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July 8, 2010
Assistant or Associate Professor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Social & Behavioral Interventions
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The Social and Behavioral Interventions (SBI) Program of the Department of International Health proposes to recruit one full-time tenure track member at the Assistant or Associate Professor level with expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of behavior change and community-based interventions in low and middle-income countries, including formative research and process evaluation. Research areas of interest include implementation of behavioral and community-based interventions in areas with the greatest burden of disease across a variety of areas. These include but are not limited to 1) improving maternal health and early child health outcomes, 2) improving water and sanitation, 3) reducing health disparities, 4) prevention and control of infectious diseases, and 5) effectiveness, sustainability and implementation at scale of behavioral and community-based interventions. Experience in conducting qualitative research, formative research and process evaluations, application of theory and research findings to the design of public health programs and interventions, and the ability to work effectively in one or more foreign languages, are assets.
Required qualifications are an earned doctoral degree in a social science discipline (Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology) or Public Health (with specialization in applied social science, or related field); a minimum of 3-years experience in public health research or practice in lower and middle income countries during or after doctoral studies; at least five articles published or accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals, two or more with the candidate as first author; potential to contribute to courses offered by the SBI Program; experience in teaching or training; and ability to generate research funding.
Responsibilities include establishing an independent research agenda through extramural funding, teaching, advising in the graduate program, and service to the community and field of public health.
We actively encourage applications from women and minority candidates. The Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Applicants should send a statement of interest with names of three references, curriculum vitae, and at least one published article in PDF format, by email only.
Applicants should send a statement of interest, curriculum vitae and names of three references to:
Dr. Peter Winch c/o Ms. Lois Gietka
Department of International Health
Social and Behavioral Interventions Program
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe Street, E5527
Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
Email: lgietka@jhsph.edu
Position Posting: http://faculty.jhsph.edu/Position.cfm?id=136
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