Assistant, Associate, Professor of Public Health

Dine College•Tsaile, AZ

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About The Position

The successful applicant must have a background and experience in public health. The Assistant/Associate/Professor is a full-time faculty member responsible for contributing to the program's academic, research, and service missions. This role involves teaching and mentoring students, developing innovative public health curricula, and engaging in research that addresses the health needs of indigenous communities, especially the Navajo Nation. The faculty member is expected to collaborate with community partners and public health professionals while supporting the growth and excellence of the public health certificate, undergraduate, and upcoming graduate programs. This position offers the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to improving public health in the Navajo Nation and the Southwest of the US through education, scholarship, and community engagement. A college faculty is critical in creating, maintaining, assessing and reflecting upon a learning environment where academic discipline interweaves with the college mission to support student learning and Dine Education Philosophy....

Requirements

A Master's Degree in public health or a related field.
Minimum of one year of teaching experience at a 4-year higher learning institute or university level.
Ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment.
Commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion.
Applicants must hold a terminal degree in Public Health at the time appointment begins, must provide evidence of scholarly achievement or demonstrate potential as a scholar (i.e., publication record, research plans, and past, current, or potential external funding).
Effective written, spoken, and non-verbal communication skills.
Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Microsoft 360, Outlook, SPSS, ANOVA, SAS, NVivo or equivalent qualitative analysis software, GIS, online teaching platforms (CANVAS, Zoom, Blackboard).
In addition, a faculty member is expected to utilize academic-specific programs for course delivery (face-to-face, synchronous, asynchronous, blended, hybrid) and course maintenance (such as grade submissions, posting of syllabus, etc.)
Commitment to Diné College mission and to advancing health equity through education, research, and service.
Demonstrated understanding of inclusive and community-based pedagogical approaches.
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with faculty, students, and community partners.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to change, and sustain attention to detail while contributing to dynamic team-based and community-focused efforts.
This position requires driving a college GSA vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the college; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle training and history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified, and self-report convictions as per College Policy.

Nice To Haves

Online teaching experience is a plus.
For teaching of 100-200 level courses, a Master's Degree in public health or related field.
To teach 300 and 400-level courses, a Ph.D. or DrPH is preferred with a minimum of 24 credit hours of upper-division courses in the discipline to be taught.
3-5 years of teaching experience at the university level; experience with health promotion, health education, research, and publications.
Record of, or potential for, collaborative, multidisciplinary research, especially contributing to the Diné people.
Previous experience in teaching and mentoring successful undergraduate research is preferred.
Willingness to assume leadership role(s) in response to future department needs.
Oral fluency in Navajo is highly desirable, but not mandatory.
Navajo/American Indian preference is exercised but not mandatory.
Bilingual and bi-literate Navajo is preferred, but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Teach a course in the Public Health program
Support other programs within the school as needed.
Assist in developing and updating course curricula, prepare course syllabi, and align courses with HLC standards and/or other accrediting bodies as needed.
Participate in articulation and accreditation processes for public health degree programs as needed.
Apply for grants in the areas of research and other public health initiatives.
Collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrative leadership to enhance program excellence and equity.
Monitor national and international initiatives in the field of public health as well as programmatic innovations and best practices.
Attend professional development conferences and training courses as required.
Maintain an active and sustainable research agenda aligned with indigenous public health needs, community-based participatory research, or related public health fields.
Conduct research leading to publications.
Mentor and serve as an advisor to students in Public Health Programs,
Provide mentorship to capstone and integrated research students, train, and supervise personnel in conducting research at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Participate in committees of other graduate students.
Supervision of technical staff if grants are developed.
Maintain scheduled office hours for student engagement and advisement.
Must be comfortable working with diverse faculty, staff, and students.
Service on different standing committees.
Faculty are expected to be collegial members of their units, and to perform appropriate service that contributes to the effectiveness of their units, departments, the College, and their professions.
Service includes outreach to the greater Diné community to better position the college within the community.
Support service initiatives at the school and university levels.