Memphis, TN: Assistant Professor of Public Health (tenure track), University of Memphis

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Public Health
Organization: Univ. of Memphis
Posted: 11/26/2007
Type: Full-Time
Classification: Public Health - General
Industry: Education
Number of Openings: 1
Location: Memphis, TN USA
Compensation:

Position Description: The University of Memphis is seeking to fill a nine-month tenure track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor beginning August 2008 to expand the existing program in Public Health. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in collaborative research with public health and interdisciplinary faculty, teach graduate level courses, and direct students’ practicum experiences. The new faculty will also be expected to develop an externally-funded program of research.

Qualifications: Candidates must have received a Ph.D. or Dr.P.H. from an accredited School of Public Health by August 2008 and have demonstrated teaching and research achievement in such areas as Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or Environmental Health.

Organization Description: The University of Memphis is an urban research institution with a student body of approximately 23,000.

Closing Date: 1/22/2008
Desired Starting Date: 11/26/2008

Contact Name: Marain Levy, Director, Public Health
Contact Location: 107 Scates Hall
Memphis TN 38152
USA
Contact Phone: 901-678-4514
Contact Fax: 901-678-4206
Contact Email: mlevy@memphis.edu

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a letter of application, a vita, statement of research and teaching interests, three letters of reference, and copies of representative publications to the Public Health Search Committee, University of Memphis, 107 Scates Hall, Memphis,TN 38152, or electronically to mlevy@memphis.edu. Applicants should ask their referees to send or email their information to those addresses independently.

Additional Information: For more information on this position or the Public Health program at the University of Memphis, please visit: http://cas.memphis.edu/pubh.