Open Rank Academic Faculty - Implementation Sciences

Overview

Open Rank Faculty Position in the Department of Implementation Science

The new strategic partnership between Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health creates an unparalleled opportunity for implementation scientists who are interested in research-to-practice translation in partnership with a complex, multi-state health system. The health system’s commitment to implementation science is evidenced through the founding of the nation’s first dedicated department in 2018. We are currently growing our faculty with the recruitment of creative scholars who make meaningful contributions to implementation research and practice. The department currently has strengths in pragmatic trials, cluster randomized trials, qualitative methodology, stakeholder engagement, digital health, organizational theory and behavior, and learning health systems. We seek to build depth in these areas, as well as expand expertise in human factors engineering, economics and other areas. We are especially interested in individuals with strong health systems knowledge. As such, this opportunity may be uniquely appealing to clinical scientists who apply their specialty expertise to implementing patient and population health interventions. Secondary appointments with clinical responsibilities are available and flexible. We anticipate faculty will affiliate with one or more of our nationally-recognized centers, such as the Center for Healthcare Innovation, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Systems Biology, The Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Substance Abuse and Addiction, and the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work and share a commitment to making an impact on patients, communities, and policies through our research.

Responsibilities:

• Leading high-impact, collaborative research aligned with the vision of the department
• Strategic engagement and collaboration across the health system and beyond to achieve our mission to serve as a translational catalyst for our academic learning healthcare system
• Participation in the educational mission of our institution and department
• Represent the Department of Implementation Science on local (institutional), regional, and national professional committees

Qualifications

• Desire and ability to work collaboratively across diverse settings, disciplines, and people
• Active research portfolio in dissemination and/or implementation science, commensurate with rank
• Experience in conducting team-oriented research
• Exceptional methodological skills
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Strong commitment to teaching and mentoring graduate, post-graduate, junior faculty, and/or clinicians
• Advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD, JD)

In October 2020, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Atrium Health officially joined together as a single enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system with over 55,000 teammates at nearly 40 hospitals and hundreds of care locations throughout the Carolinas and Georgia. As part of this new enterprise, Atrium Health has announced $3.4 billion in planned investments in our health system and the communities we serve. Wake Forest School of Medicine will become the academic core of Atrium Health, building a second campus of the school of medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. The growth of the school of medicine will expand existing academic research capabilities and opportunities for clinical trials across a large, diverse market with some of the nation’s leading medical experts.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to achieving diversity among its faculty and staff. Interested candidates may submit a single PDF consisting of their curriculum vitae and cover letter to: Casey Siegariz, Talent Acquisition, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at:  [email protected]