Associate/Full Professor for Behavioral Health Promotion and Education - Jackson, United States - Jackson State University

Description

Posting Number F00372P
Position Title Associate/Full Professor for Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
Department Behavioral and Environmental Health

FLSA
Salary Not listed
Grant Funded No
Location Main Campus
Faculty, Staff, Admin or Student Faculty
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired start date 08/01/2024
Position Summary

The Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health in the College of Health Sciences is seeking applications for an Associate/Full Professor for Behavioral Health Promotion and Education.

Qualifications
Minimum Required Education

Doctoral degree (DrPH, PhD, EdD) or equivalent in health behavior, health promotion and disease prevention, social and behavioral health, or a closely related discipline.

Minimum Required Experience
Demonstrated experience chairing doctoral dissertations and mentoring students through the doctoral program of study.
Minimum Required Licenses and/or Certifications
CPH, CHES, or MCHES certification is preferred.
Qualifications
A tenure-earning faculty position, with expertise in behavior health promotion and education and maternal health.

A wide range of scholarly expertise that would complement or enhance our current department strengths, including, but not limited to cancer prevention and control, social determinants of health, health disparities/health equity, population health, nutrition, maternal and reproductive health, or environmental justice/environmental health.

Established record of scholarship and research in health promotion and disease prevention, theoretical underpinnings of social and behavioral health research/practice.

MUST be eligible for graduate faculty status, including dissertation chair advisement.
Demonstrated ability to engage in interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research (community-based).
Expertise to teach doctoral courses in Advanced Theoretical Foundations of Behavior.
Survey and Qualitative Research and Qualitative Research Methods.
Skills and Abilities
Possess the ability to develop and teach Online public health courses.
Demonstrated skills for effective Online instruction.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Teach MPH and Doctoral courses in the Behavioral Health Promotion and Education Concentration.
Serve as a Faculty Advisor for masters and doctoral students (MPH and DrPH).
Provide leadership to Chair Dissertation Committees and serve on Dissertation Committees.
Participate and provide leadership service on Departmental, College, and University Committees.
Contribute to the acquisition of external funding.
Collaborate, provide leadership, and serve in various roles on grant applications. (An interest in collaborating to establish campus-community partnerships is highly desirable).
Work cooperatively and with collegiality within a diverse university environment (students, faculty, staff, and administrators).
Maintain an active research and scholarship agenda that supports the JSU mission.
Publish regularly in peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly venues.
Collaborate with students to develop research/practice abstracts for local, national, and international conferences.
Engage and/or advance community partnerships/collaborations to improve the health and well-being of communities.

Contribute to extramural-funded research program informed by observational studies, community-based participatory research, qualitative research paradigms, intervention mapping, implementation science, and the application of innovative methodologies and approaches.

Perform other duties as assigned.
Posting Detail Information
EEO Statement

Jackson State University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Background Check Statement
Jackson State University is committed to providing a safe campus. JSU conducts background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include reference checks, criminal history/record check and when appropriate a credit report or driving history report.

Open Until Filled (overrides close field) Yes