"Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor"

Position Title:

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor

Department:

Community Health and Health Behavior

Position Summary

The department of Community Health and Health Behavior is seeking to fill tenure track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Level. The successful candidate will join a University-wide multidisciplinary team of public health faculty and be part of the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior (CHHB), in the School of Public Health and Health Professions. This is a 12-month, hard money (i.e., New York State funded) appointment. Area of expertise should be related to addictive behaviors. There is a particular interest in alcohol-related issues.

We are open to candidates with a strong record in academia and research in community health, health behavior, or a related field. We are committed to developing an excellent and diverse community of scholars and students engaged in education, research, and service. We encourage applications from women, members of minority and historically marginalized groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

The Department of Community Health and Health Behavior administers a PhD, MS and Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Community Health and Health Behavior and an Individualized MPH with focus areas in health equity and addictions. The Individualized MPH is offered in both traditional in person format as well as a fully online version. The department is the academic home of a well-established multidisciplinary T32, funded by NIAAA. For more information about the department, visit our Department of Community Health and Health Behavior website.

The School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) offers programs at every degree level and is the home to departments of biostatistics, community health and health behavior, epidemiology and environmental health, exercise and nutrition sciences, and rehabilitation science. It is one of only a few schools across the country that includes both health-related professions and public health. It has a diverse student body which it is actively engaged in supporting. The School has an energetic equity, diversity and inclusion council and provides professional development opportunities in inclusive pedagogy and other equity-related issues. Faculty and students engage in research and community activities designed to improve the health of populations, communities, and individuals. Faculty in the School also engage with the University at Buffalo Community Health Equity Research Institute.

Outstanding Benefits Package

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit packages.

About The University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of Americas leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

About Buffalo, NY

Buffalo is the second largest city in New York State and is located in the Western region on the shores of Lake Erie, upriver of the majestic Niagara Falls. Western New York is an ideal place to live and work. Buffalo - the City of Good Neighbors - is a big city with a rapidly growing economy, vital academic health sciences center, outstanding public schools, and modest cost of living. Buffalo-Niagara, a region of 1.2 million people, is home to world-class art galleries and museums, a comprehensive citywide system of parks and green space designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a vibrant theater and music community, and major and minor league sports teams. These are just a few of the wide array of cultural and recreational elements that make Buffalo a great place to work, study and live. For more information, please see: Beautiful Buffalo Niagara - University at Buffalo

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned doctorate degree in community health, health behavior, public health discipline, psychology, or a related field or an MD/DO.

Preferred Qualifications

• Record of high-quality peer-reviewed scientific publications consistent with rank.
• Record of or potential for extramural research funding consistent with rank.
• Excellence in teaching.
• Experience of successful mentoring of graduate students.

Special Instructions Summary

In the required documents section please attach the following:

• Cover Letter.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Statement of research interests and experiences, including plans to pursue extramural funding.
• Statement of teaching philosophy and experiences, including approaches to creating inclusive classroom environment.
• Statement of diversity and inclusion addressing past and/or potential contributions through teaching, research, and/or service.
• 3 Publications.