Description

The Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies is recruiting one or more scholars for faculty positions. The Institute is one of the nation’s leading tobacco focused research centers and its faculty have received over $50 million in extramural funding over the past two decades. With a growing team of 20+ full-time core faculty and 30+ skilled research and support staff, the Institute’s efforts are focused on their mission of reducing and ultimately eliminating, tobacco-caused morbidity and mortality. Several Centers or Programs currently operate at the Institute, including but not limited to the Tobacco Centers for Regulatory Science (TCORS2.0, TCORS 3.0), the Center of Excellence for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco, the Tobacco Dependence Program, and the Tobacco Control Law & Policy Resource Center. The Institute also serves the citizens of the state having treated over 7,000 smokers in New Jersey and our Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist continuing education program has broad reach – with over 3,000 clinicians trained as tobacco treatment specialists from all 50 states and numerous countries.

Requirements

Applicants should have a demonstrated ability to develop and lead a program of research in tobacco control. Successful candidate(s) will be expected to leverage their extramural research track record and further build a robustly funded program of research at Rutgers University. The successful applicant(s) for this recruitment will hold a joint appointment at the Institute and the Rutgers School/Department that is most compatible with the faculty member’s expertise. The Institute provides space and research support services, and, as a core member of the Institute, the successful candidate(s) will be eligible for discretionary funding and other resources to facilitate the advancement of their research portfolio. Specific priority areas of interest and expertise specific to this search include, but are not limited to:

- Geospatial methods in the context of commercial determinants of health;
- Tobacco cessation and treatment interventions; especially those aimed at promoting health equity;
- Simulation and/or computational modeling in tobacco control; and
- Dissemination/implementation science focused on evidence-based practices and policies aimed at reducing tobacco use

The Institute would also welcome applications for a Biostatistician.