Adjunct Instructor

Job Description and Position Requirements

The Department of Public Health Sciences (PHS) in the Penn State College of Medicine, in Hershey, PA, announces the need for 1-2 adjunct faculty to teach 1-2 classes for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. Classes will be doctoral level classes in the Division of Epidemiology and candidates should have a PhD or equivalent in Epidemiology or a closely related field and have an active research portfolio.

PHS consists of three academic divisions, namely, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, and Health Services and Behavioral Research. There are more than 55 PHS faculty members (27 tenured/tenure-eligible) and more than 70 support staff members. PHS provides a strong infrastructure for its faculty members and the broader College and Penn State Health in the areas of biostatistics, study design, data management, research computing, project management, and finance and administration.

PHS offers six graduate programs, namely, PhD in Epidemiology, PhD in Biostatistics, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Research, and Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security with an option in Public Health Preparedness, as well as several Graduate Certificate programs.

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