:
Epidemiology - Research Faculty
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for faculty positions as assistant professor in The Rush Institute for Health Aging. The successful candidate will contribute to an expanding and vibrant research portfolio at the Institute around community epidemiology. Areas of interest include Alzheimer’s disease monitoring and trends, racial disparities, life-course risk factors, neuroimaging and blood biomarkers, nutrition, neuropsychology, physical activity, healthy aging, genetics, and multigenerational studies. The successful candidates will facilitate ongoing research projects in large multigenerational epidemiologic studies. They will be expected to establish independent research careers.
Research experience and relevant publications highly desired. Candidates should preferably hold a doctoral degree in epidemiology, psychology, gerontology, or medicine. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellence in research.
Rush University System for Health (RUSH) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.
RUSH includes RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University, RUSH Copley Medical Center and RUSH Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. RUSH University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises RUSH Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.
RUSH is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We’re proud to have received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking third among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system’s ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.
Join RUSH and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.
Interested candidates, please send your 1) CV, 2) Cover Letter, and 3) Research Statement
RUSH is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer
