Assistant Professor - Public Health

CSU Careers • San José, CA

2d • $89,760 - $103,116 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Health at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2026. We are seeking a candidate with expertise in the intersection of Public Health and technology and artificial intelligence. Experience with artificial intelligence includes but is not limited to machine learning for predictive modeling, genomic and environmental data to identify risk, surveillance of disease spread from climate, travel, and social media data. The Department of Public Health awards B.S. degrees in Public Health and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a concentration in community health education. Both our undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in on-campus and fully online formats. Our department is social justice oriented and our programs are student-centered with curricula designed to meet the complex, dynamic needs of our diverse student body. Our curricula values hands-on experiential learning and high impact practices, and faculty and students are engaged in and with our local community through research and practice. The Department of Public Health and San José State University value institutional excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll more than 40,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% of our undergraduate students are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI). SJSU aspires to create holistic learning environments that facilitate both individual and collective transformation. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange for all students. Our commitment to lifelong learning supports meaningful connections among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the broader communities we serve. We invite all applicants to include a Statement of Institutional Excellence (or incorporate it into your cover letter) to share how your lived and professional experiences will contribute to the SJSU community—particularly in relation to student success.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in public health or closely related field; MPH or doctoral degree from a CEPH accredited program.
• Demonstrated experience or potential for teaching excellence, including in areas such as (but not limited to) health policy, health justice, multicultural health, health communication, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, or qualitative methods
• Active public health research agenda with substantial potential for publications and funded research, including but not limited to using transdisciplinary, community-engaged, and/or applied research
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.
• Candidates should also have research, teaching, and/or practice experience relevant to how Public Health intersects with artificial intelligence, health technology, for health equity.
• The successful candidate will teach, conduct critical research, and engage in public health scholarship that advances equity and justice in the tech-driven world.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of disciplinary trends regarding issues that center race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration, and underserved communities
• Experience working with racially diverse students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of groups within higher education and the profession shape patterns of participation and outcomes
• Ability to effectively design, teach, and evaluate graduate and undergraduate courses, in traditional, online, and hybrid formats
• An active and well-articulated research agenda, coupled with interest and ability to secure external grant funding
• Demonstrated ability or potential to conduct both undergraduate and graduate advising and mentoring
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to work collegially on department accreditation as well as contribute to the department’s strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in undergraduate and graduate Public Health programs (on campus and online, including synchronous and asynchronous formats) ( Department Overview and Curricula )
• Leadership in the Public Health programs, including oversight for ongoing assessment of student learning objectives and program outcomes, student advising, alignment of online and campus courses, continuous improvement of teaching and learning, and adherence to all CEPH accreditation requirements
• Conduct research, develop successful grant applications, present academic/professional papers, regularly publish in academic/professional journals, and contribute to the scholarship of public health
• Engage in community and university outreach to develop and maintain practicum/internship sites, curriculum resources, service-learning opportunities, alumni engagement, and development/advancement opportunities
• Participate in analysis of and planning for the changing ecology of higher education and the public health workforce, including the development and implementation of a strategic plan, professional development, and program accreditation
• Demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advising.
• Demonstrate a strong record of service to the department, college, university, and broader community, including committee leadership, program development, and contributions that advance departmental goals.
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience in understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advising.

Benefits

• Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector.
• See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree