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Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Public Health in Health Policy

Description
The Department of Public Health at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a Tenure-

Track Assistant Professor in Public Health in Health Policy to begin in Fall 2025.

The University of Rhode Island Department of Public Health (https://web.uri.edu/public-health/) has a robust undergraduate program (over 300 undergraduate students) and will launch a new graduate program (Master of Public Health) in Fall 2025. Faculty are also able to work with Health Sciences doctoral students. The department is housed within the College of Health Sciences (https://web.uri.edu /chs), home to seven departments, 2,460 undergraduate students, and 264 graduate students.

The Department, College, and University recognize that public health is interdisciplinary and is strengthened by contributions from a broad range of perspectives. The Department of Public Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and seeks to serve as a representative inspiration for the next generation of public health professionals. As such, we particularly welcome candidates from groups historically underrepresented, marginalized, and/or excluded in the field of public health who will support the mission of both URI and the Department of Public Health to expose students to diverse perspectives. Candidates will demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity to enhance a sense of belonging and academic success among undergraduate students from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to:

1. Teach health policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels

2. Publish public health research emphasizing health policy or related areas

3. Seek and secure external funding that will support productive research

4. Mentor and advise students at the graduate and undergraduate levels

5. Demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and service

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