Baltimore, Maryland: Assistant or Associate Professor, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Assistant or Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of International Health

The Department of International Health of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in the Social and Behavioral and Interventions (SBI) program. The position is available immediately.

Qualifications include an earned doctoral degree in a social science discipline (psychology, sociology, anthropology) or public health (with specialization in social science or a related field), and a minimum of three years experience in research or practice in lower and middle income countries. Experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of behavior change interventions at the local or national levels is desirable. A record of scholarly publication, research funding, teaching and field experience is required.

Responsibilities include establishing an independent research agenda through extramural funding, teaching, advising in the graduate program, and service to the community and the field of public health. Research areas of interest include health behaviors and interventions associated with significant burdens of disease and disability in developing countries in such areas as malaria, HIV/AIDS, newly emerging infections, chronic disease and accidents.

The Department of International Health leads the field in research, teaching and service on health issues relevant to lower and middle income countries and underserved populations. The SBI program is dedicated to qualitative and quantitative social science research and training related to health interventions. It has 11 affiliated full-time faculty with substantial research projects in multiple settings, including Tanzania, India, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Mali, Peru, Nigeria and Native American and First Nations communities. The broad range of faculty research includes work on HIV/AIDS, malaria, human nutrition and maternal and child health. We offer academic training at the masters and doctoral levels and attract top students in the field.

Applicants should submit a CV, cover letter, email address, and names of three references on a CD-Rom by mail.

Applicants should send a statement of interest, curriculum vitae and names of three references to:

SBI Faculty Search Committee
Department of International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 North Wolfe St., Rm. E5035
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179

Email: lgietka@jhsph.edu

Links of interest for this position:
http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/IH/index.html
http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/IH/Degree_Programs/Social_Behavioral.html