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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2195679 Boise State University is located along the banks of the Boise River and a short stroll from the state capitol. We are committed to an innovative, transformative, and equitable educational environment that supports student success, and advances Idaho and the world.

Boise State is building an inclusive community of faculty and staff whose unique skills, cultural contributions, work history, and perspectives create a rich and rewarding academic experience for our students. Applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities are welcomed.

Learn more about faculty careers at Boise State and the City of Boise.

About the School of Public and Population Health

Boise State University\'s new School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) is a place where respectful, collegial, and authentically connected faculty and staff work together to make a positive difference through our teaching, research, and service. We are committed to advancing the public health mission in Idaho by supporting the health and wellbeing of all Idahoans wherever they live, work, and play through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. We achieve our mission by creating the pathways and conditions necessary for all individuals to achieve health, happiness, and prosperity in Idaho and beyond. We are especially committed to building and coordinating educationally powerful curricula and academic programs designed to prepare the clinical and public health professionals of the future. The SPPH is guided by the values of dignity and respect, engagement, opportunity, and innovation. Our school is the largest in the College of Health Sciences and home to more than 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students.

Additionally, as a newly formed academic unit, we are acting on the opportunity to create a new type of school. One that is deeply grounded in a commitment to making a meaningful difference, organized in a manner that supports student and community impact, and implemented in a manner that ensures faculty and staff health and wellbeing. As such, we are looking for mission-focused, highly productive team members who are collegial, collaborative, and excited about the opportunity to build a new type of school.

What We Are Looking For

Because we are growing, we have a list of emerging priorities. As such, we invite applications for an assistant professor who is equally invested in research and teaching both undergraduate and graduate students. To that end, we are most interested in candidates who offer one or more of the following:

• Candidates with clinical training and experience who can serve students in a Health Sciences program designed to prepare students for medical school and other clinical professional programs.
• Candidates with academic training and/or practical experience who can teach across programs in our interdisciplinary core in at least one of the following areas: (a) the US healthcare delivery system and comparative healthcare systems, (b) bioethics and ethical practice in healthcare policy and delivery, (c) understanding and eliminating health disparities, including rural health disparities, and (d) population health approaches to promoting mental health and prevention substance use.
• Candidates with academic training and practical experience in health management/leadership, especially in healthcare, public health, or non-profit health promoting organizations, who will serve students in our MPH/PhD programs.

In addition to exceptional experience and commitment to one of the areas above, the strongest candidates will also possess at least one of the secondary qualifications listed below:

• A population health-focused research agenda focused on infusing public health and prevention principles into clinical care settings and into healthcare policy approaches.
• Practical experience working directly in clinical settings using prevention and value-based approaches to healthcare delivery.
• Practical experience focused on implementing universal, primary prevention approaches at the community, regional, and/or state levels, preferably in concert with clinical healthcare systems.

This nine-month, tenure track position will be working primarily at the Boise State University campus teaching live courses. Some evenings/weekends may be included, depending on assigned workload.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A relevant terminal degree in Public Health or related field or a related clinical/professional degree.
• A defined research agenda and evidence of a scholarly record or evidence of potential for developing a clear research agenda and sustained publication record.
• A record of effectively using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods data and analytical skills to support your research agenda.

Preferred Qualifications:

Undergraduate or graduate level teaching experience.

Live teaching experience and a dedication to teaching in person. Online and/or hybrid teaching experience may also be helpful, but is not the main focus of this position.