Tenure-track faculty in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Tenure-track faculty in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

The past year has magnified the ways that inequities—whether due to race, gender, sexuality, or income—contribute to health disparities. These inequities are a major public health threat and demand a concerted, interdisciplinary effort. At the College of Public Health, we dedicate ourselves to public health in all its parameters, from epidemiology to nursing, from social work to rehabilitation sciences. Social justice has always driven our work, understanding that individual outcomes are intricately tied to the larger systems we inhabit, is the foundation of our college.

The Temple University College of Public Health’s interprofessional culture fosters collaboration both within and outside the College.  We value differences among our faculty and believe that we can better serve and understand our Philadelphia community and beyond through the diversity of our individual faculty and our disciplines. Join us in our mission to develop progressive, compassionate researchers, practitioners, and clinicians to build a better tomorrow, grounded in creating the environments and health infrastructure that will make us the healthiest nation.

The Position. We seek applicants for a tenure/tenure track faculty position within the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with an established research portfolio. We seek applicants with various research interests such as health and physical activity promotion, engagement, and patterns among individuals with disabilities; community and environmental interactions associated with physical and psychologic conditions; prevention and rehabilitation of acute and chronic conditions; risk factors and genetics associated with concussion; and the utilization of trauma-informed strategies during rehabilitation. The position is in-person with strong interdisciplinary collaborators on unique research and funding opportunities.   

Qualifications. Terminal academic degree (e.g., PhD, DSc, EdD) with evidence of current or potential for future extramural funding in the realm of rehabilitation sciences. Consideration will be for junior faculty as well as more established researchers. Ideally, the candidate would have training in one of the following disciplines (or an associated profession): athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and recreation therapy.

The Department. We are unlike any other department in the country. Located on a single urban campus in Philadelphia, the Department’s faculty provide instruction in 10-degree programs including athletic training, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, neuromotor science and BS in Health Professions. Additionally, the Department works closely with other professions including public health, nursing, social work, and communication sciences. The Department has multiple research labs including, but not limited to, Motion-Action-Perception (MAP), Personal Health Informatics and Rehabilitation Engineering (PHIRE), Research, Engagement and Advocacy for Community Participation and Health (REACH), Spinal Neuromotor, Sport Concussion and Trauma Impact laboratories.

Priority focus areas for the Department include interprofessional education/research, service learning and teaching excellence. Current research emphases are child health outcomes and patient-reported measures of health status for children, physical activity feedback technology for people with disabilities, community access for children with diverse sensory abilities, field-based interventions including recreation for adults with mental health disorders, measurement of environmental interactions for persons with autism spectrum disorders, and the development of devices using virtual environments to manipulate visual input for persons with traumatic brain injuries.

The College. Devoted to an interprofessional environment for education, research, and practice, the CEPH-accredited College of Public Health consists of academic units in the public health disciplines, health professions, and the School of Social Work, enrolling approximately 4,200 students. The College’s research aims to understand the fundamental factors that affect the health and well-being of individuals and populations by examining health problems through foundational research, policy and practice, and the development and dissemination of evidence-based interventions.

We focus on social determinants of health and social justice with strengths in cancer, obesity, HIV, substance abuse, mental illness, mobility research, cognition and language, developmental disabilities, organ transplantation and aging. CPH research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Gates Foundation, and other major private foundation, state and federal agencies. The College is home to an Office for Community Engaged Research and Practice, the Center for Obesity Research and Education, and the Collaborative on Community Inclusion. The Office of Clinical Affairs and Interprofessional Education leads our clinical activities, including the COVID-19 RapidVax effort and forward-looking IPE within the College and throughout the university. The college is staffed by a robust complement of seasoned professionals including robust offices of Communications and Marketing, Information Technology, Sponsored Research, and Academic Affairs.

The University. Temple is an urban, research-intensive Carnegie R1 university located in historic and culturally rich Philadelphia, the nation’s 6th largest city. The city was ranked 3rd by the New York Times as a world tourist destination. The National Science Foundation ranks Temple among the top 100 universities in the country for research expenditures. Temple is the 6th largest provider of professional education in the nation and includes Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Law, and Dentistry and research centers. It also is the home of the Fox Chase Comprehensive Cancer Center.

For more information about this position or to make nominations, contact Ms. Abbigail Ametrano, Assistant Director of Faculty Recruitment, at abbigail.ametrano@temple.edu. To apply, submit a cover letter explicating   your qualifications and experiences with diversity, equity and inclusion, a detailed CV, a research statement, and a list of 3-5 references to cphsearch@temple.edu. Application review begins immediately and will continue until position is filled.

Temple University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

People of color, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.