Public Health 2013-2014

This is the place for academic and research public health positions beginning in Fall of 2014.

Last year's page: Public Health 2012-2013

Any academic jobs that are public health-related or that a PhD in a public health-related field (or a PhD with an MPH) might find interesting or relevant are welcome - including health psychology, medical sociology, medical anthropology, communication disorders/audiology, public policy, social work, etc., in addition to the traditional fields of epidemiology, biostatistics, etc. We are a wide and interdisciplinary field!

When you list your posting, please include: It is assumed that start dates are August/September 2014 unless otherwise noted.
 * The university/institution and job title in the heading.  The headings are in "Heading 3".
 * A link to the entire job ad (you can link the heading).  Links to the original ad on the university/institution's website are best, but links to ads on aggregrators or professional orgs' websites are great too.
 * A short summary of the job ad.  You can use the position keys (next to the numbering key) to indent the summary.
 * The deadline, or date that application review begins
 * The start date, if it is earlier than Fall 2014.
 * Post any updates in bulleted lists underneat the summary!

Other Places to Find Jobs

APA CareerMart

HigherEdJobs.com

Public Health Employment Connection

Individual professional societies' webpages, like Society for Behavioral Medicine and Society for Prevention Research

Lehman College, CUNY - Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Health

 * Area open, but preference given to candidates in health policy and management.  Candidate will teach MPH courses, but qualifications also say candidate should be able to teach bachelor's courses successful.  Closing date: 12/11.


 * Updates here.

NYU - Faculty Positions (Open Rank)

 * The Global Institute of Public Health seeks to recruit experienced public health faculty with expertise in a variety of fields, including epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, social sciences, humanities, policy, health administration and public health practice.  Candidates would teach and advise undergraduates, master's students (including MPH) and a new PhD program in Global Public Health.  We will consider appointments for tenured, tenure-track, clinical, and research appointments.  Rolling basis.

UNC-Chapel Hill - Assistant/Associate Professor in Injury Epidemiology

 * We are seeking outstanding individuals engaged in epidemiologic research on injuries and/or injury prevention.  As appropriate, the successful candidate might assume a leadership role in the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center. Candidates for the rank of Associate Professor must have a strong record of scholarship with experience as a principal investigator and collaborator on funded injury research. A candidate for the rank of Assistant Professor must have strong potential to become a funded independent investigator in the injury field. Deadline is Feb 10, 2014; start date is July 2014.



University of Nevada, Reno - Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

 * The school offers a BS, MPH and is planning a PhD program.  Preference for chronic disease epidemiology, but area is open.  University is establishing a new School of Public Health.  Application review begins Nov. 12.



Florida International University - Open Rank Professor of Epidemiology

 * Tenure-track or tenured.  Department offers MPH and PhD.  Open area, but preference is for chronic and non-communicable disease epidemiology.  Deadline: Jan 4, 2014.



East Carolina University - Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

 * Qualifications include a strong quantitative background in design and analysis of observational and/or intervention studies (clinical or community-based trials), a strong record of peer-reviewed publications, and an established research agenda that may include, but is not limited to, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, nutrition, occupational/environmental risks to health, or other areas of epidemiologic and intervention research. Closing date Dec. 27



Virginia Tech - Assistant Professor of One Health Epidemiology

 * "One Health" refers to the "dynamic interdependence" of human, animal, and environmental health.  Successful candidate will teach both public health and veterinary students.  The MPH program is in the College of Veterinary Medicine.  Possible secondary appointment in the School of Medicine.  Review begins Sept. 16.  Start date is Jan 2014.

University of Memphis - Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

 * The successful candidate should have an interest in the application of statistical methodologies to health sciences, develop and maintain an active research program, and obtain external research funds.  Desired areas of interest include, and not limited to, bioinformatics with emphasis on statistical methods and statistical computing on high throughput data, longitudinal and survival modeling, spatial and temporal modeling, in either a frequentist or Bayesian framework. Experience in analyses of birth cohorts and/or longitudinal studies, genetic and epigenetics data, and of childhood obesity is desirable but not required.  Review begins Sept. 1.



University of Nevada, Reno - Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

 * The school offers a BS, MPH and is planning a PhD program.  Open specialization.  Candidate will perform research and teaching, consult with existing faculty on research, and help establish a new School of Public Health.

East Tennessee State University - TWO Open Rank Professors of Health Services Management & Policy

 * ETSU is hiring two tenure-track professors, area of research open.  College of Public Health is CEPH-accredited and offers bachelor's, MPH, and DrPH degrees.  Closes 12/20

University of Memphis - Assistant/Associate Professor of Health Systems Policy & Management

 * Our priority areas for faculty expertise include health informatics/information systems, health economics, systems modeling, quality improvement and health care management. The successful candidate will conduct research, teach graduate-level courses, and mentor students. The new faculty will also be expected to develop an externally-funded program of research and contribute to the further development of the School. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in health policy/health services research or a related PhD with an MPH or MHA.  Review begins Nov. 1.



Georgia Regents University - Assistant/Associate Professor of Health Care Management

 * Associate or Assistant Professor with teaching and research experience in health administration management, informatics, health services research and/or public health.  Three to five years of teaching experience.  Position is 45% research, 45% teaching and 10% service.  Closing date is Nov. 19, start date is December 2013.



SUNY Downstate - Assistant/Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management

 * Teaching MPH and DrPH classes in addition to research.  DrPH, PhD, MD, ScD, or other similar terminal doctoral degree; Substantial graduate student teaching experience; Research experience, especially funded research; Substantial publication history. PREFERRED: Emphasis on management experience, global, urban and immigrant health issues, policy and outcome studies. Closing Date: Dec. 3.

Florida International University - 2 Open Rank Professors of Health Policy & Management

 * Department is new.  Teach 2-3 graduate courses per semester, with option to buy out, in addition to research and service. Applicants should be qualified to teach in at least two of the following areas specific to public health policy and management: Management and Organizational Behavior, Leadership Studies, Health Economics, Operations and Quality, Health Insurance, Health Care Finance, Health Care Marketing, Strategic Planning and/or Research Methods, and Health Policy.  Review begins Oct. 8.

University of Memphis - Assistant/Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

 * Candidiate will to expand the existing Environmental Health Science program in the Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health.  Specialization is open.  Review begins Sept. 1.

University of Michigan - Assistant Professor of Global Public Health

 * Department of Health Behavior & Health Education.  Candidates should have a doctoral degree in a social/behavioral science or field with direct application to global public health.  Open area, but "particular consideration" given to candidiates specializing in health-directed interventions in global contexts and the global political economy of health behavior.  Review begins Oct. 1.



University of South Carolina - Assistant Professor of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior (Latino Health Disparities)

 * Possible joint appointment with Womens & Gender Studies.  Part of a initiative of faculty who collaborate on Latino immigration and health issues.  Areas of specialization: Community-based participatory research, social determinants of health and well-being, or community health development.  Candidiates will be expected to contribute to research on Latinos in South Carolina, the Southeast, and the U.S.  Review begins Oct. 18.

Lehigh University - Assistant Professor Psychology & Health, Medicine, & Society

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in quantitative psychology who does health-focused research, and can also teach in the interdisciplinary Health, Medicine & Society program.  PhD in psychology or related field who does health-related research with large data sets.  Potential areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: measurement and psychometrics; multivariate methods; causal modeling; assessment and evaluation of interventions; mixed methods (i.e., qualitative and quantitative) research; newer developing methods for analysis. In addition to having strong quantitative expertise, the ideal candidate will have a substantive program of research that integrates with at least one of the three core areas of the Psychology department: cognitive, social, or developmental. Review begins Oct. 15.



Lehigh University - Assistant Professor, Social Epidemiologist/Sociology & Anthropology

 * Seeking a PhD in Anthropology or Sociology who also has training in epidemiological methods.  Candidate will have a joint appointment in Sociology and Health, Medicine, and Society program.  Research area is open.  Review begins Oct. 1.

UCLA - Postdoctoral Training Program in Addiction Health Services Research

 * NIDA-funded T32 postdoc on drug abuse and addiction.  Open to both qualitative and quantitative researchers.  Strong training in longitudional methods.  Deadline is 12/26.


 * Updates here

Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training (CHEST), New York, NY - Research Scientist

 * Full-time research scientist to oversee several NIH-funded studies that focus on sexual risk behavior, mental health, and substance use in different, mostly minority, populations.  PhD or ABD.  Requires strong statistical skills and facility with SPSS and/or SAS.  Closing date 10/31; anticipated start date is 11/15.

