Assistant / Associate Professor in Public Health

Summary

Regis College is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor for the undergraduate program in Public Health. This position will focus on teaching both in-person traditional undergraduate courses, hybrid offerings, and fully online asynchronous courses on the main campus as well as in the online bachelor’s completion program in public health. Responsibilities also include student advisement and professional guidance, assisting the program director with assessment, program development, and program review, and collaboration with other faculty to promote an engaging learning environment.

Qualified applicants will have an earned doctorate in Public Health or related discipline and experience teaching at the undergraduate level. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with both in-person and online instruction and course development, are able to teach across the public health curriculum, and have teaching or research experience related to environmental health, epidemiology, global health, and/or workforce development. A knowledge of and connection to the Massachusetts Public Health network would be considered a positive attribute. A passion for excellence with gentleness, a commitment to student success, professional collaboration and innovation, and a problem-solving attitude are fundamental to this position.

Essential Job Functions

• Advise undergraduate public health students, particularly those in the bachelor’s completion program.
• Develop content, design and teach in-person, hybrid, and/or fully online courses.
• Teach, organize, and coordinate assigned courses within the discipline including curriculum maintenance, innovation of content, curriculum assessment, and documentation.
• Assign grades and provide relevant, substantive, and value-added feedback in a timely manner (as described in the Faculty Handbook) through appropriate online classroom systems.
• Respond to student email inquiries in a timely manner utilizing official university email account.
• Engage in scholarly/service activities appropriate to the discipline such as serving on local, state or national committees, publishing and/or reviewing scholarly articles and abstracts, presenting at national, regional, and local conferences, conducting research and/or grant writing and related activities.
• On-campus presence necessary to enhance student interaction and promote the public health program
• Participate in regular meetings and faculty development opportunities.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director.

Requirements

• Terminal degree in public health or related area.
• 2-5 years of experience with university level in-person, hybrid, and online teaching preferred.
• Expertise in Environmental Health and Epidemiology preferred
• Ability to demonstrate and uphold the Mission of the university and the Values of the Sisters of St. Joseph
• Ability to uphold the University’s commitment to inclusive excellence within a diverse educational community.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret public health periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Knowledge of National Standards for Undergraduate Education in Public Health set by the Association for Schools and Programs in Public Health (ASPPH) and Council for Education on Public Health (CEPH).

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Normal office environment, not subject to extremes in temperature, noise, odors, etc.
• May spend extended periods at a computer
• Ability to teach in both an on-campus classroom and online setting

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

In employment, as in education, Regis College is committed to equal opportunity. Regis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran’s status, membership in uniformed services or any other protected status.

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