Position Details

Position Details

Job TitleTenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Public Health SciencesPosition TitleTenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Public Health SciencesPosition NumberJob CategoryUniversity FacultyJob TypeFull-TimeFLSA StatusExemptCampusMaywood-Health Sciences CampusLocation CodePUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES (06250A)Department NamePUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCESIs this split and/or fully grant funded? Duties and Responsibilities

We seek a candidate with expertise in health behavior and health promotion, including health communication. We invite applications from candidates who study the social and behavioral determinants of health and develop/evaluate interventions incorporating communication strategies to improve population health and address inequities.
We offer a bachelor of science in public health degree and a master’s in public health degree with concentrations in epidemiology, public health policy and management, and global health equity. Our faculty have varied research interests, including the prevention of cardiovascular disease, obesity, gut microbiome, social determinants of health and disease, access to care, racial/ethnic disparities in cancer prevention and control, improving the delivery of care to vulnerable populations in underserved settings, sickle cell disease, and chronic kidney disease.
The Department of Public Health Sciences is one of four departments in the new Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, launched in July 2019. It brings together programs in public health, health care administration, health informatics, dietetics, exercise science, and medical lab sciences. Faculty must be able to work collaboratively with the nearby Stritch School of Medicine, Niehoff School of Nursing, Hines VA, and the Loyola University Medical Center, which is part of the larger Trinity Health System encompassing 93 hospitals.
Candidates must have a proven record of teaching excellence, preferably in both traditional classroom and online settings as well as with undergraduate- and master’s-level students. Tenure-track candidates also should have an active program of research and demonstrate evidence of or potential for obtaining extramural funding.
The successful candidate will 1) teach graduate and undergraduate courses in health behavior and health promotion, as well as in health communication; 2) pursue a research portfolio that has (potential for) sponsored funding; 3) engage in service to the Department, School, University, and community

Qualifications

Applicants must possess a PhD in public health or in a related field or have a DrPH, or a professional doctorate along with a public health degree (e.g., MD/MPH).

Physical DemandsWorking ConditionsMinimum Education and/or Work Experience

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health’s Department of Public Health Sciences at Loyola University Chicago invites applications for one full-time, tenure-track, 12-month appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor, beginning July 1, 2020. Applicants must possess a PhD in public health or in a related field or have a DrPH, or a professional doctorate along with a public health degree (e.g., MD/MPH). We seek a candidate with expertise in health behavior and health promotion, including health communication. We invite applications from candidates who study the social and behavioral determinants of health and develop/evaluate interventions incorporating communication strategies to improve population health and address inequities.

Open Date11/01/2019Close DateSpecial Instructions to ApplicantsQuick Link for Postinghttp://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/12675Job Number8550229Organizational LocationProvost Health Sciences DivisionPosting Details

Posting Detail

Number of Vacancies1Desired Start Date07/01/2020Position End DateOpen Until FilledYesApplicant DocumentsRequired Documents

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching Statement
4. Research Statement

Optional Documents

1. Writing Sample
2. Scholarly Publications
3. Teaching Evaluations
4. Other Document
5. Unofficial Transcripts
6. Multi Media
7. Resume

Supplemental Questions

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