Department Chair​/Professor

Posting Information

Department: ASPH Health Promotion, Education and Behavior

Posting Number: FAC
00022PO26

Advertised

Title:

Department Chair/ Professor

Campus:
Columbia

College/Division:
Arnold School of Public Health

Salary:
Salary commensurate with experience

Employment Type:

Full Time (37.5 hours per week, 10.5 months)

Position Category:
Full-time Equivalent (FTE)

Work County:
Richland

Tenure:
Tenure-Track/Tenured

Job Search Category:
Faculty

The University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of its eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of the eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, the system’s Palmetto College campuses provide degrees through a combination of in‑person, online or blended learning.

All institutions emphasize service—helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

The University of South Carolina is committed to equal opportunity and proudly values the skills and experience military veterans bring to its workforce. Across the state, we are making veterans a priority for employment and recognize their vital contributions to our communities.

The Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for an exceptional leader and nationally or internationally recognized scholar to serve as Chair of the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB). We seek a dynamic, forward‑thinking researcher with vision and expertise to strengthen the department’s scientific impact, expand its extramural funding portfolio, and elevate its national and global presence. The Chair will provide strategic and scholarly leadership in an environment committed to high‑impact research, interdisciplinary collaboration, excellence in teaching and mentoring, community engagement, and innovation.

• Articulate and implement a strategic research vision that enhances the department’s national and international prominence.
• Foster and support interdisciplinary science by cultivating collaborations across academic units, research centers, community organizations, and global partners.
• Expand the department’s research enterprise by promoting team science, developing collaborative funding proposals, and strengthening mechanisms for faculty research development.
• Mentor faculty in securing and managing major extramural awards, including program grants, center‑level grants, and interdisciplinary multi‑investigator initiatives.
• Lead educational program/curriculum development and advancement.
• Support the professional development of faculty, staff, and students, with a focus on building an inclusive and high‑performing academic culture.
• Oversee departmental operations, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Represent the department in school‑wide and university‑wide initiatives, national professional organizations, and global health and research networks.

HPEB supports two undergraduate minors, master’s programs (MPH, online MPH), a PhD program, and graduate certificates in aging, global health, and health communication, as well as the Arnold School’s undergraduate BA/BS programs. Faculty engage in rigorous, innovative, and impactful research and prepare future leaders to improve public health locally, nationally, and globally with an emphasis on disadvantaged populations. Students address how interventions, social context, health care systems, and environments influence health behaviors and status using diverse quantitative, qualitative, and mixed‑methods approaches.

• Global Health Initiative
• Nutrition Consortium
• Office for the Study of Aging
• Consortium for Latino Health Studies
• USC Big Data Health Science Center
• South Carolina Smart State Center for Healthcare Quality
• Smart State Technology Center to Promote Healthy Lifestyles
• Prevention Research Center
• Cancer Prevention and Control Program
• Research Center for Child Well‑Being