The Public Health, Ethics, Advocacy, and Leadership (PHEAL) program in the College of Arts & Sciences at Willamette University welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public Health to begin in August 2025. A terminal degree or scheduled defense date is required by the start of the Fall 2025 term.

PHEAL is an undergraduate program with dedicated faculty who teach core classes in public health and electives in their areas of specialty; students round out their studies through relevant electives that span the arts and sciences. The successful candidate will share our focus on global health and health equity, and our commitment to (and enthusiasm for) high-impact undergraduate education, including community-based research and learning. Teaching responsibilities for this position will include offerings of either our comprehensive Introduction to Public Health Class or Global Health through Film, and either Introduction to Epidemiology or Public Health Ethics;. In addition, the candidate will contribute topical and applied courses that expand on our existing offerings, in subspecialties such as child and adolescent health, communicable disease, comparative health systems, implementation science, public health communication, refugee and migrant health, or reproductive health. Across the college, our tenure-track faculty teach approximately 120 undergraduate students per year (over 5–6 courses), research in their fields, advise students, and engage in rotating service to department, college, and university; all College of Arts & Sciences professors are expected to teach non-majors as well as majors and to contribute to the General Education curriculum.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach 5–6 undergraduate courses per year

• Advise and mentor students

• Maintain a scholarly research agenda, marked by peer-reviewed publication

• Engage in service to department, college, and university

ABOUT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY:

Willamette University, founded in 1842, is a nationally-renowned private university enrolling 2800 students across five colleges. Our historic campus, adjacent to the Oregon State Capitol, hosts a distinguished undergraduate liberal arts college in Salem, Oregon. Our downtown Portland campus is home to the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). We offer a wide range of professional graduate programs, including Oregon’s top-ranked MBA program, the Northwest’s oldest law school, as well as MA/MFA programs at PNCA and master’s degrees in data science and computer science.

Willamette believes that a diverse and inclusive community is essential to achieving academic excellence; accordingly, we seek candidates, particularly those from marginalized groups, whose work furthers equity and who bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. The successful candidate will have demonstrated potential for growth and success as a teacher and scholar, and a capacity for professional and student-centered work that will further inclusivity and diversity at Willamette. Willamette College is proud to enroll a substantial number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students of color. Over the past four years, 24% of our students were first-generation; 24% were Pell-eligible; and 33% identified as African American, Hispanic/LatinX, Native American/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or multiracial.

Willamette University provides a high-value and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our Benefits Summary includes options for health, dental, life insurance, retirement, substantial paid time off, tuition and more. If you need assistance applying for a job or have any questions on recruitment at Willamette, please contact our HR Department, hr@willamette.edu or call us at 503-370-6210.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A DrPH or PhD in a core public health field or an MPH and a PhD in a relevant field.  If the degree is not yet conferred, a scheduled dissertation defense is acceptable

• Experience with college-level teaching or potential for teaching excellence

About Willamette University

Willamette University, founded in 1842, is a nationally-renowned private university enrolling 2800 students across five colleges. Our historic campus, adjacent to the Oregon State Capitol, hosts a distinguished undergraduate liberal arts college in Salem, Oregon. Our downtown Portland campus is home to the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). We offer a wide range of professional graduate programs, including Oregon’s top-ranked MBA program, the Northwest’s oldest law school, as well as MA/MFA programs at PNCA and master’s degrees in data science and computer science.

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