San Diego, CA: Assistant Professor of Health Promotion, San Diego State University

Assistant Professor of Health Promotion
Job Code: VPAA 2008/09 69 & 70 POSTED: Oct 30

Salary: Open
Location: San Diego
Employer: San Diego State University
Type: Full Time - Experienced
Categories: academics, behavioral science Required Education: Doctorate


Description
The Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU, is seeking applicants for two tenure track, Assistant Professor positions. SDSU has a highly diverse student population of 33,000 students, including approximately 6,000 graduate students. With 75 master’s programs and 16 joint doctoral programs, SDSU currently ranks as number one in research productivity among universities with this number of doctoral programs.
The Graduate School of Public Health offers an innovative undergraduate degree in public health and 4 MPH degrees in health promotion/ behavioral science, epidemiology, health services, and environmental health. The School also offers three Public Health Ph.D. degrees with concentrations in Health Behavior, Epidemiology, and Global Health. The School has approximately 300 undergraduate and about 250 graduate students. In 2005/2006, the School generated more than $ 21 million in grant and contract funds, including $ 8 million within the Division of Health Promotion. Additional information is available at http://publichealth.sdsu.edu.

The Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science is the administrative unit for the required concentrations in behavioral science. The division recruits a multidisciplinary student population for both the MPH and Ph.D. degrees. Student backgrounds include but are not limited to psychology, health education, sociology, anthropology, other social sciences, nursing, nutrition, exercise physiology, medicine, and other clinical doctoral level specialties. Students represent all racial and ethnic groups and many nationalities.

SDSU is a Title IX employer and does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status, including veterans of the Vietnam era.

NOTES: 2 openings. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.




Requirements
Qualifications: The successful candidate shall have an earned doctorate in behavioral or social science with training and experience in public health research or a professional degree (e.g., MD) with additional training in behavioral science. Preference will be afforded to candidates with expertise in one or more of the following: health communications, policy research that targets population behavior, ecological models, and health disparities. Candidates must show evidence of undergraduate or graduate teaching experience, have peer reviewed publications, and have experience with grant proposal writing and show potential for grant procurement. Teaching experience and a commitment to working in a multi-cultural environment with students from diverse backgrounds is desirable. The candidate accepting this position will teach, conduct and publish peer-reviewed research, obtain extramural support, and contribute service to the university and community. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.