Overview
Position Description
The Department of Health Promotion Sciences in the Hudson College of Public Health on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences campus in Oklahoma City seeks an assistant/associate professor for a 12-month tenure-track position. The College offers programs for MPH, MS, MPH/MSW, and PhD degrees.
Direct Supervisor: Department Chair, Department of Health Promotion Sciences
FTE: 100%
Appointment Type: Tenure Track
Title/Rank: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor
Primary Location: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Primary Responsibilities
Assist in the direction, organization, and evaluation process of the education, research, and service activities of the department.
Teach graduate courses.
Serve on and chair masters and doctoral committees.
Develop and sustain an active portfolio of extramurally funded research.
Conduct research and disseminate findings to the academic, professional, and local communities.
Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair and/or other appropriate University authority.
General Description
Responsibilities include teaching 1-2 graduate level courses per semester (20%-40%), advising/mentoring 5-10 graduate students (5%-10%), and performing academic/community service (5%-10%). Remaining time is filled with academic/professional projects related to personal and/or College interests. Collaboration is widespread and encouraged among our seven University of Oklahoma Health Sciences (OUHS) colleges, focused Centers, State agencies, sovereign Tribes, and community partners. A research emphasis related to cancer, diabetes, or geroscience would align with strategic priorities of the OUHS. In alignment with strategic priorities of the Department of Health Promotion Sciences, successful candidates also will have experience with developing and implementing social and behavioral strategies that reduce health risks, leveraging health assets, and redressing inequities and advancing health for individuals, families, social networks, neighborhoods, organizations, and communities. Specific desired skillsets include qualitative and quantitative data analysis, program evaluation, and advanced research methods in the social and behavioral sciences. The Hudson College of Public Health currently has over 40 faculty members and many adjunct teaching/research faculty. We offer an incentive package for those able to attract extramural funding.
Required Qualifications
Doctoral degree (Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, or Doctor of Public Health) in Health Promotion Sciences, Public Health, or a closely related field. Candidates eligible at the rank of Assistant Professor should have minimally one year of experience beyond receiving their doctorate degree. Candidates eligible at the rank of Associate Professor should have 5 years of public health/academic experience.
Experience with developing and implementing social and behavioral strategies that reduce health risks, leveraging health assets, and redressing inequities and advancing health for individuals, families, social networks, neighborhoods, organizations, and communities.
Preferences (Not Required)
Specific desired skillsets include quantitative data analysis, program evaluation, and advanced research methods in the social and behavioral sciences.
Application Instructions: Applicants must submit applications at apply.interfolio.com/170514 and provide a CV, cover letter, and three professional references with contact information.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate has been selected. For questions related to this position, please contact Professor Neil E. Hann, MPH, CHES, Chair for Department of Health Promotion Sciences at neil-hann@ouhsc.edu.
About Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
About the College: The Hudson College of Public Health was established in 1967 and has been continuously accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) since 1969. We are the only accredited school of public health in Oklahoma and have a multi-disciplinary faculty in five core areas: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Administration and Policy, Health Promotion Sciences, and Occupational and Environmental Health. Our purpose is “To promote healthier tomorrows through education and research today.”
About the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences: The OUHS is the hub of the Oklahoma Health Center, which includes 25 public and private health institutions. Located near the vibrant and growing downtown area of Oklahoma City, it is one of only a few academic medical centers in the nation with seven schools of health in contiguous space (Public Health, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health, and Graduate College). Several strategic research centers, institutes and initiatives support advanced research and foster collaboration among researchers from many different disciplines. These include Oklahoma’s only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center, the Stephenson Cancer Center, the Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, the Oklahoma Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, and the Oklahoma Center for Geroscience. Oklahoma City is the anchor of a rapidly growing, multicultural metropolitan area with a population of 1.3 million, over 300 days of sunshine annually, very affordable cost of living, excellent schools and a wide array of cultural amenities (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc4pgBGO28).
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