Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor of Public Health

About the role

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego (http://hwsph.ucsd.edu) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor rank faculty positions in association with teaching in our Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Program.

The School has focal areas of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Climate & Environmental Health, Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Equity and Justice, Global Health, Health Behavior, Health Policy, Public Mental Health, and Technology & Precision Health and offers six degree programs: BS in Public Health, MPH, MS and PhD in Biostatistics, PhD in Public Health, and a Joint doctoral program with SDSU. Further, the School has a Preventive Medicine Residency program. UC San Diego has initiated an undergraduate program partnership with Southwestern College in southeast San Diego, with the HWSPH BSPH being the first program to lead this partnership aimed at increasing access and pipeline to the UC system.

Responsibilities

• Teaching professors are full-time faculty who are responsible for teaching six 4-unit courses per year. These positions are focused on teaching in our BS in Public Health Program and will include teaching on the main UC San Diego campus in La Jolla and at our partner site at Southwestern College in the Chula Vista area of San Diego. Teaching may include teaching courses in other School programs, subject to the School’s needs.
• In addition to demonstrating excellence in teaching, individuals in the Teaching Professor series are expected to engage in pedagogy-related professional activities and service to the University and field. They may engage in scientific research as a principal investigator or collaborator and may hold grants.

Qualifications

• Assistant Professor:
• Candidates must have demonstrated experience teaching in a Public Health-related topic, a minimum of three classes as instructor of record or a minimum of two classes as instructor of record plus a minimum of three classes as teaching assistant.
• Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, or related doctoral degree by the time of the start of the appointment.
• Experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in Public Health.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Experience in pedagogy development or best practices with dissemination to other instructors or the public.
• Associate/Full Professor:
• Candidates must have a PhD, DrPh, or related doctoral degree.
• Candidates must have demonstrated experience in teaching, a minimum of five classes in a Public Health-related topic as instructor of record.
• Experience in mentoring one or more undergraduate or graduate students in Public Health.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Experience in pedagogy development or best practices with dissemination to other instructors or the public.
• Experience in leadership.

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - Interested applicants must provide a cover letter stating teaching or curriculum goals.
• Teaching Evaluations
• Misc / Additional (Optional)
• Covid-19 Impact Statement - We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic may have had a substantial impact on academic productivity. In our academic hiring processes, we will be keeping this in mind as we consider achievement relative to opportunity. We encourage you to reflect on constraints on opportunity in your field that were caused by the events of the pandemic and where applicable, to discuss your achievements in this light.

About UC San Diego

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.