Health Promotion and Exercise Science - Assistant Professor

Position Summary

Primary responsibilities will include teaching major requirement courses in the Public Health program, content specific courses within the Public Health options, and other courses as assigned. The faculty may supervise field-based public health internships as needed. Other responsibilities include advising students; serving on department, university and community committees; participating in the HPX department’s on-going Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation process; and engaging in professional and scholarly creative activities.

Qualifications

• A Doctoral degree in Public Health, Community Health, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, or related fields required.
• Experience in public health and health behavior disciplines and in curriculum development and instructional technology.
• Documented teaching experience at a four-year university/college is required. Additional preference given to applicants with experience teaching in the areas of public/community health, including: community needs assessment, health communication, health program design, health behavior theory, health program evaluation, health and public policy, epidemiology, and/or environmental and global public health.
• Applicants demonstrating experience working collaboratively with fellow faculty and community partners, and experience with service or experiential learning are preferred.

WCSU is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for first generation and under-represented groups.