Clinical Full Professor, Director of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program
Position Information
Position Title: Clinical Full Professor, Director of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program
Department: School of Public Health and Health Professions
Posting Link: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/63013
Position Summary
The University at Buffalo, School of Public Health and Health Professions seeks a Clinical Full Professor, Director of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program at 0.25 FTE to lead the design, accreditation, launch, and early operations of UB SPHHP’s DrPH program. The Director will provide senior academic leadership to develop a practice focused DrPH that meets national accreditation standards and practice needs, with the program proposal and preparatory work beginning immediately, in anticipation of enrolling students in Fall 2027.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead program development and launch
- Accreditation mastery and compliance
- Curriculum design and assessment
- Recruitment and admissions leadership
- Faculty oversight and development
- Teaching: Teach one course each semester, including summer teaching
- Practice integration and external partnerships
- Experiential learning
- Student mentorship and dissertation oversight
- Strategic planning and resource development
- Quality improvement
- National representation and recruitment
Minimum Qualifications
- Terminal degree in a public health field or closely related discipline.
- 20+ years of leadership experience in public health education, including building or substantially redesigning doctoral-level practice-based public health programs.
- 20+ years experience managing accreditation processes and program approval pathways.
- Proven record of curriculum design, program outcome development, and assessment for DrPH or similar public health degrees.
- Senior academic leadership experience with responsibility for curricular oversight and faculty supervision at or near Dean level.
- Demonstrated experience in recruitment and admissions for doctoral level practice-based public health programs.
- Track record of mentoring doctoral students and overseeing practice based dissertations.
- Experience working in large, research intensive higher education institutions is strongly preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- National level connections and exposure to public health practice and academic networks.
- Direct experience with CEPH accreditation, including leading accreditation reviews or serving in accreditation leadership roles.
- Director level public health practice experience in non academic settings (5+ years)
- 15+ years designing and teaching DrPH or equivalent practice focused doctoral courses.
- Experience at AAU or similarly research intensive institutions
- Demonstrated success in faculty professional development focused on practice based doctoral teaching and mentoring.
- Proven ability to integrate senior public health leaders into curriculum and field experiences.
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