Public Health Biostatistician
San Jose State University
Subject to Budgetary Approval
Job Opening ID (JOID): 23860
Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure-track)
Qualifications:
1. Doctoral degree in biostatistics, statistics, or a related discipline required; graduate degree in public health from a CEPH accredited program (either doctorate or MPH);
2. Demonstrated ability to teach applied quantitative courses in biostatistics;
3. Experience in and commitment to teaching, learning, scholarship, and collaboration that includes
interdisciplinary, multicultural, and global perspectives and applications;
4. Demonstrated ability to effectively design, teach, and evaluate undergraduate and graduate courses, in both traditional, online, and hybrid formats;
5. Ability to work collegially with others in the maintenance and development of the undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as contribute to the department's strategic plans and commitments;
6. Demonstrated ability in research and scholarship, including grants, presentations, publications, and an evolving research agenda;
7. Participation in professional organizations and demonstrated potential for leadership;
8. Demonstrated leadership, initiative, and flexibility in group and organizational development;
9. Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might
have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
Responsibilities:
1. Teach applied data courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs (classroom, online, and hybrid formats);
2. Leadership in the area of public health statistics;
3. Conduct research, develop successful grants, present professional papers, regularly publish in professional
journals, and otherwise contribute to the scholarship of public health;
4. Work with colleagues to further develop the department's strategic directions, particularly regarding the linkages between public health, recreation, community engagement, and environmental/policy strategies for building healthy communities;
5. Engage in community and university outreach to develop and maintain practicum sites, curriculum resources, service-learning opportunities, alumni engagement, and development opportunities;
6. Participate in analysis of and planning for the changing ecology of higher education and the public health workforce, including development of a strategic plan and concrete activities for continuing education, professional development, individual certification, and program accreditation;
7. Participate in all key MPH faculty initiatives and responsibilities, including reviewing the MPH Comprehensive Examination, conducting program assessment, serving on thesis/project committees, advising, acting as advisor to student organizations, and planning and attending department convocations;
8. Participate in the department's governance processes, including department meetings, subgroup collaboration, and internal leadership and initiatives;
9. Participate in shared governance activities as appropriate for rank; and
10. Address the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural and linguistic background and ability, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and academic preparation - through instructional strategies, course materials, and advisement.
Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: August 21, 2017
Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Application Procedure:
For full consideration, submit (a) a letter of application, (b) curriculum vitae, (c) statement of teaching interests, philosophy, and experiences, (d) summary of research agenda, accomplishments, and current projects, and (e) a list of at least 3 references with contact information by December 15, 2016 to: https://apply.interfolio.com/38443.
Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.
Please address any questions to:
Dr. Anne Demers, Chair
Department of Health Science and Recreation
San José State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0052
Email: anne.demers@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-2980
www.sjsu.edu/hsr
San José State University is California's oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of California's most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
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