Assistant or Associate Professor Tenure Track or Tenured in Prevention and Com

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I. RECRUITMENT PLAN
Posting Number:
F001901
Academic Title:
Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure Track or Tenured, in Prevention and Community Health (Misinformation/Disinformation)
Rank:
Associate Professor, Assistant Professor
Administrative Title:
Discipline
Public Health
Specialty:
Contract Type:
With Tenure, Tenure Track
Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements:
Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Proposed Start Date:
01/01/2022
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Full-Time
Position Description Summary:
The Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington
University
GWSPH
) welcomes applications for a tenure-track/tenured faculty position within the Department of Prevention and Community Health (
PCH
). Appointment as an assistant professor or associate professor will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We seek a faculty member with expertise in researching and intervening on the evolving public health challenges regarding misinformation/disinformation in a variety of subject areas such as vaccine uptake, preventive practices, cancer control,
HIV
STI
prevention, and/or reproductive and maternal/child health. The successful candidate may examine these dynamics within a broader social and structural context and from an intersectional and critical health equity lens. Areas of focus may include designing, administering and analyzing the effectiveness of interventions broadly related to addressing health mis/disinformation, as well as studies that document the prevalence and scope of the problem on individuals, social networks, and/or communities across settings. Of particular interest are candidates with strong expertise in social and behavioral theory and mixed methods as applied to community-engaged health research and practice.
The Milken Institute School of Public Health has a diverse and growing faculty. As the only school of public health in the nation's capital, faculty and students have a unique opportunity to work closely with government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Agriculture and the National Cancer Institute, as well as the numerous non-governmental organizations that are headquartered in the metropolitan DC area.The School is
CEPH
-accredited with graduate-level research and education programs spanning seven departments: Prevention and Community Health; Biostatistics and Bioinformatics; Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Exercise and Nutrition Sciences; Global Health; and Health Policy and Management with ties to GW's School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Media and Public Affairs, as well as GW's Institute for Data Democracy and Politics, the DC Center for
AIDS
Research, and the GW Cancer Center. The University, School, and Department have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of minority populations including groups that are underrepresented in academia, and we strongly encourage those individuals to apply for this position.
The Department of Prevention and Community Health
works to understand multilevel drivers of health inequities and the role of social justice in the public's health. Through academic training, research and practice, we use theory and innovative mixed methods to investigate and promote community health. Our faculty of social and behavioral scientists working in public health reflects multiple disciplines including psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, data scientists, and experts in health education, communication and behavior change. Our community-engaged research and intervention approaches range from those focused on developing and evaluating individual-level behavior change interventions using digital health approaches to those focused on structural-level changes and broader societal transformation using community mobilization, policy and advocacy.
The Department also occupies a unique position in academic public health education given its location in Washington, D.C. More information about the Department is available online: ****Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of this position
will include research, teaching, mentoring, and service. This position will require the development of a 50% externally funded research portfolio and 50% effort devoted to teaching, service, and mentoring students.
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have:
an earned doctoral degree (e.g. PhD, MD, DrPH, and/or ScD),
expertise in social and behavioral theory and mixed methods as applied to community-engaged public health research and practice
demonstrated commitment to scholarship and publications in peer-reviewed journals
an established record of funding support and/or strong potential to secure funding
demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring at the graduate level
Advertised Salary:
Other Benefits:
Other Information:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please complete the online faculty application and upload the following documents: 1) a complete Curriculum Vitae and 2) a letter of interest that details the candidate's qualifications and expertise in the areas described above. Review of applications will begin on November 25, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.

Diversity is crucial to an educational institution's pursuit of excellence in learning, research, and service.
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****Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled:
Yes
Background Screening
Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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