Open Rank/ Biostatistician
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- Faculty
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- School of Medicine
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- 23002025 Requisition #
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is seeking a biostatistician for a full-time faculty position in San Antonio, Texas. The appointment level is open from Assistant Professor/Research to full Professor/Research, depending on the qualifications of the applicant. The applicant must have a doctoral degree is statistics, biostatistics, behavioral sciences, or social sciences with extensive experience in conducting behavioral sciences research, research grant submissions, and planning/conducting statistical data analytic plans. The faculty appointment will be within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. This position will involve supporting all aspects of research within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The Department has an established history of grant funding in the areas of serious mental illness, child psychiatry, substance use disorders, and behavioral medicine. Note that the Department is also the home of the STRONG STAR Consortium (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience), and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP). Preference will be given to candidates who compliment one or more departmental areas of strength and/or have a history of demonstrated scholarly productivity.
This position will involve serving as a research investigator and educator. As an investigator, the faculty member will provide support for ongoing research studies and collaborate on the development and submission of research grant applications as a co-investigator or principal investigator. As an educator, the faculty member will assist in the training, supervision, and mentorship of residents, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members.
Preferred qualifications include:
• Experience in grant submissions and working on research projects funded through the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Veterans Administration, and private foundations
• Experience with modern data analytic and analysis approaches for behavioral sciences research
• A history of publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience in writing data analytic plans and power analyses for research grant applications
For more information regarding this position posting or the Consortium, please contact Don McGeary, PhD at mcgeary@uthscsa.edu. To apply for this position, please navigate to the UT Health Careers portal at: https://uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com/faculty.
UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. Life Employees receive $40,000 of group term life insurance and $40,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year plus three floating holidays, which can be used anytime during the fiscal year.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
