Assistant Professor - Public Health - Military Veterans

Overview:
The Center for Learning Innovation (CLI), an interdisciplinary department focused on health sciences at the University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR), invites applications for a full-time
tenure-line faculty position (open-rank, assistant/associate/full professor; tenured or tenure-track) for Public Health beginning fall semester 2025. We seek an individual to work in a team based, collaborative environment who is focused on Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) and/or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as their primary research area.

The candidate will be expected to

• Teach appropriate public health and interdisciplinary courses in UMR's Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program.
• Depending on candidate interest and departmental
  need, additional opportunities for teaching may include teaching in existing courses (e.g. public health courses for first year and upper level students such as Introduction to Public
  Health, Environmental Health and Environmental Justice, or Epidemiology) or developing new courses in the candidate's area of expertise.
• Expected teaching workload is equivalent to 15 credits per academic year. The appointment will be 100% time over the nine-month academic year at a rank and tenure status depending on qualifications and experience, and consistent with campus and University policy.

• Have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Public Health, or related field with a research focus on learning and success in higher education.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in designing, teaching, coordinating and/or assessing public health courses and/or curricular-related programs at the undergraduate level.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to the scholarship of teaching and student learning and/or discipline-based education research.
• Expertise in Public Health, particularly health policy and administration, health disparities, environmental health, or related areas
• Teaching experience and scholarly work appropriate for rank and tenure/tenure-track status as required by Section 7.12 of the Regents Policy on Faculty Tenure.

• A strong commitment to teaching through use of active learning techniques as evidenced by established successes and use of contemporary approaches, a strong
  commitment to evidence-based pedagogy, and a desire to support student learning inside and outside of the classroom.
• Experience in or openness to working effectively in teams, including a public health teaching team and interdisciplinary teaching teams.
• Demonstrate familiarity with undergraduate health science education and/or expertise in a related discipline
• Have knowledge, experience, and ongoing commitment to working with historically marginalized and diverse students, including: People of color; new immigrant populations; Native Americans; people with both visible and invisible disabilities; women; people of various gender and sexual identities and expressions;
  first-generation students; and/or students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Exhibit creativity, innovation, and excellent communication skills.