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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Department of Epidemiology is one of the eight departments located in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. The department’s primary focus is to the development and application of research methods to understand the patterns and causes of health and disease, and the application of that knowledge to improving the health of populations. We provide strong training in research methods and opportunities for the application of epidemiology to a wide range of health problems through our research. The achievements of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni have enabled us to become one of the leading academic departments of epidemiology in the world. At UNC-CH, Epidemiology is one of the largest and most complex departments on campus. For FY25, Epidemiology was 5th among all departments and centers across campus in research funding at UNC Chapel Hill. The department has 38 Tenured-Tenure Track / 8 Joint Tenure-Track Faculty, 19 Fixed Term / 4 Joint Fixed Term Faculty, 119 Adjuncts, 33 EHRA Non-Faculty, 21 Postdocs, 22 SHRA, 29 Temps, and 226 Students (146 PhD Students, 69 Applied Epi MPH, 11 MSCR) for whom Epidemiology pays 146 as RA/TA/Trainees/Fellows. Total departmental budget of $49 million (FY25).
Position Summary
The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services manages, supervises, and coordinates the operations of the Epidemiology student programs.
The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services works with Program Directors and assigned SPH Academic Coordinators to facilitate the recruitment, admission, on-boarding, community building, and education of our graduate students, manage and track applications, admission decisions, and funding awards for the Graduate Programs Admissions
Committee. This position leads communication efforts with prospective graduate students via Slate and with prospective
Assured Enrollment students in collaboration with the UNC Gillings Communications and Admissions team.
This position works both independently and directly with the Director of Graduate Studies, Epidemiology faculty, the SPH Registrar, and others in the school to manage Epidemiology course scheduling (semester schedules, determining classroom needs, registration issues). The Associate Director leads the process of updating department student handbooks, Course Planning Worksheets, Canvas sites, and participates in the CEPH accreditation process.
The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services develops communication strategy, designs communication and marketing campaigns to create community, strengthens students’ sense of belonging, and increases transparency about department, School, and University policies, processes, procedures, and systems. This position promotes ESO events and
programming and leads the production of the Epidemiology Students newsletter.
The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services plans student-centered events in collaboration with department program directors, including but not limited to beginning of the year welcome, midterm break, end of the year celebration, international student focus groups, and faculty/student potlucks. This position collaborates with the Gillings Office of Student Affairs for School-wide events (e.g., orientation, open houses, admitted student day). This position also supervises the Student Finance Coordinator, the Academic Program Services Coordinator, and one or more Graduate Research Assistants.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Master’s or Bachelor’s and 0-2 years’ experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- Expert communication skills
- Understanding FERPA requirements
- Working experience in applying program policies and practices
- Working knowledge in SharePoint and Teams Channels
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- Master’s degree in communications, Education, or similar area
- Experience in Supervision
- Conducting information analysis and data management with the goal of maintaining sensitive information
- Experience in marketing educational programs K-12 and Higher Education
- Experience with Canva, Photoshop GradStar, Slate, Sakai
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority in accordance with the Clery Act. This position will be required to report Clery crimes to the Clery Compliance Manager and complete annual training about reporting responsibilities.
