Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator

Boise State University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening sensitivity to diversity throughout the institution. Boise State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. We are a welcoming campus that supports diversity and inclusion.

Position Overview:

Powered by creativity and innovation, Boise State University stands uniquely positioned in the Northwest as a metropolitan research university of distinction. The Department of Community and Environmental Health, housed in the College of Health Sciences at Boise State University, invites applications for a full-time, tenured/tenure-track Associate Professor in the area of public health who will also serve as the Graduate Program Coordinator for the department.

S/he will join a thriving department with faculty representing public health, environmental and occupational health and safety, health information and informatics, health promotion and policy, and health sciences. The selected candidate will have an active research/scholarship agenda and enjoy teaching and engaging with community partners. Teaching and mentoring students are vital functions of all faculty in Community and Environmental Health.

In addition to serving as part of the faculty, the candidate will lead the development of new and relevant graduate programs and work closely with the Graduate School and other Boise State offices. Responsibilities of this position will be developing and monitoring graduate programs; assessing student learning outcomes, curriculum, and strategic planning; coordinating coverage of graduate courses; mentoring faculty and students in teaching and scholarship; assisting with accreditation activities; and other department related management and service activities.

The ideal candidate for this position is expected to: a) have a doctoral degree in public health or closely related degree with a public health emphasis; b) possess a record of extramural funding and scientific/scholarly achievements appropriate for a tenure track or tenured associate rank; c) have experience teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students; d) have an active interest and skills in working collaboratively within a dynamic environment; e) have a commitment to service at the institutional and community levels; and f) have a demonstrated commitment to inclusion and diversity. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 9-month position, with workload adjustment and additional compensation for the Graduate Program Coordinator appointment.

Minimum qualifications include:

• An earned doctorate in Public Health, or closely-related degree
• Demonstrated record of curriculum or course development
• Demonstrated history of effective university teaching and research resulting in extramural funding and peer-reviewed publication
• Experience with assessment of course and program outcomes
• Experience teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Experience mentoring student research at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

The preferred candidate will have:

• Experience coordinating a graduate program.

Salary and benefits:

Salary shall be commensurate with experience. An additional stipend will be provided for directing the graduate programs. Boise State University offers an excellent benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life/LTD insurance, retirement plan, spouse and dependent tuition benefits, sick leave, paid holidays, faculty incentive program, as well as other benefits.

Located in beautiful Southern Idaho, Boise State is a university on the move. Our dedicated faculty and staff prepare a broad array of students with the skills and education needed for professional success.

Boise is the capital city and renowned for its livability, low cost of living, low crime rate, a thriving local music and arts community and emerging high-tech start-ups. The Boise River runs through the downtown campus, flanked by over 30 miles of greenbelt trails. You will have easy access to foothills for hiking and mountain biking, and unrivaled outdoor recreation in the surrounding mountains for skiing, hunting and whitewater rafting.

Deadline for Application: 11:59pm on April 1, 2018.

To apply for this position please visit our job posting by clicking the following link:

https://boisestate.taleo.net/careersection/exfac/jobdetail.ftl?job=180264&tz=GMT-07%3A00