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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Multi-ethnic Bio-'omics College/School/Unit: Dell Medical School Department: Population Health Posted: Nov 21, 2019 Apply By: Open until filled Description The Whole Communities—Whole Health initiative, the Department of Population Health, and the Biomedical Data Science Hub in the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor the novel area of Multi-ethnic Bio-‘omics. The successful candidate for this position will be joining the UT Austin faculty as part of the provost's Cluster and Interdisciplinary Hiring Initiative and will join an interdisciplinary group of scholars participating in the University's Bridging Barriers Grand Challenge initiative, Whole Communities—Whole Health. The candidate will have an appointment in one of several participating Departments in the Dell Medical School or the College of Natural Sciences , which may include the Biomedical Data Science Hub, and/or any of the Departments of Population Health, Statistics and Data Science, Integrative Biology, or Molecular Biosciences, and will be expected to actively participate as a core member of Whole Communities—Whole Health. Contributions to the cluster will be an important facet of the faculty member's annual performance evaluations and consideration for promotion and tenure. Whole Communities—Whole Health is a 10-year campus-wide initiative with the goal of understanding the effects of early life adversity on health and development by building an innovative, replicable, field-based research and intervention model that leverages advances in community engagement, bio-behavioral and environmental measurements, and system data informatics. Whole Communities—Whole Health aims to revolutionize how we conduct community-based cohort studies by first working with communities and families to figure out what questions they have, and then by bringing the most advanced technology and research methods into their homes to help get the answers they need. This position aims to exploit the increasing availability of ‘omics approaches in the multi-ethnic biological characterization of genetics, epigenetics, RNA, protein, hormonal, and immune profiles (areas only beginning to generate attention) to understand and predict health and behavior outcomes. As part of The University of Texas at Austin, the Dell Medical School is the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities. An extraordinary commitment of resources, both public and private, have been made to enable its development and success. Dell Med is joining forces with the University's Cluster Initiative to recruit new faculty in this innovative area. As part of the growing Whole Communities—Whole Health Program, and strongly supported by, and in support of, the BDS Hub, the successful data science candidate will apply their disciplinary skills to advance the theory and applications of multilevel and big data in health and behavior biosciences. The successful applicant will be a data scientist with a strong biosciences background who can appropriately collaborate with biologists, integrate such data with available biological knowledge, and create strategies for merging biological data with complex individual and group-level sociocultural data. We seek individuals interested in applying their training and methods development to the study of human diversity and multi-ethnic subgroups, differential and comparative biology targeted toward understanding adversity, and how adversity sequelae are differentially or variably expressed in underrepresented groups. Applicants should also have a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring with a focus on enhancing equity and inclusion in the field and in practice. UT Austin is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to our commitment to the engagement and inclusion of diverse audiences in higher education through research, teaching at all levels, mentorship of graduate students and postdocs, and service. UT Austin is dedicated to work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies ( https://provost.utexas.edu/faculty-affairs/life-and-work ). Essential duties and responsibilities include: Conduct, publish, and disseminate a balance of methodological and collaborative research in biomedical data science. Develop and maintain an independent methodologically oriented research program which will include attracting and maintaining external funding. Train graduate students and/or teach courses as needed. Participate in professional, university, and community service appropriate to rank. Participate vigorously in the Whole Communities—Whole Health initiative.    

The Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin seeks applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor in Painting and Drawing with an anticipated start date of Fall 2020.  The Studio Art Division in the Department of Art and Art History comprises a highly productive and distinguished faculty, a dynamic team of visiting instructors, and a skilled and dedicated staff. Studio Art is organized around areas of study in Painting & Drawing, Sculpture & Extended Media, Photography and Media, Print, and Transmedia (video/performance/digital media). The Studio Art program is committed to the development of contemporary artists who are not only proficient makers, but also curious and inquisitive observers, critical thinkers, and resourceful self-initiators. Students in the Studio Art program benefit from small class sizes and well-equipped facilities, the numerous offerings of a tier one research university, and active relationships with the larger arts communities in Austin and beyond. For further information, please visit us at  https://art.utexas.edu .  

2020-2021 Open Rank Cluster Hire Diversity in Cognitive Functioning in Late Life: Intervention and Rehabilitation in Pathological Cognitive Aging College/School/Unit: Moody College of Communication Department: Communication Sciences & Disorders Posted: Oct 4, 2019 Apply By: Open until filled Description The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking a faculty member to contribute to a University-wide cluster hiring initiative in Diversity in Cognitive Functioning in Late Life. We are seeking a productive scholar whose research focuses on intervention and rehabilitation in pathological cognitive aging. Particular emphasis will be placed on work involving diverse populations (e.g., variability by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, language/dialect, gender, or sexual identity). Relevant research areas include the nature of normal and disordered cognition and communication in older adults as well as interventions for those at risk for or suffering from dementia or other age-related disorders. This is a tenure-track position at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level. Duties will include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, research, and service. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is CAA accredited and offers BS, MA, AuD and PhD degrees.