Assistant Teaching Professor | Teaching-track, in Health, Wellbeing, and Humanities

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University seeks an Assistant Teaching Professor in Health, Wellbeing, and Humanities, beginning in Fall 2027. The Center is a multidisciplinary liberal arts program offering a BA in Human Health, a joint major in Economics and Health, several minors, and a Health Innovation Concentration in collaboration with Goizueta Business School.

The position is for a teacher-scholar focused on health and the humanities. Relevant areas and approaches may include philosophy, bioethics, literature, languages, the arts, or public health; geographic area of work is open. The successful candidate will use evidence to evaluate human experiences of health through historical, social, and cultural perspectives, as well as literary and artistic explorations of health.

This is a full-time, teaching-track position with a course load of five courses per academic year, including large lectures and small seminars. The professor will teach electives in their area of expertise and contribute to courses in bioethics, philosophical traditions, cross-cultural perceptions of health and wellbeing, emerging biotechnologies, and health narratives. The role also includes mentoring and advising students outside the classroom. The initial appointment is for three years, with possible renewals and promotions within the teaching-track system.

Requirements

• Relevant doctorate.
• Experience teaching innovative, evidence-based courses in human health-related disciplines at the undergraduate level.
• Experience using evidence to evaluate the human experience of health through historical, social, and cultural perspectives, and/or through literary and artistic explorations of health.
• Ability to contribute to teaching in bioethics, philosophical traditions, cross-cultural perceptions of health and wellbeing, emerging biotechnologies, and health narratives.
• Demonstrated use of methods and pedagogies rooted in the humanities to examine the intersections of health and the human condition.
• History of research and mentoring students outside the classroom.

Responsibilities

• Teach five courses per academic year, including large lecture courses and small seminars.
• Teach electives in the successful candidate's area of expertise.
• Contribute to teaching in bioethics, philosophical traditions, cross-cultural perceptions of health and wellbeing, emerging biotechnologies, and health narratives.
• Use humanities-rooted methods and pedagogies to examine the intersections of health and the human condition.
• Mentor and advise students outside the classroom.
• Conduct research; a history of research is required.

What This Job Offers

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