Assistant/Associate Professor, Education Track, Department of Environmental & Pu

Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department ofEnvironmental and Public Health Sciencesis a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff.

The Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences (DEPHS) at the College of Medicine (COM) invites applications for an education track Assistant/Associate rank position in the Division of Public Health Sciences. The University of Cincinnati (UC) is a premier, public, urban university ranked as one of America’s top 26 public research universities by the National Science Foundation. US News has ranked UC in the Top Tier of America’s best colleges. UC is one of the largest employers in the Cincinnati region, with over 15,000 full-time and part-time faculty and staff.

The DEPHS conducts world-renowned research and offers graduate training in environmental & Industrial Hygiene, epidemiology, environmental genetics and molecular toxicology, and public health. The department has five divisions (Epidemiology, Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology, Environmental and Industrial Hygiene, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and Public Health Sciences). The DEPHS’s research portfolio for environmental and occupational health is among the top in thenation. The NIH, the American Heart Association, NIOSH, industry, foundations, and various federal and state agencies provide research funding for the DEPHS.

The Public Health Program is a CEPH-accredited graduate program offering the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. The program offers seven concentrations: biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental public health, global health, health education and health promotion, health services and management, and occupational public health. In addition, the MPH program offers an MD-MPH and PharmD-MPH Program track. The newly hired faculty will have the opportunity to collaborate through educational and service activities through public health community partners, such as the Cincinnati Public Health Department, the Hamilton County Public Health Department, and the Northern Kentucky Health Department. In addition, collaborative activities are encouraged with leading health systems, including but not limited to, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Center for Closing the Health Gap, People Working Cooperatively, as well as federal agencies such as the EPA and NIOSH.

Essential Functions

• Teach public health courses at the graduate level in the areas of health services, health systems, population health, environmental health, qualitative methods, and policy or other relevant topics as needed.
• Advise and mentor students in academic development and achievement as well as in applied practical experience/integrated learning experiences.
• Assist with MPH curriculum development, innovation, and continuous quality improvement as well as program assessment, and involvement with professional societies through service.
• Collaborate with MPH faculty and leadership to ensure program success, student satisfaction, and alignment with workforce needs.
• Participate in MPH program meetings, accreditation preparation, strategic planning, and departmental service activities.
• Establish, implement, and uphold MPH policies to ensure the effective delivery and management of all assigned courses and program activities.
• Undertake other duties assigned from the MPH Program.

Minimum Requirements

• Doctoral degree (e.g., DrPH, PhD, or equivalent) in the public health field or a related field such as public health, health policy, health behavior, health services, and health economics and finance.
• Prior graduate teaching experience in public health.
• Prior experience in advising and mentoring graduate students.
• Applied practice in governmental public health with experience in healthcare systems as it relates to public health, public health FQHC, or within the public health clinical setting.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with public health policy especially where public health and healthcare delivery intersect.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience applying public health skills, competencies, and knowledge in real-world settings.
• Evidence of high-quality teaching curriculum development, and teaching various modalities (in-person, hybrid, online).
• Experience working with varied student populations.
• Experience establishing certified continuing education programs (CEUs).
• Varied and applied public health practice experience in the community, with local non-profits, businesses, and health departments, and policy advocacy experience at the local, state, and national levels.
• Experience in teaching graduate public health courses related to health systems, health policy, environmental health, public health management, and qualitative methods.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment