Assistant professor in prevention science applied to child well-being

The University of South Carolina invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-track position in prevention science applied to child well-being in the Exercise Science Department (Arnold School of Public Health). Candidates are sought who have a strong research interest and focus on integrated prevention of unhealthy lifestyle and social-emotional problems in children ages 2-10. Of relevance are preventive interventions at the child, family, classroom/school, or community level to impact for example aggressive behavior, dietary intake, emotional adjustment, physical activity, screen time, sedentary behavior, self-regulation, or sleep, considering significant contextual factors such as health disparities. This is the organizing theme for the University’s Research Center for Child Well-Being (RCCWB), funded through the NIH/NIGMS Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence program (https://rccwb.sc.edu).

This position is for a 9-month tenure-track appointment to begin August 16, 2022. The successful candidate will also have an affiliation with the RCCWB, which is comprised of a vibrant and growing network of faculty in public health, psychology, education, and social work. A central goal of the RCCWB is the acceleration of promising early-career faculty to independent scientist status, achieved with the support of senior center scientists aided by research cores on Clinical-Trial Logistics and Statistical/Data Management. 

The University of South Carolina, as a Carnegie University of High Research Activity and of Community Engagement, achieved $279 million in annualized external funding. The University is in Columbia, a very livable city with more than 300 days of sunshine annually with easy access to lakes, rivers, mountains, and beaches. The greater Columbia area (about 1 million pop.) hosts historical and cultural attractions, festivals, performing arts and sporting events, parks and considerable outdoor recreation.