美国欧道明大学招聘社会行为科学/健康行为/健康促进公共卫生助理教授

美国欧道明大学招聘社会行为科学/健康行为/健康促进公共卫生助理教授

Assistant Professor of Public Health in Social Behavioral Sciences / Health Behavior / Health Promotion (Tenure-Track, #F0421A)

Old Dominion University

in Norfolk, VA

Type: Full-Time

Posted: Today

Application Due: 09/01/2026

Category: Public and Environmental Health; +1

Department: COMM & ENVIRON HEALTH

Position Number: F0421A

Job Description

The Department of Health Behavior, Policy, and Management at Old Dominion University invites applicants for an Assistant Professor of Social Behavioral Sciences / Health Behavior & Health Promotion to begin January 2027. This is a 10-month, full-time, tenure-track appointment. The faculty member will hold primary teaching responsibilities for the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Ph.D. in Health Services Research programs. Incoming faculty will be expected to maintain an active program of research, teaching, and service. This position reports to the Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Policy and Management within the ODU-NSU Joint School of Public Health (https://www.odu.edu/public-health), which is a growing, diverse, and multidisciplinary environment committed to public health research, teaching, service, and practice. The faculty member in this role will be expected to teach courses in social-behavioral sciences and related areas, mentor graduate students, develop and maintain an active independent research program, pursue external research funding, and contribute to the mission and programs of the ODU-NSU Joint School of Public Health through departmental, school, and university service, as well as through professional service and community service/engagement. The candidate is required to have excellent oral and written communication skills and a demonstrated ability to collaborate/work with others.

Job Description: Applicants must have evidence of, or strong capabilities to conduct high-quality, significant, and innovative research, to secure extramural funding to establish an independent research program; to effectively teach, and to contribute to university, professional, and community service.

Responsibilities:

Teaching: Effectively teach graduate-level courses in social and behavioral sciences (health behavior and health promotion) and related areas in public health within the MPH and Ph.D. in Health Services Research programs primarily.

Research: Develop, establish, and maintain an active program of scholarly public health research in social-behavioral sciences, including publishing peer-reviewed publications, pursuing external research funding, and mentoring students in research.

Service: Participate in, and contribute to, departmental, school, and university service, including mentoring students and serving on committees; in professional service, and in community service/engagement in public health.

Position Type

FullTime

Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications

Earned terminal doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, or DrPH) in social and behavioral sciences or health behavior and health promotion in public health, or a comparable/closely related discipline from an accredited program, school, or institution.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities

Demonstrated ability to teach graduate-level courses in social-behavioral sciences (health behavior and health promotion) or a closely related public health area.

Demonstrated research/scholarly productivity in public health, including a record of, or strong potential for, publications in peer-reviewed indexed journals, research independence, and extramural research funding appropriate to career stage.

Demonstrated ability to develop, establish, and maintain an independent research program.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

An earned doctorate in social/behavioral sciences (health behavior and health promotion) from a CEPH-accredited public health program, school, or institution.

Post-doctoral public health training/experience related to this position.

Evidence of high-quality public health research, including first-authored peer-reviewed publications and extramural grant funding.

Experience advising and mentoring graduate students in public health, including in research.

Evidence of effective graduate teaching (including course development) related to this position (e.g., social-behavioral sciences or closely related public health/research areas).

Experience teaching in a variety of delivery formats, including asynchronous online teaching

Evidence of public health experience related to this position.

Demonstrated ability to conduct interdisciplinary research and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Application Review Date: 09/01/2026

Application Instructions

How to Apply: Interested candidates must apply at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/25743 and attach the following to their online application:

A cover letter detailing their interest in the position and relevant qualifications.

A curriculum vitae;

A Teaching philosophy.

A statement of research interests.

Unofficial graduate transcripts.

Contact information for 3 professional references.

Applications should be submitted by September 01, 2026, for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.

Please direct any questions about the position to the search committee chair, Dr. Mariana Szklo-Coxe (mszklo@odu.edu).

Telework Friendly: No

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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