South Carolina: Assistant Professor of Health Promotion - Two Positions, Coastal Carolina University

Position: Assistant Professor of Health Promotion - Two Positions
Institution: Coastal Carolina University
Location: South Carolina
Date posted: 12/26/2007

Coastal Carolina University, Program in Health Promotion, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, in the Spadoni College of Education, invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions beginning in August 2008.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion has been the fastest growing program on the Coastal Carolina University campus in the last 5 years, currently serving over 340 undergraduate students. We seek applicants with earned Doctorates in Public Health, Community Health, or Health Promotion who will actively participate in the continued development of the major. Candidates must provide evidence of scholarly productivity, excellence in teaching, and CHES certification. Responsibilities will include teaching content and process undergraduate courses in areas such as philosophy and principles of health promotion/education, health communication, organization, policy, and administrative management, family life and sexuality, international health, community/behavioral health, epidemiology, philosophy and principles of health promotion/education, personal health, or other assigned support courses. Both positions require advisement of undergraduate students, mentoring of student research, establishment of outstanding scholarship and professional service/outreach, collaboration with related academic programs, assisting in curriculum development, and supporting SABPAC undergraduate program approval efforts.

Coastal Carolina University is a public mid-sized, comprehensive liberal arts-oriented institution. Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort Myrtle Beach, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the nation. It has an enrollment of 8,400 students and is expected to have continued growth for the next several years. Coastal Carolina University is a part of the South Carolina system of public education and has close ties with its founders, the Horry County Higher Education Commission.

Review of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, summary of research agenda, and names and contact information for at least three (3) professional references electronically at: http://jobs.coastal.edu. Applicants who interview must provide official transcripts of graduate work, and evidence of CHES certification.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

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Job code: 40390
Web Site : http://jobs.coastal.edu