Caldwell Marks Chair in Cancer Epidemiology

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center (O’Neal) and the UAB School of Public Health (SOPH) Department of Epidemiology seek a dynamic scientist and leader in cancer epidemiology for the Caldwell Marks Chair.

The Marks Chair will work with the O’Neal and the SOPH Department of Epidemiology to strategically grow its research program in cancer epidemiology. The incumbent will have a strong endowment and the support to recruit additional faculty. The Marks Chair will work in an interdisciplinary research setting with significant opportunities to further develop and foster research collaborations campus-wide.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of scholarly accomplishments, extramural research support, and mentoring and/or teaching experience to merit appointment at the rank of Professor with tenure in the Department of Epidemiology. Eligible candidates must have an earned doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, ScD, or MD) and formal training in epidemiology. The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching and/or service.

The School of Public Health

The SOPH mission is to make positive and lasting change in the public’s health through the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service to the larger community. Founded in 1987, the SOPH has grown to over 80 faculty and 500 students. The SOPH consistently has over $30 million annually in research funding, with roughly half coming from NIH. The SOPH has been ranked in the top 20 NIH-funded Schools of Public Health for the last 10 years. Industry, the Alabama Department of Public Health, and Alabama Medicaid, are also significant sponsors of SOPH research efforts. The school is home to several data coordinating centers, two long-standing NIH-funded cohort studies, REGARDS and CARDIA, as well as the new RURAL cohort. The SOPH offers masters and doctoral programs in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Health Behavior, and Health Care Organization and Policy, as well as a popular undergraduate major.

The Department of Epidemiology has 21 faculty members, approximately 100 students in masters of public health and masters of science in public health programs, and 30 doctoral students. Faculty in the Department of Epidemiology focus on a wide variety of chronic and infectious diseases, using methods that range from omics to community based participatory research to analysis of large administrative data sources.Department faculty collaborate closely with researchers in the UAB School of Medicine, other UAB Schools, other departments within SOPH, and with research teams at other universities. This collaborative culture is facilitated by the UAB University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Centers, which include the O’Neal.More information about the UAB SOPH is available at: www.soph.uab.edu.

O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center

The successful applicant will join one of the most prestigious comprehensive cancer centers in the country. The O’Neal was one of the first eight NCI-designated Cancer Centers in 1972 and has been continuously funded for 48 years. The UAB O’Neal has over 400 members conducting outstanding cancer research in Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Experimental Therapeutics, and Neuro-Oncology research programs. Center members receive approximately $100 million in extramural cancer research funds annually, including multiple program project and large team science grants. The UAB O’Neal has 12 grant-supported research cores, nine of which are institutional shared resource facilities. A robust clinical trial infrastructure currently supports nearly 200 cancer clinical trials. UAB is one of 42 institutions with an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award, which supports translational research and creates a supportive environment that synergizes with the O’Neal to promote junior investigators. More information about the O’Neal is available at: www.uab.edu/onealcancercenter.

To Apply

Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the search is successful or closed. Nominations, applications, and inquiries are being accepted for the position, and recruitment will continue until the position is filled. All inquiries, nominations, and referrals will be held in strict confidence and should be directed in confidence electronically below.

Randi Herrick is leading this search with Alice Holland.


UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, and veterans. A pre-employment background check investigation will be performed on all candidates selected for employment; the results of which investigation must be satisfactory to [UAB] if an offer of employment is to be effective.