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Posted: 01-Sep-22
Location: Medford, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Academic / Faculty
Academic / Research
Sector:
College / University
Internal Number: 112630
The Department of Community Health in the School of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at Tufts University invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Lecturer, with a focus on applied biostatistics and quantitative epidemiology, to start in Fall of 2023. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong teaching expertise who can teach introductory biostatistics, principles of epidemiology, and more advanced quantitative methods courses, as well as Introduction to Community Health. A listing of our curricular offerings is available at https://ase.tufts.edu/commhealth/courses/.
The position entails teaching three courses or the equivalent in the fall, three courses or the equivalent in the spring, advising undergraduate students, and performing service for the Department and School. This is a 9-month position (September 1 through May 31) paid over 12 months. This position is for a two-year initial contract with possibility of renewal. Upon joining our faculty, the successful candidate will be a member of the Full-Time Lecturer Bargaining Unit in the School of Arts and Sciences (Service Employees International Union Local 509).
Our department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are especially interested in applicants who, through their teaching, leadership, community service, and/or lived experience will contribute to our mission of being an inclusive and anti-racist institution. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. All candidates should address, across their application materials, how they will promote these priorities in their professional career.
Qualifications
Candidates should expect to hold a doctoral degree in public health or a related field by the start of employment. University level teaching experience with undergraduates is required. A successful candidate will also demonstrate a clear commitment to teaching and mentoring excellence at the undergraduate level, working with a diverse student population, and fostering creative and independent thinking among students and mentees.
Application Procedures
All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/112630 Applicants submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, prior course evaluations, and names and contact information of three references directly to Interfolio. The cover letter or the teaching statement should include a statement describing the candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We will ask for three confidential letters of recommendation at later stages of the recruitment process. For additional information or assistance with Interfolio, applicants may contact Yolanta Kovalko, Department Administrator (yolanta.kovalko@tufts.edu).
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2022 and the search will continue until the position is filled. The start date is September 1, 2023. For additional information about the Department of Community Health at Tufts, please visit our website at https://as.tufts.edu/commhealth/.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check and meeting the University’s current COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University has also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and prides itself on the continuous improvement of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students.
Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or atoeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations athttps://oeo.tufts.edu/
Qualifications
Candidates should expect to hold a doctoral degree in public health or a related field by the start of employment. University level teaching experience with undergraduates is required. A successful candidate will also demonstrate a clear commitment to teaching and mentoring excellence at the undergraduate level, working with a diverse student population, and fostering creative and independent thinking among students and mentees.
Application Procedures
All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/112630 Applicants submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, prior course evaluations, and names and contact information of three references directly to Interfolio. The cover letter or the teaching statement should include a statement describing the candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We will ask for three confidential letters of recommendation at later stages of the recruitment process. For additional information or assistance with Interfolio, applicants may contact Yolanta Kovalko, Department Administrator (yolanta.kovalko@tufts.edu).
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2022 and the search will continue until the position is filled. The start date is September 1, 2023. For additional information about the Department of Community Health at Tufts, please visit our website at https://as.tufts.edu/commhealth/.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check and meeting the University’s current COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University has also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and prides itself on the continuous improvement of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students.
Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or atoeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations athttps://oeo.tufts.edu/
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About Tufts University Community Health Department
The Department of Community Health at Tufts is one of the oldest multidisciplinary programs at the university. Since 1975, CHP has provided students with a diverse, integrative experience in learning. The department's relatively small size encourages a sense of community among fellow students, faculty, and staff. As a multidisciplinary program, CHP touches on diverse aspects of health and society, and encourages the exploration of health issues from a variety of perspectives. CHP is an ideal major for students interested in pursing careers in health-related fields including but not limited to: public health, health policy, health economics, social work, health care or medicine. Students gain an understanding of factors that shape health policy and the institutions that plan, regulate, and deliver health care services. Through classes and field work, the Program exposes students to: (1) analyses of the major health issues of today and of the institutions that plan and deliver services; (2) the variety of social, psychological, environmental, cultural and political factors that influence decision-making about health and health care as well as (3) the ways people maintain health and c...ope with illness. The program is multidisciplinary in nature, drawing students from all academic majors, and includes courses in economics, public health, epidemiology, medical ethics, history, and sociology as they relate to health and health care. CHP courses span many disciplines, including anthropology, nutrition, medicine, classics, sociology, biology, psychology, history, economics, engineering, philosophy, political science, and public health. Through courses and an internship, CHP students analyze the following: 1) the factors that determine health and illness, 2) how communities define and try to resolve health-related problems, 3) the formation of health care policy in the United States with a comparative look at other countries, and 4) the institutions that plan, regulate, and deliver health care services. In 2002, CHP began to offer a second major. Common primary majors for CH students include Biology, American Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Child Development, or Spanish. However, the second major in CH can be pursued in conjunction with any primary major at Tufts. Upon declaring a major in CH, each student chooses a CHP faculty advisor who can assist with program concerns, course choices, and post-graduate plans. Students find this advising opportunity instrumental in supporting their course selection, future planning, and academic exploration. After graduation, CH students generally move on to work or graduate studies. Some choose to work in research/policy/direct care organizations, and succeed in securing employment soon after graduation. Many students pursue graduate studies in a wide range of fields including public health, law, medicine, or allied health fields.How to declare a major >
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and many of whom are practicing professionals in their fields. With a student-faculty ratio of 9:1 and an average class size of approximately 20, Tufts provides its undergraduates the resources of a major research university with the attention of a liberal arts college.
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