Now Accepting Applications for: Professor of Public Health

The Department invites applications from candidates for a new senior level tenure-track faculty position. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary department (public health, food studies, nutrition and dietetics) that offers a fully accredited MPH program until 2012 as well as a PhD in public health and undergraduate public health courses. We seek candidates with qualifications and experience that contribute to the Community Health programs, both Master's and Doctoral.

Responsibilities: The candidate will be expected to develop and lead public health research initiatives; each graduate and/or doctoral courses in public health; guide public health students on research and professional opportunities and participate in service activities that impact national and international public health policy.

Qualifications: Earned doctoral degree in public health or related discipline with a master's degree in public health. Have a strong record of publication, research,
and external funding; experience in conducting community-based public health research studies; strong interest in teaching, advising, and mentoring students. Experience in research and teaching in urban and international health or other areas that support the mission of the department and school are is desirable.

To apply: Qualified candidates should send a cover letter discussing qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and the names and telephone numbers of five references to:

Prof. Sally Guttmacher, Search Committee Chair
Department of Nutrition, Food Studies & Public Health
New York University
35 West 4th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10012-1172
Tel: (212) 998-5580
Fax: (212) 995-4194
Email: nutrition@nyu.edu (subject: Faculty Search).

Review of applications begins November 1, 2007 and continues until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged.

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