Education Assistant Professor SMS-3602

Teaching

• Provide high-level teaching to the nascent Master of Science in Population Science degree program on specific topics of expertise.
• Mentors, guides and instructs other personnel (i.e., faculty researchers, technicians, residents, medical students, nurses, data entry personnel, statisticians, etc.) in public and population health and/or research methods.
• Periodically deliver lectures at the educational conferences and Grand Rounds series at PSP.
• Helps the Chair of the Department of Population Science and Policy and the Director of Graduate Education Programs with developing education materials related to the Graduate course and other courses related to population and public health.

Research

• Contributes unique scientific and research expertise to other faculty members as required.
• Sets and obtains research grants as the lead or primary investigator as well as a Collaboration with other faculty members as co-investigator.
• Participates in independent or collaborative research consistent with developing expertise and opportunities.
• Publishes peer reviewed authoritative works as first author as well as with other faculty and trainee collaborators.
• Provides knowledge and insight for new study ideas and long-term goals and objectives relevant to PSP initiatives.
• Cultivate and develop strong collaborations within as well as outside of the PSP Department both at as well as beyond the SIU campus.
• Reviews and remains current in community innovation, research methodology, children's health, human development and social entrepreneurship.
• Presents scholarly activity at local, regional and national conferences.

Service

• Identifying and leading community driven projects to address and advance the health of the individuals living in the service region.
• Leads and develops initiatives to inform programmatic and policy strategies and priorities that impact social determinants of health (SDOH).
• Membership on departmental, medical school, and university committees as appropriate.
• Shares insight on epidemiology or health services as it relates to improving the priority areas of PSP for our students, residents, patients, faculty members, and staff.
• Demonstrates, by actions, commitment to the mission and the behavioral standards of SIU School of Medicine.
• Provides excellent service to both internal and external customers through collaboration and partnership; compassion and respect; integrity and accountability; diversity and inclusion; as well as continuous learning and improvement.
• Participates in affairs of relevant professional societies, boards, or research interest groups that foster state, national, and international recognition for PSP and SOM.

Qualifications

• MD/DO, PhD or DrPH with post-doctoral training in Epidemiology, Health Services, Population Health or related field.
• Sensitive to the needs of minority and rural populations.
• Must demonstrate a record of teaching effectiveness and scholarship.
• Experience or interest in developing distance education through online/hybrid formats.
• And Who Have Had Prior University Teaching Experience.

Supplemental Information

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