Title: Assistant Instructor (Epidemiology)
Position Number: TBD
Hiring Unit: Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Office of Public Health Studies
Location: UH at Manoa
Date Posted: September 20, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until filled. Application review to begin December 15, 2024.
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Monthly Type: 9-Month
Tenure Track: Non-Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Funding: General Funds
Other Conditions: To begin approximately August 2025, pending position clearance and/or availability of funds.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach in-person and online courses related to epidemiology, epidemiological methods, quantitative reasoning, and other public health topics to undergraduate and graduate students and other health professional students.
- Plan and establish new courses and programs.
- Advise and mentor undergraduate students in applied learning experiences and graduate students in practica.
- Participate in student recruitment and retention efforts.
- Serve and participate on department and university committees.
- Render service to the professional or lay community as relevant to the individual’s academic specialty.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field from a college or university of recognized standing.
- Ability to teach effectively at the undergraduate level and to direct group discussions.
- Record of effective teaching or co-teaching an epidemiology or public health-related course.
- Ability to teach fundamentals of epidemiology and at least one of the following: research methods, quantitative reasoning, or biostatistics.
- Proficient in SAS, R, or other statistical software.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Experience working in multi-cultural settings.
- Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.
Desirable Qualifications:
- PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field from a college or university of recognized standing.
- Experience teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
- Ability to teach fundamentals of epidemiology and at least one of the following: research methods, quantitative reasoning, or biostatistics.
- Demonstrated history of service at the university and/or professional level.
- Demonstrated ability to develop new courses.
- Experience mentoring and advising undergraduate and graduate public health students.
- Experience teaching in a synchronous and/or asynchronous online formats.
- Experience applying innovative teaching techniques in courses.
- Record of publications in the peer-reviewed literature.
- Familiarity with public health applied learning experiences.
- Experience mentoring students from minoritized groups (e.g., Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Asian, Indigenous, LGBTQ).
To Apply:
Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents.
Applicants must submit the following:
- Cover letter itemizing how you meet each of the minimum qualifications, any desirable qualifications (as applicable), and reason for applying for this position.
- Names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least 3 professional references.
- Current curriculum vitae.
- Teaching statement (no more than 2 pages).
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Inquiries: Lisa Kehl, kehl@hawaii.edu
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