Title: Assistant Instructor (Epidemiology)
Position Number: TBD
Hiring Unit: Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Office of Public Health Studies
Location: UH at Manoa
Date Posted: September 20, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until filled.  Application review to begin December 15, 2024.
Salary Information:  Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Monthly Type: 9-Month
Tenure Track: Non-Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Funding: General Funds
 
Other Conditions: To begin approximately August 2025, pending position clearance and/or availability of funds.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach in-person and online courses related to epidemiology, epidemiological methods, quantitative reasoning, and other public health topics to undergraduate and graduate students and other health professional students
• Plan and establish new courses and programs
• Advise and mentor undergraduate students in applied learning experiences and graduate students in practica 
• Participate in student recruitment and retention efforts
• Serve and participate on department and university committees 
• Render service to the professional or lay community as relevant to the individual’s academic specialty
• Other duties as assigned

 
Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field from a college or university of recognized standing
• Ability to teach effectively at the undergraduate level and to direct group discussions
• Record of effective teaching or co-teaching an epidemiology or public health-related course
• Ability to teach fundamentals of epidemiology and at least one of the following: research methods, quantitative reasoning, or biostatistics
• Proficient in SAS, R, or other statistical software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience working in multi-cultural settings
• Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others

 
Desirable Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field from a college or university of recognized standing
• Experience teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level
• Ability to teach fundamentals of epidemiology and at least one of the following: research methods, quantitative reasoning, or biostatistics
• Demonstrated history of service at the university and/or professional level
• Demonstrated ability to develop new courses
• Experience mentoring and advising undergraduate and graduate public health students
• Experience teaching in a synchronous and/or asynchronous online formats
• Experience applying innovative teaching techniques in courses
• Record of publications in the peer-reviewed literature
• Familiarity with public health applied learning experiences
• Experience mentoring students from minoritized groups (e.g., Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Asian, Indigenous, LGBTQ) 

 
To Apply:
Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents.
 
Applicants must submit the following:
 

• Cover letter itemizing how you meet each of the minimum qualifications, any desirable qualifications (as applicable), and reason for applying for this position
• Names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least 3 professional references
• Current curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement (no more than 2 pages)

 
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Inquiries: Lisa Kehl, kehl@hawaii.edu 

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About University of Hawaii at Manoa,Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health

Founded in 1907, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa has students and faculty come from across the nation and the world to take advantage of its unique research opportunities, diverse community, and beautiful landscape. UH Manoa is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R1 research institution and also holds the status as a land, sea and space-grant institution. Consistently ranked a “best value” among U.S. colleges and universities, our students have a unique multicultural global experience in a Hawaiian place of learning—truly like no place else on earth.

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