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The Department of Public Health at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Public Health with a focus on health policy to begin in Fall 2025. Applications are due by January 7, 2025. The University of Rhode Island Department of Public Health ( has a robust undergraduate program (over 300 undergraduate students) and will launch a new graduate program (Master of Public Health) in Fall 2025. Faculty are also able to work with Health Sciences doctoral students. The department is housed within the College of Health Sciences ( /chs), home to seven departments, 2,460 undergraduate students and 264 graduate students. The Department, College, and University recognize that the field of public health is interdisciplinary and is strengthened by contributions from a broad range of perspectives. The Department of Public Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and seeks to serve as a representative inspiration for the next generations. As such, we particularly welcome candidates from groups that are historically underrepresented, marginalized, and/or excluded in the field of public health who will support the mission of both URI and the Department of Public Health to expose students to diverse perspectives. Candidates will demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity to enhance a sense of belonging and academic success among undergraduate students from diverse cultures and backgrounds. The successful candidate is expected to: Teach health policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Publish public health research with an emphasis on health policy or related areas. Seek and secure external funding that will support productive research. Mentor and advise students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and service activities. Qualifications: Required : Earned doctorate in Public Health or a closely related area (e.g., Political Science, Public Policy, Health Policy, or other areas) conferred by September 1, 2025. Demonstrated research experience in health policy or related areas based on publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals. Demonstrated ability to establish an independent line of research with the potential to obtain external funding. Demonstrated teaching experience in public health with an emphasis on health policy at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. Demonstrated experience working with diverse groups/populations (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, and gender). Demonstrated excellence in oral communication skills. Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills. Demonstrated excellence in collaborative work. Preferred : Demonstrated ability to secure external funding. Demonstrated ability to participate in collaborative research. Postdoctoral experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr American Public Health Association

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