Research Assistant Professor in Global Health

Description

The University of Washington Department of Global Health (DGH), which bridges the Schools of Medicine (SOM) and Public Health (SPH), invites applications for one faculty position at the rank of Research Assistant Professor to join the Global Center for the Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh). Our department values and honors excellence in research, teaching, mentoring and service in order to achieve our mission: to improve health for all through research, education, training, and service; to understand and address the causes of disease and health inequities at multiple levels; and to collaborate with partners to develop and sustain locally-led, quality health systems, programs and policies. We are dedicated to hiring faculty who are committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all.     

This is a full-time, 100% FTE, 12-month service period position, with an anticipated start date of summer 2026. This is a non-tenured position. The base salary range for this position will be $9,766-$12,750 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include start-up funds, lump sum moving allowance, and/or a relocation incentive.

The Department values equitable compensation among its faculty and follows established faculty compensation guidelines. All faculty, particularly on the professional tracks such as this position, are expected to engage in substantial and substantive externally-funded scholarly work. Base Salary Coverage (10%) facilitates that scholarship. Research faculty are expected to support the remaining 90% of position salary with grant or other external funding. The SPH Compensation Plan outlines the base salary coverage for Research track faculty. 

The successful candidate for this position will be expected to: 

• Lead high-impact, innovative and collaborative research in the field of maternal/child health, pediatric HIV, and neurodevelopment and biological aging among children and adolescents.
• Provide research program leadership, uphold equitable research practices, and contribute to Global WACh, including writing and managing grant-funding research.
• Collaborate with researchers, engage with broad network of community partners, and provide mentorship to trainees.
• Actively promote inclusivity, mutual respect, welcoming and equal opportunity in the Department and specifically Global WACh.
• Communicate their research findings effectively to a variety of audiences, including other researchers, policy makers and the public. 

As a member of the Department of Global Health, the candidate would be expected to regularly participate in Departmental activities such as mentoring, seminar participation or guest speaking, orientation(s), program and department faculty meetings, graduation ceremonies, search committees, conducting research, and other relevant academic activities in the Department. Teaching of courses is not an expectation of the research professorial track. Mentoring graduate students is an expectation of this research track. These include supervision of student research projects related or unrelated to their thesis or dissertation, supervision of practicum or fieldwork placements.

Environment

The Department of Global Health’s major research, educational, and capacity-building programs focus on a broad range of health issues, including several with strong, synergistic links to woman, adolescent, and child health; HIV and other infectious diseases; mental health; injury and violence prevention; drug safety; health metrics; and health systems strengthening and program delivery.  The department’s research programs range from interdisciplinary laboratory-based investigation through multi-center clinical trials, metrics development, program evaluation and implementation science.    

The position will sit in the Global Center for the Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh), a University-chartered Center that is home to 12 full-time and 8 affiliate faculty, 30 staff, 4 postdoctoral scholar and 6 student research assistants working towards our mission to make scientific discoveries, cultivate leaders, and bridge disciplines to advance the