Job Title: Assistant Clinical Professor - Health Sciences
Location: Health Sciences
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 604220
Special Information

The Department of Health Sciences, within the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at Northern Arizona University, invites applicants for a full-time (9-month) faculty member. This position is a non-tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Clinical Professor. The position begins August 19, 2019.

This is a renewable, non-tenure earning faculty position, requiring both teaching (80%) and service (20%) within the department. Teaching loads for non-tenure track positions at NAU are typically 12 credits per semester.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship, now or in the future.

Job Description

The Department of Health Sciences serves approximately 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students within the larger College of Health and Human Services. The department is a true multidisciplinary unit, providing 6 different undergraduate degree programs in five unique disciplines (Public Health, Nutrition and Foods, Allied Health, Fitness Wellness, and Physical Education Teacher Education), along with the Master of Public Health degree, and collaboration in an Interdisciplinary Health PhD degree between the College of Health and Human Services and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Health Sciences Department offers courses that encompass numerous aspects of health and wellness and provides health and fitness courses for students in other degree programs across the university. Additionally, the department offers curricula in traditional residential and online formats.

Due to program growth the department intends to hire one position at the level of Assistant Clinical Professor (minimum qualifications for rank are listed below). Briefly, the department recently recognized areas of convergence within our multidisciplinary unit, and we plan to hire excellent teaching faculty with experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: nutrition and foods, fitness, health education/promotion, and/or indigenous health. The department is interested in applicants with both online and residential teaching experience and all applicants must be able to identify strong academic and/or experiential preparation in public health/health promotion concepts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned Doctorate (e.g., DrPH, PhD, EdD, MD, ScD) in Public Health or closely related field (e.g. health promotion/education, health administration), or Nutrition and Foods, Fitness/Wellness, Exercise Science/Kinesiology -all with strong public health/health promotion preparation/experience. ABD applicants may be considered but the doctorate must be completed by the start date.
• College or University teaching experience in public health, health education, nutrition and foods, fitness/kinesiology, indigenous health, or related areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and/or practice in one or more of the following areas:
• Public Health - program planning, implementation, and/or evaluation, epidemiology, and/or chronic disease prevention
• Nutrition and Foods – general nutrition and foods, food science, whole foods culinary/teaching kitchen, food service management, clinical nutrition
• Fitness Wellness – health coaching skills, worksite wellness, stress management, facilitating active living, strength and conditioning program design

• Demonstrated commitment to promoting social justice, public health advocacy, and/or coalition building
• Experience in curriculum development at the college and/or university level
• Knowledge and experience in designing non-traditional teaching strategies (including online teaching and service-learning)
• Experience working with diverse populations, particularly indigenous populations, and health disparities and inequities


• General Information

  Northern Arizona University has a student population of 31,073, including approximately 23,000 on its main campus in Flagstaff and the remainder at more than 20 locations statewide and online.

  Committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment, NAU has earned a solid reputation as a university with all the features of a large institution but with a personal touch. NAU carefully balances teaching, scholarship and service with a faculty and staff dedicated to each student’s success. All faculty members are expected to promote student learning and help students achieve academic outcomes.

  While our emphasis is undergraduate education, we offer a wide range of graduate programs and research that extend to such national concerns as forest health and bioterrorism. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.

  Flagstaff has a population of about 70,000, rich in cultural diversity. Located at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is 140 miles north of Phoenix at the intersection of Interstate 17 and Interstate 40.

  With its elevation of 7,000 feet and four-season climate, Flagstaff is ideal for year-round outdoor activities. Nearby attractions include the Grand Canyon, Lowell Observatory, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, and Arizona Snowbowl.

  The university is committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment.

  For information about diversity, access and equity at NAU, see the Center for University Access and Inclusion webpage.

  
  Background Information

  Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check.
  
  Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States.

  Finally, each year the Northern Arizona University Police Department releases an annual security report. The report is a result of the federal law known as the Clery Act and contains policy statements that address the school’s policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security including policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses. The report contains three years of data for Clery reportable crime statistics for the campus along with the most current year’s Fire Safety Report, which includes policy statements and fire statistics for Flagstaff on-campus student housing.

  The report may be viewed at nau.edu/clery or by visiting the NAUPD website. A printed copy of the report is available upon request by contacting the NAU Police Department, Records Department at (928)523-8884 or by visiting the department at Building 98A on the NAU Mountain Campus.

   

   

  
  Salary

  Commensurate with experience.

  
  Benefits

  This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU HR benefits page.
  
  Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the Conditions of Faculty Service. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment.
  
  If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of employment. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following 90 days of employment. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU HR benefits page.

  
  Submission Deadline

  This vacancy will be open until filled or closed. Review of applications will begin on April 15, 2019.

  
  How to Apply

  To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description if viewing this position through the NAU HR website. Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to nau.jobs, follow the 'Faculty and Administrator Openings' link, locate vacancy 604220, and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.

  Application must include: (1) a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a statement of teaching philosophy; and (4) names and contact information for three references. Save all items as PDF and/or Word documents. If you have problems submitting application attachments in the form of a Word or PDF document, please contact suzanne.devivo@nau.edu for assistance.
  
  If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the HR website or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
  
  If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process please contact the Office of Equity and Access at: 928-523-3312/TDD - 928-523-1006 or PO Box 4083, Flagstaff AZ 86011.

  
  FLSA Status

  This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.

  Equal Employment Opportunity

  Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

  EEO is the Law Poster and Supplements

  NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.