HEALTH EDUCATOR – ACADEMIA

JOB SUMMARY:

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education. The Department of Health Education houses undergraduate and graduate programs leading to BS, MPH, DrPH and PhD degrees. In these programs students are prepared both for public health practice and research careers. The department has a large and active research program in areas such as aging, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, school health, violence and injury prevention, minority health and women’s health. The department is committed to teaching, to research and to service programs that reach underserved communities, both in the US and internationally.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to the department’s overall teaching, research and service programs.
• Focus on global health, policy, health communications and minority health or community-level interventions.
• Teach graduate-level courses.
• Advise graduate students.
• Conduct a research program in an area relevant to the practice of health behavior and health education.
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge/Skills:

A career commitment to teaching, research and practice.

An interest in reaching at-risk communities through strategies addressing change at the individual, community, organization or social policy level.

A promise of scholarly contribution to the practice of health education.

A potential to conduct funded research.

Experience:

Two years of teaching experience at the college level.

Education:

An earned doctorate in health behavior and public health education or in a behavioral or social science discipline.

Certification by NCHEC Preferred

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