Position Description

St. Lawrence University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position in Public Health to begin August 15th, 2024. We seek a public health scholar who can teach Introduction to Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health, Introduction to Public Health, and other electives based on their specialty. We encourage applications from those who can teach elective courses that take a global and cross-cultural perspective on health and/or courses that address issues of health equity. The successful candidate will advise and mentor students, teach three courses per semester, and demonstrate an active research agenda.

Description of the Public Health Program

St. Lawrence University’s Public Health program includes a minor and a fast growing major. Both are firmly rooted in the liberal arts and allow students to choose from more than 40 courses across 15 different academic departments/programs. In addition, students are required to undertake an experiential learning component (ELC) where they are pushed to experience public health outside of the classroom. Our curriculum values diversity and inclusion, community engagement, and social justice while guiding students to understand the historical and social roots of health inequities.

Interested applicants must apply online at https://employment.stlawu.edu/postings/3489 uploading all required materials which are defined in the “special instructions to applicant” section.  Review of applications begins November 15, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position may be sent to Dr. Leah Rohlfsen (lrohlfsen@stlawu.edu), Search Chair.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the finalist successfully passing a background (including criminal records) check.

St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit http://www.stlawu.edu.

Minimum Qualifications
Candidates should have a PhD in public health, epidemiology, or a related field at the time of appointment.

About St. Lawrence University

Located at 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY, St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,400 students from more than 40 states and 40 nations. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global.The University is committed to and seeks diversity among its faculty, staff and students. Such a commitment ensures an atmosphere that is diverse and complex in ways that are intellectually and socially enriching for the entire campus community. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups, as well as from individuals with experience teaching or working in a multicultural environment, are encouraged. St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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