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Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Health

Employer
Stetson University
Location
Florida, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Apr 20, 2021

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

POSITION:  Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Health

 

Stetson University seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Health to begin in August 2021. This is a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track position for the academic year of 2021-2022.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or Dr. P.H. in public health or closely related field by the time of appointment, with teaching and research interests in public health. For those with terminal degrees in closely related fields, an M.P.H. is required. As an institution in the liberal arts tradition, we are interested in attracting outstanding teacher-scholars who support undergraduate students in investigating critical issues. We seek an individual with demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate public health students. The committee will prioritize candidates with interest in teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will be expected to teach four courses per semester, including three sections of introduction to public health and one course in environmental health or another course in the candidate’s area of expertise.  The ability to teach public health statistics and mentor undergraduate research, though not required, is highly desirable.

 

THE PROGRAM:

The position will be housed in the Department of Environmental Science and Studies. The Public Health Program offers major and minor degrees in public health. Our focus is exclusively on undergraduate students who desire rigorous and interdisciplinary training within the context of a liberal arts education.

 

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:

Stetson’s College of Arts and Sciences (www.stetson.edu/portal/artsci/) is the largest and most diverse of the University’s colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts.  With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the College is the liberal arts core of the University.  A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 140 full-time teacher-scholars.  The College offers 31 undergraduate majors and 34 undergraduate minors; six graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative Writing.  Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, giving students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship.  Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility.  All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community.  The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.

 

 

THE UNIVERSITY:

Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson’s faculty works with nearly 4,300 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University’s historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 3,000 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. The University’s graduate programs include Business, Accounting, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Creative Writing. Florida’s oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

 

Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and

creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively.

Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the

potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of

shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally.

 

THE COMMUNITY:

DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 32,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.

 

SALARY: Salary is competitive.

 

STARTING DATE: August 11, 2021

 

APPLICATION:

Applicants must send the following materials for consideration:

  • A letter of application, including a brief description of teaching philosophy and experience;
  • Evidence of teaching effectiveness including student evaluations and a sample syllabus (preferably in one of the areas listed above);
  • A curriculum vitae;
  • Graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable for screening);

 

Additionally, candidates should have three recent professional letters of reference (at least one of which should include an evaluation of teaching ability) emailed directly to Dr. Asal Johnson, Search Committee Chair, at asal.johnson@stetson.edu.  Candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

 

All application materials may be submitted electronically to Dr. Asal Johnson, Search Committee Chair, at asal.johnson@stetson.edu. While electronic submissions are strongly preferred, alternatively application materials may be mailed to:

 

Dr. Asal Johnson

Search Committee Chair

Public Health program

Department of Environmental Science and Studies

Stetson University

Unit 8267

421 N. Woodland Blvd.

DeLand, FL   32723

 

Review of applications will begin May 10 and continue until the position is filled.

 

Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically-disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.

 

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