"CHP-3844L, Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Care Management, Public Health and Allied Health"

Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Care Management, Public Health, and Allied Health

Department of Health Sciences

College of Health Professions

CHP-3844L

Towson University:

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Position:

The College of Health Professions invites applications for a Spring 2026 non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor position to support the Department of Health Sciences; undergraduate majors include Health Care Management, Public Health, and Allied Health. Full-time appointment will begin in January 2026. Successful applicants will be able to teach across these majors. Faculty may teach at the undergraduate or graduate level based on expertise and the needs of the department.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in health care management, health services administration, business administration, health economics, health sciences, public health, or related discipline. Education and expertise to teach health care management, public health, and/or allied health courses, including introduction to health care delivery, introduction to public health, and management and leadership in healthcare.

Responsibilities:

Faculty are assigned an instructional workload of four (4) course units (three credit hours each) per semester. Primary responsibilities include providing high quality instruction across a variety of health care management, public health, and/or allied health courses; effective student mentoring and advising; maintaining current industry knowledge; and active participation in service to the assigned programs, department, college, and University.

The Department:

There are seven degree/certificate programs in the interprofessional, team-oriented Department of Health Sciences. These include a Health Care Management program with over 180 undergraduate majors and a Public Health program with over 350 undergraduate majors. Other majors include Allied Health and Gerontology, with graduate certificates in Autism Studies and Health Leadership and an MS in Health Science with concentrations in Administration or Community Health.

Application Process:

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit 1) a letter of application that addresses qualifications for teaching in the defined majors and teaching philosophy, and 2) curriculum vitae. All application materials should be submitted electronically via the application link, preferably in a single PDF file.

In addition, applicants should submit contact information (name, address, email, phone number) for at least three professional references. Letters of application and other correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Kristin Schuller.

Click here to apply. Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CHP-3844L.

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Salary and Benefits:

Targeted salary range: We expect to hire for the Spring 2026 term at 50% of the defined annual salary of $60,500.

Benefits: TU offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent health, life and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here for regular faculty/regular lecturer or here for contingent lecturer. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

Background Check:

A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment.

COVID-19 Statement:

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