College Park, MD: Assistant / Associate Professor (Tenure Track), University of Maryland, Dept. of Public & Community Health

Assistant / Associate Professor (Tenure Track)
University of Maryland
Job Title: Assistant / Associate Professor (Tenure Track)
Department: Dept. of Public & Community Health
Department Website: http://www.hhp.umd.edu/dpch/
Institution: University of Maryland
College Park, MD

Application Deadline: December 1st, 2007
Position Start Date: August 17th, 2008

Job Categories: Assistant Professor
Associate Professor

Job Website: http://www.hhp.umd.edu/dpch/

Apply By E-mail: kbeck1@umd.edu



MARYLAND

Job Description:

The primary responsibilities of the position(s) are to develop an externally-funded research program (no specific area) that fall within and complement the area of social and behavioral sciences discipline, to advise/supervise MPH and PhD graduate students, and to assist with graduate and/or undergraduate teaching.

Qualifications: Candidates must have completed a PhD degree in public health, community health, health behavior, psychology or the social or behavioral sciences area; moreover, postdoctoral research training is preferred. Candidates must provide evidence of a productive publication history and previous and current external grant funding or grant submissions. The candidate’s research must be consistent with the goals of our School of Public Health. Previous teaching experience is preferred. The candidate must have high-level research skills a strong interest in close collaboration with the current faculty and a commitment to diversity in teaching, training students and research.

Application: Review of application materials will begin December 1, 2007. However, the search will continue until the positions are filled. Candidates should submit a letter of application clearly indicating how they meet the qualifications described above, including a description of their skills, and how their research will extend and complement that of the current faculty; a complete signed CV; 3 representative publications; and the name, address, telephone number, and email address of 3 references to Kenneth H. Beck, PhD, Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health, College Park, MD 20742-2611 (email: kbeck1@umd.edu).

EEO / AA Policy:

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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Contact: Kenneth H. Beck, PhD
Dept. of Public & Community Health
University of Maryland
School of Public Health
2366 HHP Building
College Park, MD 20742-2611

Phone Number: 301.405.2527
Fax Number: 301.314.9167
E-mail: kbeck1@umd.edu