Dean, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health

Georgia Southern University (Georgia Southern) invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH). The University seeks a distinguished, strategic, and collaborative executive leader to shape the college’s future, advance academic and research excellence, expand its public health impact, and strengthen its regional and national profile.

About the role

Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean will serve as chief executive and principal ambassador for the JPHCOPH, providing strategic leadership, institutional vision, and responsible stewardship of the College’s approximately $6.7 million operating budget. The Dean will advance a compelling vision that builds on the College’s strengths, drives innovation and growth, and expands its impact.

Working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, alumni, University leadership, and external partners, the Dean will strengthen interdisciplinary engagement, research productivity, academic excellence, entrepreneurial initiatives, and public health service across Georgia and beyond. As the College’s leading advocate, the Dean will champion its mission to improve health outcomes and address health disparities among underserved populations regionally, statewide, nationally, and globally.

The Dean will serve as a visible and effective bridge between the University and the communities it serves, cultivating strategic partnerships that enhance the College’s reach, relevance, and influence. This includes advancing collaborations across the University and with public, private, nonprofit, and governmental partners throughout Georgia and beyond. Through purposeful engagement and sustained advocacy, the Dean will elevate the visibility, reputation, and impact of both the JPHCOPH and the University.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and institutional vision for the JPHCOPH.
• Manage and steward the College’s approximately $6.7 million operating budget.
• Advance academic and research excellence, driving innovation and growth.
• Strengthen interdisciplinary engagement and research productivity.
• Expand public health service and community impact across Georgia and beyond.
• Champion the College’s mission to improve health outcomes and address health disparities.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with public, private, nonprofit, and governmental entities.
• Elevate the visibility, reputation, and influence of the JPHCOPH and Georgia Southern University.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a distinguished, strategic, and collaborative executive leader with a vision for advancing public health education, research, and service. The next Dean will be positioned to accelerate the College’s trajectory as a recognized leader in public health.

About the institution

Georgia Southern, part of the University System of Georgia, is a public comprehensive university with its main campus in Statesboro, about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta and 55 miles northwest of Savannah. Founded in 1908 as the First District Agricultural & Mechanical School, it has grown into a R2 University enrolling over 26,000 undergraduate students and 4,000 graduate students, with a global network of over 160,000 alumni.

The study of public health at Georgia Southern began in 1998. The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as an online Certificate in Public Health.

Academic programs

• Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH): Emphasis areas in Global Health (online), Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences, and Epidemiology.
• Master of Public Health (MPH): Concentration areas in Applied Public Health (online), Biostatistics, Community Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Informatics (online), and Health Policy and Management.
• Doctor of Public Health (DrPH): Concentrations in Biostatistics, Community Health Behavior and Education, Epidemiology, Health Policy & Management, and Public Health Leadership (online).

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