Tenure Track Position - Public Health

Job Summary

The Kinesiology and Public Health Department in the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is seeking to fill one full-time, academic year, tenure track position in Public Health, with appointment beginning approximately August 12, 2027. The Department invites applications for a tenure-track position as part of an initiative to expand its teaching and research program in healthcare policy and management within its Bachelor of Science in Public Health program. The Department seeks candidates from a broad range of public health backgrounds who demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and an active research agenda that actively involves public health undergraduate students as integral members of their research program.

Responsibilities

• Primarily teach upper-division core courses in the program, including at least two of the following: Public Health Policy and Advocacy, Healthcare Systems, Comparative Health Systems, and Health Promotion for Special Populations
• Pursue a systematic program of research and scholarship, curricular improvement, and participate in service activities including committee service, student advising, and building industry relationships
• Consider using creative teaching approaches that enhance student learning and participate in scholarly practices such as peer-reviewed research, conference presentations, and grant development that leads to publication

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Health Services Research, Health Administration or Management, Health Economics, Public Policy or Administration, or a closely related field
• Commitment to and experience in (or potential for) high quality undergraduate teaching
• Experience in (or potential for) high quality research that meaningfully engages undergraduate students
• Evidence of (or potential for) scholarly productivity
• Evidence of (or potential for) promoting the well-being and advancement of students, colleagues, and the department
• Ability to work with diverse populations fostering a respectful, collaborative, supportive, and inclusive environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with undergraduate students and fostering a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive environment
• Experience and commitment to excellence in teaching public health at the university level
• Research or creative scholarly activities in an area that is compatible with or broadens the department's research activities
• Track record of external funding for research and creative scholarly activities
• Experience supervising undergraduate student research

About the Department

The Department of Kinesiology and Public Health (KPH) is a major academic unit within the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics offering a BS in Kinesiology and a BS in Public Health. There are approximately 700 undergraduate students, 16 full time faculty, 3 full time lecturers, 30 part time lecturers, and 5 support staff. The mission of the KPH Department is to promote physical activity and health for all through excellence in teaching, research and service. The department launched a BS in Public Health, enrolling the first cohort of students in the Fall of 2018.

Our faculty are actively engaged teacher scholars who study chronic disease prevention and treatment, access to healthcare, digital technologies, reducing health disparities, promoting maternal and child health, movement behaviors, tobacco cessation, health communications, sexual health, and gender-based violence prevention.

The Center for Health Research (CHR) is a University Research Center housed within the KPH Department that includes several ongoing multi-million-dollar NIH-funded research grants. Projects include long-term prospective human research studies involving hundreds of community participants, local community contracts and partners, and national and international partners. External research grants currently fund approximately 10 staff positions including researchers, faculty investigators, research staff, a community liaison, database managers, phlebotomists, a technician, student research fellows, medical consultants and a translator.

More information about the Kinesiology and Public Health Department is available at https://kinesiology.calpoly.edu/. More information about the Center for Health Research is available at https://healthresearch.calpoly.edu.

About the University

Founded in 1901, Cal Poly is one of only five comprehensive polytechnic universities in the nation, with approximately 22,000 undergraduates, 120 postbaccalaureate, and 900 graduate students. U.S. News and World Report has ranked Cal Poly #1 among public master's universities in the western United States for 28 consecutive years. A primarily undergraduate university, Cal Poly offers academically focused students 66 baccalaureate degrees and 27 master's degrees. Operating on the semester calendar system as of August 2026, Cal Poly takes pride in its "Learn-by-Doing" approach to teaching and learning, which has characterized Cal Poly since its founding. One of the 22 campuses of the California State University system, Cal Poly has a statewide mandate as a polytechnic university. Cal Poly is one of the largest land-holding universities in the nation and uses all of its land holdings in active support of its educational programs.

Cal Poly is located in historic San Luis Obispo, a city of 47,000, 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on California's scenic Central Coast. With excellent public education resources, recreational facilities and an expanding dedication to the arts, the area is known for its scenic landscapes and extraordinarily temperate climate.