Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

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Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Location

College Station, Texas

Open Date

6/1/2026

Position ID

184404

Description

The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the CEPH-accredited School of Public Health at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full- time tenure-track assistant or associate professor position. Texas A&M University is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), is a Carnegie Classification R1-Very High Research Activity, and is one of only 17 institutions in the nation to hold the triple designation as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university. The School of Public Health has over 95 faculty across four distinct departments and is going through multiple years of expansion having recently hired over ten new faculty members. The department is also recruiting for a tenure track position in Biostatistics or Epidemiologic Methods this year. The School of Public Health is currently ranked #1 in Texas and 31/225 by U.S. News & World Report and has the 6th largest student enrollment in the nation. The school has had record external funding growth over the past five years.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will be actively engaged in scholarship and extramural research activity, will teach face-to-face and online graduate and undergraduate courses in epidemiology or biostatistics, and will provide academic advising and mentoring for Master and Doctor of Public Health graduate students. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to pursue collaborations with the Institute Translational Research in Infection and Immunity, as well as other institutes, centers, and programs across the Texas A&M University campus (e.g., Clinical Science and Translation Research Institute, Driscoll Children's Hospital Global Institute for Hispanic Health, Institute of Data Science).

This position is a 9-month hard-money funded appointment with a standard teaching load of four classes a year. External research funding and service to the profession are expected. This appointment will ideally start August 1, 2027. Reviews will start in July 2026, and applications will be considered until the position is filled. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment to join a growing department with a commitment to scholarly inquiry, rigorous research and high-quality teaching and mentoring.

This position is part of a collaborative cluster hire supporting the Texas A&M University initiative on Translational Research in Infection and Immunity-a multidisciplinary effort spanning multiple colleges, including the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the Bush School of Government & Public Service. The initiative addresses an urgent grand challenge at the intersection of health and national security, as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases threaten human and animal health, food security, and economic stability. The successful candidate will join a vibrant, growing community of investigators working across infectious disease, immunology, biosecurity, drug discovery, clinical policy, and related disciplines, with access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, including the Global Health Research Complex and Texas A&M System facilities in the Texas Panhandle and Rio Grande Valley. Applications are strongly encouraged from researchers with a demonstrated track record in the area of translative infection and immunology and a commitment to collaborative, translational research with real-world impact.

About the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

The department has fourteen tenured and tenure track faculty members, six non-tenure earning instructional faculty and six staff members, and is home to approximately 250 graduate students. The department offers an epidemiology concentration in the schoolwide Doctor of Public Health in Public Health Sciences. It also offers a residential and fully only Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in epidemiology. Additionally, Epidemiology and Biostatistics faculty teach in the School's undergraduate public health degree program, which has over 2,400 students. Located in College Station, TX on the flagship campus of the Texas A&M University System, faculty have access to world-class resources both within the school and across the university.

Qualifications

  • Candidates must hold a PhD in biostatistics, epidemiology, or related field or equivalent degree from an accredited school of public health or related educational institution.
  • Demonstrate expertise relevant to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
  • Evidence of scholarly productivity through peer reviewed publications.
  • Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and translational impact.
  • The candidates' scholarship must focus on epidemiology of emerging and re-emerging infectious disease with a One Health focus in public health research and align with the Institute Translational Research in Infection and Immunity, and ideally will align with at least one of the school's centers: Center for Community Health and Aging, Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research, Southwest Rural Health Research Center, Center for Health and Nature, USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness, and Center for Worker Health.

Preference will be given to candidates with:

  • Expertise with molecular epidemiology, infectious disease modeling, and/or risk analysis.
  • Expertise in implementation science and translating research findings into public health practice and policy.
  • Leadership experience in collaborating across biomedical, public health, and policy disciplines conducting One Health research.
  • NIH, CDC, DoD, USDA, NSF, or related federal or international funding experience.

Application Instructions

All applications materials should be submitted through or uploaded to Interfolio apply.interfolio.com/187286.

Please provide: 1) curriculum vitae, 2) cover letter, 3) a personal statement including philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service as applicable. Additionally, please provide a list of five (5) references; references will be contacted if you are selected for an interview.

Questions regarding this posting may be sent to Dr. Loni Taylor (ltaylor@tamu.edu), search committee Chair.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolios Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The University is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and therefore has a Dual Career Program.

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