Clinical Instructor, Community & Behavioral Health

ETSU • Johnson City, TN

18d

About The Position

The Clinical Instructor serves the Department of Community and Behavioral Health by providing high-quality instruction, student mentorship, and community-engaged learning across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral public health programs. This is a nine-month, teaching-focused faculty appointment that supports undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education and provides operational leadership for Project EARTH. The role includes classroom and online instruction, dissertation committee service, community engagement, student mentoring, experiential learning initiatives, and support for student organizations and academic outreach. The instructor also supports recruitment and retention and helps the department address growing instructional and doctoral education demands.

Requirements

• Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) or a closely related terminal degree from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated history of experiential learning and community-engaged education.
• Working knowledge of low-resource health settings.
• Experience supporting extracurricular student activities and student engagement initiatives.
• Ability to teach across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs.
• Eligibility for graduate faculty status.
• Knowledge of public health principles, program planning, evaluation, and community health practice.
• Ability to teach in face-to-face, hybrid, and online environments.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with faculty, students, community partners, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to serve on doctoral dissertation committees and mentor graduate students.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in public health higher education.
• Experience with online instruction and course delivery.
• Experience serving on graduate thesis or dissertation committees.
• Experience developing community partnerships and service-learning opportunities.
• Experience with global health, community health, or public health practice programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral public health programs, including classroom and online teaching.
• Mentor undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.
• Provide operational leadership for Project EARTH.
• Serve on doctoral dissertation committees.
• Develop and facilitate experiential, service-learning, and community-engaged learning opportunities.
• Conduct community engagement activities and develop community partnerships.
• Support student organizations, extracurricular activities, recruitment, retention, and academic outreach efforts.
• Collaborate with faculty, students, community partners, and external stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

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