Assistant Professor of Public Health

Overview

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Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Monterey Bay
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Public Affairs

The Department of Health, Human Services, and Public Policy (HHSPP) at Cal State Monterey Bay is seeking a full-time academic year tenure-track assistant professor who will collaborate with faculty and staff colleagues in advancing the department’s mission of teaching, research, and service. The candidate must demonstrate excellence in teaching and learning in public health and related subfields including but not limited to health policy and management, health and social services evaluation, epidemiology, or environmental health/impacts of climate change on health.

The candidate must also demonstrate a record of (or potential for) meaningful and relevant scholarship and the ability to mentor undergraduate students in applied research methods.

We welcome applicants who are committed to supporting student success and actively participating in community-engaged scholarship and university and community service. We are seeking an outstanding teacher, mentor, and applied researcher who is a creative thinker and demonstrates a commitment to collaborative, community-engaged program development, interprofessional and interdisciplinary educational models, community-based participatory research, and serving a diverse student population.

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California’s Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. CSUMB is part of the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University, which educates nearly 460,000 students every year.

With a diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSU Monterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. CSUMB emphasizes student success and engagement through experiential learning, service learning, and a focus on multicultural and global perspectives. CSUMB’s sustainability goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030.

The Department of Health, Human Services, and Public Policy is dedicated to educating future health and human services professionals to serve California’s diverse communities. Our graduates become leaders who advance equitable access to health and social services, improve outcomes, and strengthen the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

Through a student-centered pedagogy, community engagement, and applied scholarship, HHSPP prepares students to expand their knowledge and skills in collaboration with community organizations and public agencies. Guided by a commitment to equity, social justice, and ethical practice, our programs empower students to become effective agents of social change.

The department currently offers the Collaborative Health and Human Services (CHHS) Bachelor of Science degree and provides five minor degree programs in Community Health Education, Environmental Health Policy, International Health Policy, Nonprofit Management, and Social Work for students across campus. We are actively developing new degree programs, including a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health, as resources become available.

To ensure a fully engaged faculty and student community, program courses are primarily offered through face-to-face classroom experiences, with some hybrid formats. The department emphasizes excellence in teaching and learning as paramount to our goals of student education and leadership development.

General responsibilities include developing and delivering courses; advising students; participating in departmental and university committees; developing relationships with local and regional agencies to explore student experiential learning or internship opportunities and applied research projects; identifying potential external funding sources for applied research projects, including public or private grants or contracts; and collaborating with academic and practice colleagues on research initiatives and…