Job posting: Assistant Professor in Community Health or Community Development

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College

Department: Human and Organizational Development

Position Title: Tenure-track assistant professor in Community Health or Community Development

The interdisciplinary Department of Human and Organizational Development (HOD) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in community health or community development, broadly defined. We seek a candidate with strong research in the area of social determinants of health, health disparities, community-level health interventions and policies, or social, environmental, political, or economic development of communities.  International interests and experience would be a plus.  Scholars in sociology, public health, psychology, anthropology, economics, and allied social sciences are welcome. The successful candidate will have a productive research program, excellent teaching credentials, and the demonstrated capacity to contribute to our undergraduate major in human and organizational development, our doctoral program in community research and action, and one or both of our master’s programs in community development and action and human development counseling. This faculty position provides a unique opportunity to join a highly productive, diverse and interdisciplinary faculty at a research-intensive university. The application review process will begin October 1, 2014, and continue until the position is filled.

Please submit application material, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, select publications, and three reference letters via the following link: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4509.  Additional questions may be directed to Professor Paul Speer (paul.w.speer @vanderbilt.edu), 615-322-6881 or information about the department may be found at http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/departments/hod/index.php.

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas.  The university actively seeks applicants from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.