Senior Instructor

About the role

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system transforms the lives of South Carolinians through its eight institutions and 20 locations statewide. Over 50,000 students are enrolled across the system, which includes the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four‑year universities in Aiken, Upstate, and Beaufort, as well as Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster, and Sumter that offer associate and bachelor’s degrees via in‑person, online, or blended learning. All system institutions emphasize service to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for a Senior Instructor position. This is a new full‑time, 9‑month instructor role slated to begin no later than Fall 2027. The incumbent will teach and support core in‑person and online undergraduate courses, plan and implement student development and peer‑mentoring initiatives, develop and revise curriculum, assess student learning, and strengthen undergraduate education. Potential courses include HPEB 300: Planning Health Promotion Programs; HPEB 321: Personal and Community Health; HPEB 470: Principles of Global Health; HPEB 471: Social Determinants of Health; HPEB 488/489: Food Systems; HPEB 502: Applied Aspects of Human Nutrition; HPEB 547: Consumer Health in Contemporary Society; and HPEB 553: Community Health.

Responsibilities

• Teach three courses per semester (Fall and Spring) with the option for summer teaching.
• Plan and implement student development and peer‑mentoring initiatives.
• Develop and revise curriculum for undergraduate public‑health courses.
• Assess student learning and work to strengthen undergraduate education.
• Contribute to departmental, school, and university service activities, including committee participation that supports students, faculty, staff, and the broader community.
• Engage in interdisciplinary initiatives such as the Global Health Initiative, Nutrition Consortium, Prevention Research Center, Office for the Study of Aging, Consortium for Latino Health Studies, Big Data Health Science Center, and SmartState Centers.

Requirements

• Earned master’s degree in public health, health behavior, or a related social‑science field (minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
• Experience teaching and mentoring in a higher‑education setting.
• Working knowledge of available community partners in public health.
• Equivalent of five years of full‑time teaching experience in higher education.
• Evidence of effective instruction with both in‑person and online modalities.

Benefits

• Health and life insurance
• Retirement programs
• Paid tuition
• Dependent scholarships
• Annual leave
• Sick leave
• 13 paid holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development opportunities