Assistant Professor, Health Promotion in Hispanic/Latine/Underserved Communities

UO HR Website • Eugene, OR

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About The Position

The Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services (CPHS) in the University of Oregon’s (UO) College of Education (COE) is seeking applications for a tenure-line faculty position in health promotion in Hispanic/Latine communities at the assistant professor rank. The successful candidate will have a record or evidence of potential for strong teaching, research, and service focused on the broad discipline of counseling or clinical psychology and human health promotion in Hispanic/Latine communities. The successful candidate’s primary instructional duties will be in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, which includes the Counseling Psychology doctoral program, the Couples and Family Therapy master's program, the Prevention Science doctoral and master's programs, and the Family and Human Services undergraduate program. Teaching will be linked to the expertise of the candidate, with a focus on clinical interventions and applied training. We are seeking a colleague with expertise in risk and protective factors related to health outcomes to advance the understanding of health promotion across diverse populations. We invite applicants from a broad set of expertise such as, but not limited to, social determinants of health, community-based participatory research, health disparities, cultural adaptation of interventions, health communication, and/or disease prevention. The successful candidate will be committed to continuous development of their own and others’ competencies for fostering diversity and inclusion. The successful candidate will lead research teams with graduate and undergraduate students, develop and maintain research partnerships with communities, train undergraduate and graduate students in current, cutting-edge topics and methodologies that will advance health equity, and engage in department, university, community, state, and national service. They will teach undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as counseling skills, Spanish specialization courses and language supervision, counseling diverse populations, supervision, clinical practicum, and interventions in ecological contexts. The College of Education is dedicated to the UO’s goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented and historically marginalized groups, women, and people with disabilities. The position start date is September 16, 2025.

Requirements

• Earned doctoral degree (by time of appointment) in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Couples and Family Therapy, or a closely related license-eligible field.
• Record or evidence of potential for strong scholarly productivity.
• Demonstrated capacity or potential to conduct, administer, and sustain a rigorous program of externally funded research.
• Record of research and scholarship working with Hispanic/Latine persons and other underserved and underrepresented populations, including research to address disproportionate poor health outcomes among marginalized groups.
• Successful candidates must be able to work effectively with students, staff, and faculty from culturally diverse backgrounds and with multiple marginalized identities, and to help advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the university community.

Nice To Haves

• Record of external research funding, particularly through federal funding agencies.
• Record of or strong potential for mentorship and/or supervision of student research.
• Demonstrated ability, or potential to engage in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in collaboration with department, college, university, and community settings.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise graduate students in clinical training, including in the Counseling Psychology and/or Couples and Family Therapy program.
• Fluency in Spanish

Responsibilities

• Lead research teams with graduate and undergraduate students
• Develop and maintain research partnerships with communities
• Train undergraduate and graduate students in current, cutting-edge topics and methodologies that will advance health equity
• Engage in department, university, community, state, and national service
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as counseling skills, Spanish specialization courses and language supervision, counseling diverse populations, supervision, clinical practicum, and interventions in ecological contexts.

Benefits

• The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
• For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees