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What they do
A Health Sciences Professor teaches foundational health science ideas, truths, and methods to students through a combination of classroom instruction, lab experience, field experience, and assignments at colleges, trade schools or other institutes. May assist or lead in the creation of the health science curriculum to be taught. In addition to instruction, they may assist or lead in research initiatives relating to their field.
$129,237 / year median in New Jersey
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- A record of esteemed scholarship (including quality peer-reviewed publications, extramural research funding as Principal Investigator, and keynote conference lectures)
- Experience and interest in teaching and learning, with a focus on student success and a commitment to equity in action.
- Experience of teaching master's students.
- Experience of supervising doctoral students and early career faculty.
- Interest in community engagement.
Position Status:
Full Time Posting Open Date:
07/01/2024Posting Close Date:
09/01/2026 Minimum Education and Experience The preferred candidate(s) will enhance, complement, and deepen our current department and School strengths, including but not limited to sustainability, environmental justice, climate and health, and education for sustainable development. Sustainability across environmental, social, economic, and/or governance as it relates to health is required.Additional responsibilities include:
- A record of esteemed scholarship (including quality peer-reviewed publications, extramural research funding as Principal Investigator, and keynote conference lectures)
- Experience and interest in teaching and learning, with a focus on student success and a commitment to equity in action.
- Experience of teaching master's students.
- Experience of supervising doctoral students and early career faculty.
- Interest in community engagement.
Minimum Education and Experience:
- PhD in a field related to sustainability, sustainable development, environmental justice, or climate and health.
- A record of esteemed scholarship (including quality peer-reviewed publications, extramural research funding as Principal Investigator, and keynote conference lectures).
- Experience and interest in teaching and learning, with a focus on student success and a commitment to equity in action.
- Experience of teaching master's students.
- Experience of supervising doctoral students and early career faculty.
- Interest in community engagement.
Areas of Excellence:
- Environmental Justice
- LGBTQ+ Health
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse
- Modern Biostatistical & Epidemiological Methods
- Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health
- Violence Prevention Our faculty are engaged in cutting-edge research, innovative teaching, and impactful community service in several disciplines within these areas, including but not limited to: aging, causal inference methods, climate change, clinical trial designs, sustainability, global and migrant health, infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, perinatal health, pharmacoepidemiology, public health nutrition, population mental health, social and commercial determinants of health, statistical learning methods, and substance use.
BA/BS-MPH
degree programs. We also offer robust online and global programming, with partnerships in China, Greece, Italy, and Tanzania. Under the leadership of Dean Perry N. Halkitis, the CEPH-accredited Rutgers School of Public Health continues to pursue dynamic and transformative growth. Join us in our mission to advance public health and make a meaningful impact on communities locally and globally. Statement Rutgers School of Public Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from individuals who contribute to the diversity of our academic community. Special Instructions to Applicants To apply, please submit:- Cover letter addressing candidate's qualifications
- Research statement, if applicable (up to 250 words)
- Teaching philosophy statement (up to 250 words)
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and antiracism statement (up to 250 words)
- Curriculum vitae (with clear indication of extramural grants, role on these grants, funding source and amount)
- Names of three (3) references