Open Rank Faculty – Health Behavior and Society

Open Rank Faculty – Department of Health, Behavior, and Society

UT School of Public Health San Antonio

  The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio (UTSPHSA) was established in 2022 as a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), both Hispanic-serving institutions. The new graduate school will provide academic instruction relevant to public health and serve as a focus of research activities directed toward community health problems as it maintains and grows relationships with all entities interested in public health. The School will offer master's and doctoral programs in public health.

The Department of Health, Behavior, and Society (HBS) at UTSPHSA seeks candidates with demonstrable academic skills for faculty positions within the Department and welcomes faculty with diverse research, teaching, and service interests in various fields of study, emphasizing social drivers of health, health equity, One Health, and dissemination and implementation science. We seek individuals who bring expertise, passion, and commitment to working with vulnerable populations, designing, implementing, and evaluating multicultural approaches to prevent disease, improve well-being, and promote a healthy society for all. Disciplines may be broad, including but not limited to health disparities, social and behavioral sciences, diabetes and metabolic disorders, cancer, sexual health, infectious diseases, substance use, and health communication.

The Department seeks to identify successful candidates with demonstrated research portfolios, scholarly publications, and experience in teaching coursework appropriate to graduate-level instruction in community health, health behavior, and related fields and their application to public health. Faculty will be expected to contribute formally to the academic curricula, teach graduate courses, and actively engage in forming the School through internal and external service activities. Applications for appointment to all ranks (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) and tracks (tenure-track, tenured, or non-tenure track) will be reviewed and considered; the level and type of faculty appointment will be based on the candidate’s professional and academic experiences. Please include the rank and track you are applying for in the cover letter. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled.

  Qualifications

• The position requires a doctorate in public health or a related field.
• Candidates must have prior teaching experience at the post-secondary university level.
• Candidates must have demonstrated ability to conduct both applied and academic research.
• Candidates must have experience in community engagement activities.
• Expertise and experience in issues about historically underserved populations are especially desirable but not required.

Applications may be submitted electronically through the UT Health Careers faculty recruitment site and should include (a) a cover letter describing the candidate’s professional qualifications, interest in the position, and brief evidence of scholarly impact, (b) teaching and mentoring philosophy and experience (1-2 pages), (c) if applicable, a research statement with the history of external funding and plans for acquiring peer-reviewed funding (3-5 pages), (d) curriculum vitae, (e) contact information for three professional references/letters of recommendation, and (f) unofficial copies of all academic transcripts (official transcripts will be required of the final candidate).

Under the leadership of Dean Vasan Ramachandran, the mission of UTSPHSA is to: perform ‘meaningful’ scholarship that discovers, disseminates, and applies evidence-based, equity-driven, scalable solutions and policies that can be implemented to advance the health of the planet and its human populations, especially those that belong to historically underserved, marginalized, vulnerable groups; serve public health needs and promote a culture of health and well-being locally and regionally (acting as a steward and serving as an anchor) while thinking nationally and globally, and; educate, develop and train the next generation of diverse public health leaders and professionals in systems thinking, social justice and health equity, and precision public health so that they can face the public health threats and opportunities of today and tomorrow. To learn more about UTSPHSA, please visit https://utsph.org/ .

Note: Faculty appointed to UTHSCSA may contact the SPH for information on the lateral faculty transfer process.

UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security-sensitive positions.

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