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To assist in your search for CHES® and/or MCHES® applicants, NCHEC will post job announcements on the Web site free of charge.

Post a job.  The only REQUIREMENT: description must indicate that a CHES® and/or MCHES® is preferred or required.

 

Employers: Please allow three to five business days for job announcements to be posted. The job postings will remain on the NCHEC Web site for 30 days unless requested to to be posted longer or taken down.

A CHES®/MCHES® is specifically trained to:
  • Assess Needs, Resources and Capacity for Health Education and Promotion
  • Plan Health Education/Promotion
  • Implement Health Education/Promotion
  • Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education/Promotion
  • Administer and Manage Health Education/Promotion
  • Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource Person
  • Communicate, Promote and Advocate for Health and the Profession of Health Education/Promotion

Charleston Southern University

Public Health Faculty

Description: Charleston Southern University invites applications for an Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor of Public Health beginning August 1, 2023.

Responsibilities: Teach the equivalent of 12 credit hours per major academic semester in the Public Health major in the College of Health Sciences. The candidate should be broadly trained in the public health discipline.

Potential to serve as internship coordinator including site development and supervision. Additional responsibilities include student advisement, serving on university committees, research and scholarship, and grant writing. 

Experience Required

Minimum Requirements: Master of Public Health, Community Health, Health Promotion, or similar related field or a health-related Master of Science degree with relevant public health work experience. Preferred Requirements: Ph.D. in a related discipline, Doctor of Health Sciences, Doctor of Public Health, or terminal degree in a health science-related field combined with a Master of Public Health. Previous teaching experience at the college level. Professional certifications such as CPH, CHES®, MCHES®, CPHA, CERC, CPAPHS, or CCHP. Graduate coursework in population health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health program planning and evaluation, health communication, nutrition, health theories, and/or research methods.

Further Comments

Charleston Southern seeks candidates who are professing Christians and who are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. They should support the goals of a strong liberal arts education and be willing to explore with students the integration of faith and learning.

How to Apply

Candidates should complete the online application and attach curriculum vitae. Entering untrue or inaccurate information may result in disqualification for consideration of vacant positions or subsequent termination after hire.  Review of credentials will begin immediately. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be required to submit a CSU faculty background questionnaire, including a faith statement, prior to entering the second phase of consideration for this position. For additional information contact Dr. Laurel Glover, Public Health Program Director lglover@csuniv.edu.

Charleston Southern University
9200 University Blvd
Charleston, SC 29406

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