Assistant/Associate Professor in Global Health Studies (tenure-track) July 23rd 2024
Tagged: Global Health Studies

ROLE TITLE: Assistant/Associate Professor in Global Health Studies

POSITION REPORTS TO: Global Health Studies

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Summary of Position

Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Global Health Studies. The interdisciplinary program in Global Health Studies at Allegheny College is accepting applications for a tenure-track position at Assistant or Associate Professor rank beginning in August 2025. Candidates must have a PhD, DrPH, or terminal degree and demonstrated experience in qualitative approaches to health using ethnographic methods. We welcome applicants who are passionate about undergraduate teaching who have a background in health/medical sociology, health geography, medical ethics, medical anthropology, or other related fields. Applications from individuals with international focus or experience are particularly encouraged.

Global Health Studies at Allegheny College promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of local and global health issues. Our program underscores the environmental and structural determinants of health as well as the ethical and intercultural dimensions of health and health policy. Teaching responsibility is 6 course equivalencies per year and will include participation in the core Global Health Studies courses (such as Intro to Global Health; Investigative Approaches in Global Health; and Qualitative Methods in Health), senior thesis advising, campus-wide writing & speaking seminars, and upper-level course(s) in an area of global health specialty. The ability to address ethical aspects of global health is desirable.

Candidates must demonstrate: (a) a commitment to undergraduate teaching and research, and (b) expertise in public health at the local and/or global scale. The successful candidate will provide evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching, ongoing scholarship, and professional development. Excellent teaching and research facilities are available. The successful candidate may also have the opportunity to contribute to the undergraduate and graduate healthcare management programs that build on the college's commitment to the liberal arts and rich interdisciplinary programming.

Global Health Studies at Allegheny College is the nation's first undergraduate major/minor global health program at a liberal arts institution. Created with generous support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, it is a leader in undergraduate global health education. Allegheny is also a national leader in sustainability. It was the eighth institution of higher education in the United States to achieve carbon neutrality, highlighting more than twenty years of commitment to addressing the impacts of climate change, one of the world's most pressing public health challenges.

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THE HIRING PROCESS

Please submit application materials (cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research interests, a diversity statement (describing how you have/could incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into your teaching, research, and/or service), CV, list of three references, and list and brief description of the courses of interest) as a single PDF file (not to exceed 10 pages) to the Office of Human Resources, Allegheny College, 520 North Main Street, Meadville PA 16335 or by email to employment@allegheny.edu. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation's oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope's "Colleges That Change Lives." In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country's 100 top national liberal arts colleges - and including in the top 25 Undergraduate Teaching, Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects, First-Year Experience, and Senior Capstone.

Allegheny's undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students' intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny's faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. The College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, creed, national/ethnic origin, ancestry, veterans, handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, or members of other underrepresented groups.

Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources

Visit the Allegheny College Web Site at www.allegheny.edu

Visit the Global Health Studies Department webpage at Global Health Studies

posted 07/23/2024

reposted 08/30/2024