POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Faculty (posted 11/02/2006)
The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for several open tenure-track faculty positions for scholars interested in applying the behavioral and social sciences to the improvement of public health. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience and expertise in nutrition, Latino health disparities and inequalities, global health, social policy, or organizational behavior. The position in Latino health disparities is part of a cluster, with a companion position to be filled in the Department of Anthropology.
We encourage applications for candidates at the assistant professor level. Successful candidates will have demonstrated evidence of, or clear potential for, scholarly research, successful grant writing, and teaching excellence. He/she will be expected to pursue external funding for his/her program of research and to collaborate with existing research programs within the department and school. Qualifications include an earned doctorate in nutrition, health promotion, social policy, organizational behavior, or related behavioral/social science discipline with a focus in public health. Skills in program planning and evaluation, community and individual behavior change, sociopolitical processes, organizational and systems change, or structural interventions to promote health are desired, as is experience working in communities in the US and other countries.
This recruitment is part of unprecedented growth at USC, with over 250 new faculty positions being created across the University, and development of a new research campus. The school opened a new 104,860-square-foot state-of-the-art building for research and instruction in Spring 2006. The department is interdisciplinary, collaborative, energetic, and forward-looking.
To apply: The University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Institution and strongly encourages applications by minorities and women. Review of applications will begin January 1, 2007 and continue until the positions are filled. Send letter of application, vita, two prints of scholarly work, and contact information for three references to: Edward Frongillo, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair, c/o Memory Royal, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; Phone (803) 777-7096, Fax (803) 777-6290, email mroyal@gwm.sc.edu. Further information about the department is found at www.sph.sc.edu/hpeb/
Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities (posted 11/1/2006)
The University of South Carolina invites applications to fill three tenure-track faculty positions to build our program of interdisciplinary research in child obesity and related conditions affecting children and their families. This open rank recruitment is part of USC's Faculty Excellence Initiative to expand campus-wide areas of excellence. The primary appointments for these positions will be in the Arnold School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the Department of Exercise Science, and in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology. Adjunct or joint appointments are possible, and affiliation with the Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, the Research Consortium on Children and Families (RCCF), and/or Prevention Research Center is desirable. Relevant areas of obesity research may include: the impact of family systems including parenting styles and family functioning in underserved youth; etiologic, metabolic, genetic, and cultural aspects of obesity and associated health conditions in children and adolescents; the influence of psychosocial, family, community, environment or policy factors on physical activity or nutrition as relates to children; and/or development and delivery of appropriate interventions.
Successful applicants are expected to lead their own research program and demonstrate potential to acquire external grant funding. Formal and non-formal teaching in the applicant’s general area of expertise and consistent with the departmental needs is expected. Review of applications will begin by November 1, 2006, and will continue until hiring is complete. Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience.
Applications should include curriculum vitae, a cover letter detailing research directions and grant activity, examples of published research, as well as names and contact information for three references. Send applications and inquiries via email (srgause@gwm.sc.edu) or by postal mail to: Sarah Gause Epting, Grants Coordinator, Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, 2718 Middleburg Drive, Columbia, SC 29204.
Cancer Epidemiology Faculty (Posted 05/25/2006)
The University of South Carolina (www.sc.edu) is seeking applicants for a research faculty position in Cancer / Environmental Epidemiology, with rank dependent on candidate’s record and experience. The candidate is expected to collaborate with other investigators in the South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program and the South Carolina Cancer Center, an affiliation between the University of South Carolina and Palmetto Health, the largest provider of health care in the Midlands Region of South Carolina. Excellent opportunities also exist for collaborative research with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (which encompasses the South Carolina Central Cancer Registry), the Medical University of South Carolina (in Charleston), the WJB Dorn VAMC, and the NCI-funded South Carolina Cancer Disparities Community Network, the major home for cancer-related community-based participatory research in South Carolina. Applicants should have doctoral training in epidemiology or environmental health sciences, specific training and expertise in the design and execution of epidemiologic studies, and an interest in broader implications of their research (e.g., racial cancer rate disparities which are especially prominent in South Carolina). Highly competitive start-up support, salary, and fringe benefits.
Applicants should send a cover letter, current CV, and names and contact information for three references to:
Dr. James R. Hebert, Chair
Cancer / Environmental Epidemiology Search Committee
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (www.sph.sc.edu)
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208Or email smithvl2@gwm.sc.edu
USC is an EEO/AA employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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