1855 Associate/Full Professor-Tenure System

Position Summary

The College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for an 1855 Professorship (a tenured full-time research positions at the Associate or Full Professor level) in the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health in Flint, Michigan. This 1855 Professorship offers a unique opportunity for an established researcher who seeks to continue their highly impactful, community engaged health equity research to drive change in areas both relevant to Flint and widely applicable.

• Increasing equity in social determinants of health, behavioral health, healthy behaviors, chronic disease, maternal-child health, and environmental justice, among others.

Department Background

Located in Flint, Michigan, the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health seeks to build on strong and energetic growth in research. Flint has a long history of community activism and involvement. It is one of the birthplaces of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and includes nationally recognized community pioneers and citizen scientists. For example, the first community representative to be President of the American Public Health Association in its 100+ year history, beginning her term in 2023, is a member of the Flint community.

• Through 1000+ surveys and more than 100 interviews, community members identified the top public health needs of Flint, providing the areas of focus for the new unit, which began as a Division in 2015.

The Department is currently working to:

• Expand our strength in implementation and dissemination science;
• Continue innovation in sharing departmental governance with the Flint community;
• Leverage a dedicated Departmental health policy advocate to move findings into policy.

Research Focus

Primary research methodologies are action-oriented: research to change health policy, implementation science (including sustainment), dissemination and communication, and intervention and services research. The Department also includes three health geographers whose work focuses on identifying and eliminating the effects of racism on the built environment.

Community Engagement

Community members are ready to work alongside researchers to improve conditions here, nationally, and globally. This is a tenured, full-time research, medical school faculty position through which we can largely or fully guarantee salary coverage for researchers who are willing to move their substantial research portfolios to MSU. There are no classroom teaching responsibilities but numerous opportunities for research mentorship if desired. Leadership opportunities in implementation science, in developing a health equity focused postdoctoral T32 training program, and in other areas are available.

Salary and Lifestyle

• Salaries are very competitive, and the cost of living is low.
• Michigan offers a good quality of life, with many outdoor activities, more than 3,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline (the longest freshwater coastline in the world), and a rich cultural heritage and diversity which includes Motown, Indigenous peoples, and the most Arab Americans of any U.S. state.
• Michigan has a rich history in the automobile industry and a thriving arts scene.

Application Information

To apply, please visit https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/520521/associatefull-professor-tenure-system. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Questions may be directed to Jennifer Johnson, PhD, Department Chair (JJohns@msu.edu), or Amber Pearson, PhD, Search Committee Chair, (apearson@msu.edu).

Learn more about the Department at https://publichealth.msu.edu/.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.