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The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah is recruiting faculty to lead cutting-edge health services research while promoting and facilitating collaboration.Priority focus areas include implementation and dissemination science, pharmacoepidemiology, health information technology, health equity, health economics, and health policy. Prospective faculty will join a culture of collaborative and innovative research that crosses departments and schools within the University of Utah. Unique opportunities at the University of Utah include research on healthcare quality in a health system that rates among the top 10 hospitals in the United States for a decade. Resources include the VA Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Science (IDEAS) Center, a Health Services Research & Development-supported center housed at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.Existing areas of strength at the University of Utah and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System include biomedical informatics, clinical and population health decision support systems, medical decision-making and patient preference assessment, survey research and measure development, data science, mixed methods, genomics, addiction medicine, neuroepidemiology, and infectious diseases.Required Qualifications: PharmD, MD, or PhD in a related discipline, currently have secured funding, demonstrate authorship, have an established research program as a mid-level or senior investigator, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.As a key member of the Department of Internal Medicine, the successful candidate will be a highly motivated investigator whose major focus is research and future productivity.Contact for inquiries: Search committee co-chairs: Michael Rubin, MD, PhD michael.rubin@hsc.utah.edu and Mary Jo Pugh, PhD Maryjo.pugh@hsc.utah.eduPlease apply online here https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/164055The University of Utah is in beautiful Salt Lake City, which offers an outstanding quality of life in a metropolitan area of 1.5 million residents, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. Utahs great outdoors are nearby, offering world-class skiing, hiking, and mountain biking activities in the spectacular surrounding canyons. The city is vibrant and cosmopolitan, with theater, the arts, sports, and nightlife. The area has received international recognition for its light rail system, downtown, library system, and increasing diversity. Salt Lake City is home to sizable Latinx and immigrant populations (21.5% and 11.5% of residents, respectively). More than a third of Utah's ethnic/racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years, and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majority-minority district, with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home. The International Rescue Committee, headquartered in Salt Lake, is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States. Per capita, Salt Lake City has the 11th largest LGBTQ population in the US and, among large US cities, has the highest percentage of same-sex couples (26 percent) raising children.The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.