Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Public Health in Health Policy

The Department of Public Health at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Public Health in Health Policy to begin in Fall 2025.

The University of Rhode Island Department of Public Health (https://web.uri.edu/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 (https://web.uri.edu /chs), home to seven departments, 2,460 undergraduate students, and 264 graduate students.

The Department, College, and University recognize that 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 generation of public health professionals. As such, we particularly welcome candidates from groups 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to:

1. Teach health policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels
2. Publish public health research emphasizing health policy or related areas
3. Seek and secure external funding that will support productive research
4. Mentor and advise students at the graduate and undergraduate levels
5. Demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and service activities

Qualifications

Required:

1. 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
2. Demonstrated research experience in health policy or related areas based on publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals
3. Demonstrated ability to establish an independent line of research with the potential to obtain external funding
4. Demonstrated teaching experience in public health with an emphasis on health policy at the undergraduate and/or graduate level
5. Demonstrated experience working with diverse groups/populations (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, and gender)
6. Demonstrated excellence in oral communication skills
7. Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills
8. Demonstrated excellence in collaborative work

Preferred:

1. Demonstrated ability to secure external funding

2. Demonstrated ability to participate in collaborative research

3. Postdoctoral experience

ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

AAUP - American Assoc of Univ Professors

Academic Year, Full-time, Tenure-track, Permanent

To apply, please submit the following:

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3. Research Statement, including future directions
4. Diversity Statement
5. Teaching Statement and evidence of teaching experience
6. Contact information for three references (references will be contacted for finalists only)

The search will remain open until the position has been filled. Applications received by January 7, 2025 will be given first consideration. Applications received after January 7, 2025, may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs, but they are not guaranteed full consideration.

Please contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Nekehia Quashie for informal inquiries about the position.

1. To apply for the position, please use this link: https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/14405