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December 31, 2010
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor: The Brown School at Washington University
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in public health at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank for summer or fall 2011.
We seek applicants who have a strong interest and/or demonstrated track record of transdisciplinary collaboration, with preferences for the following areas of public health:
- health policy
- international/global health
- research methodology from diverse disciplines (e.g., biostatistics, econometrics)
- environmental health
All candidates should have:
- an earned doctorate
- competence to teach at the master’s and PhD levels
- a commitment to research, scholarly publications, and preparation of research proposals for external funding
Individuals with advanced degrees in public health, the social sciences, social work, statistics or other professional disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications. Early application is strongly encouraged. Positions will be filled when suitable candidates are selected. Candidates should submit a cover letter that includes a proposed research agenda, curriculum vitae, list of three professional references, and up to three writing samples electronically to:
Chair, Personnel Advisory Committee
The Brown School * Washington University in Saint Louis
brown-faculty-recruitment@brownschool.wustl.edu
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to building a diverse academic community and encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply.
Faculty appointments will be made in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work http://brownschool.wustl.edu, home of the University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program. Appointments in the Brown School offer unique opportunities for collaborations with social work faculty interested in the public health challenges of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations, as well as faculty across other Schools at Washington University. Successful applicants will join a highly collegial faculty with considerable strengths in the social determinants of health, health disparities, prevention research, diabetes and obesity research, health economics, health policy, tobacco and substance use, public health genomics, health communication, and mental health.
Washington University is consistently ranked among the top universities in the US, and the School of Medicine is ranked fourth nationally in NIH research funding. The University has an impressive array of existing and new programs in public health research and education, including a new campus-wide Institute for Public Health, with over 150 campus-wide scholars http://publichealth.wustl.edu.
The Brown School’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program prepares students to apply transdisciplinary problem-solving skills to improve population health, especially within and among vulnerable communities. The program also is characterized by its emphasis on evidence-based public health practice, and on improving the science of dissemination and implementation, and developing systems and infrastructure to support translation of research to practice. The Brown School offers an intellectually invigorating, collegial, and supportive environment that fosters interdisciplinary and international research, with ten vibrant research centers engaged in public health and social work research, in areas such as social development, mental health, disease prevention, health disparities, health communications, obesity prevention, injury and violence prevention, Latino health, and tobacco policy. The School’s social work program is ranked number one in the country.
