Department of Nutrition - Programs in Public Health
Position
Assistant Professor (Health Administration) for nationally accredited MPH Program with the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (nine month tenure-track position)
Qualifications
Required: Earned doctorate in health administration, public health or closely related field; evidence of published research in refereed journals; and, commitment to obtaining extramural support for research.
Desired: MPH or MSPH degree; public health practice & management experience; research experience relevant to discipline; university teaching experience; effective interpersonal & communication skills; experience with on-line course instruction; experience with professional & community organizations.
Responsibilities
Teach graduate courses in health administration and other public health courses as appropriate. Establish an independent, extramurally-funded research program whose research results in publications in refereed journals. Contribute to further development of the public health academic program. Advise graduate students and direct graduate projects, theses and dissertations. Provide professional and community service.
University
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement with society. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. The university welcomes and honors people of all races, genders, creeds, cultures, and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity. The university intends that its graduates will promote the values and institutions of representative democracy, and be prepared to lead lives of personal integrity and civic responsibility. Visit http://www.utk.edu for detailed information.
Salary:
Competitive and commensurate with experience
Application
Application review will begin fall 2009 and continue until position is filled. Submit letter of application addressing the required and desired qualifications; curriculum vitae; and the names, mail and e-mail addresses, & telephone numbers of three references to:
Charles Hamilton, DrPH, MPH
Chair, Health Administration Search Committee
Master of Public Health Program
The University of Tennessee
865-974-5041 (office)
1914 Andy Holt Avenue (HPR 390)
865-974-6439 (fax)
Knoxville, TN 37996-2710
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