HES-Teaching Assistant Professor, Health Science

217506 - HS-Public Health

Teaching Assistant Professor

The Department of Health Science, College of Human Environmental Sciences at The University of Alabama seeks candidates to serve as a Teaching Assistant Professor of Public Health.

The Department of Health Science, College of Human Environmental Sciences at The University of Alabama seeks candidates to serve as a Teaching Assistant Professor of Public Health.
This is a 9-month, non-tenure track position. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in public health and health promotion (face-to-face and/or online). The selected candidate will also be expected to provide service to the University, profession, and community, and perform other duties as assigned.
The Department of Health Science is comprised of 24 full-time faculty members whose research and teaching interests span a variety of areas that center on improving the health and well-being of individuals, communities, populations, and the environment. The Department is home to over 800 majors enrolled in one of the degree programs in the Department, including the BS in Public Health (concentrations in Health Education and Promotion, and Health Professions);
Master of Public Health (concentration in Health Education and Promotion); MA in Health Studies;
PhD in Health Education and Promotion; and MS in Athletic Training. The BS in Public Health and the Master of Public Health degrees are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). More information can be found at the Department website: http://health.ches.ua.edu.

Applicants must hold an earned doctorate degree in health education, health promotion, public health, epidemiology, or a closely related field at the time of employment. The successful candidate will have the ability to engage in research and scholarly activities and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, although teaching is the primary focus of this position. We seek applicants with teaching experience and demonstrated potential for success in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses.

Specific course topics include human diseases, drug awareness education, environmental health, health disparities, epidemiology, health communications, program planning, and program evaluation.

• previous teaching experience
• previous health education/public health experience
• professional association involvement
• a record of community engagement
• previous experience with the CEPH accreditation process

Public health or health education-related certification is desirable (i.e., CPH, CHES®, MCHES®).

A completed application must be fully submitted by November 13, 2026.

The position starts August 16, 2027.

At the College of Human Environmental Sciences, we empower students to bring about positive change in the world. Our faculty conduct advanced research, provide outreach and prepare a new generation of professionals with a shared goal of improving lives.
CHES brings together a wide range of disciplines which focus on the interaction between individuals, families and the environment. Five distinct departments cover a multitude of human science programs that help individuals across the lifespan improve their mental, physical and financial well-being. We touch people’s lives in the home, at school, in the workplace, at the dinner table, on the athletic field, and in a myriad of other arenas.

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