The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University announces a search for a dynamic leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (BSHES; https://www.sph.emory.edu/departments/bshe/index.html). Applicants should have a doctoral degree in public health, social, behavioral, or population health sciences, or a related discipline; a prominent record of academic scholarship, service, and teaching; a demonstrated capacity to secure external research funding; dedication to faculty career development and to training the next generation of BSHES students; and strong advocacy for community-engaged, collaborative, and methodological research. Candidates should understand trends in the field; have a demonstrated ability to foster creativity, innovation, and collaboration; and have proven leadership and management abilities in a fast-paced environment.
The Chair must have a proven track record in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to research, pedagogy, and public health practice. The Chair must possess the strategic, inspirational, and consensus-building skills needed to advance the Department and its mission. Candidates will provide leadership in all aspects of the Department's operations. These responsibilities include curricular affairs at the master's and doctoral levels; research administration and planning; student recruitment, enrollment, and career advising; faculty recruitment and retention; financial management; fundraising/development; and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The committee will accept applications from candidates with an established record that merits appointment as a tenured full professor. The Department Chair position is supported by an endowed Rollins chair.Applicants should email a letter of interest and CV to: Drs. Robert Krafty (robert.t.krafty@emory.edu) and Kimberly Jacob Arriola (kjacoba@emory.edu), with copy to Jay Inglis-Parker (johanna.inglis-parker@emory.edu). Please include Job Vacancy #69018 in the application. Applicants must also apply to the Emory University Careers Website: http://www.hr.emory.edu/eu/careers/. Search for job #69018, or use the following link here. The starting date is negotiable, and salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled
