Public Health 2016-2017



This page is for Academic Positions in Schools of Public Health that begin in  2017.

Please list advertised positions, with updates as they occur, including acknowledgments of receipt, phone interviews, campus interviews, and offers. Listing the names of those hired is a violation of privacy.

Please add approximate dates to your posts whenever possible.

University of Alabama, Birmingham, Department of Health Behavior
Positions with a 12-month appointment are available in the Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). We expect to recruit a faculty member; tenure-earning, though any rank (instructor, assistant/associate professor, professor) and tenure status (tenure-earning, tenured, non-tenure earning) may be considered. An established record of research and publications in the modification of health-related behavior risk factors is required. The Department has established research programs in substance misuse and behavioral economics; tobacco control; obesity and physical activity; STI/HIV prevention; child health; family caregiving; and risk and resilience in emerging adults. Candidates with theoretical frameworks relevant to health behaviors such as behavioral economics, experience with multidisciplinary collaboration, and strong quantitative skills are encouraged to apply.


 * Applied in October, Department never confirmed application

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Health Policy and Management
The Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position in health and healthcare disparities. Applicants should have a Ph.D. or M.D. with graduate training in health services research, health policy, health equity, health economics, medical sociology, epidemiology or public health. Rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Successful applicants will work primarily with faculty in the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions. They will also have the opportunities to collaborate with other disparities researchers from the Schools of Public Health, Nursing, Medicine and Arts and Science.


 * Updates here

Ohio State University, Open Department
The College of Public Health at The Ohio State University is searching for outstanding candidates for regular tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full-Professor. We especially welcome candidates interested in addressing significant public health challenges facing Ohio and the nation, such as high infant mortality, tobacco control, food insecurity, health disparities, the epidemic of opioid use as well as the transformative changes in health care delivery. Additional areas of research include global health and the university-wide Discovery Theme (discovery.osu.edu) foci on health and wellness, food production and security, and energy and environment.




 * Received email in early December with invitation for a campus visit to occur in January

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