Career Center

The Center for the Study of Human Health (CSHH) at Emory University is a cross-disciplinary and rapidly growing program that seeks an Assistant Teaching Professor in Predictive Health and Integrated Physiology to begin Fall semester of 2022. CSHH is an interdisciplinary liberal arts program that supports a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Human Health, a joint major in Economics and Health, and minors in Predictive Health, Global Health, Culture and Society; Nutrition Science; and Predictive Health through innovative courses and scholarly endeavors with broad perspectives on health and the human condition.

We seek an individual trained in predictive health or integrated physiology with broad biobehavioral expertise in any of the following contexts: epigenetics, development, mind-body science, psychoneuroimmunology, or the fundamental processes that define the biology of health.

Experience teaching innovative, evidence-based, courses in human health at the undergraduate-level is necessary. Successful candidates should be capable of teaching courses on, but not limited to, the following topics: integrative concepts of health and well-being, developmental origins of health, mind-body physiology, and behavioral health with a focus on underlying biological and mechanistic pathways including a broad systems perspective. Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to integrate their discipline with a broad liberal arts perspective. A history of research and mentoring students outside the classroom are required.

This is a full-time, lecture-track position requiring teaching of five courses per academic year, including large lecture courses and small seminars. The initial appointment will be for a period of three years with renewals and promotions possible within the lecture-track system, as detailed in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences Guidelines for Appointment of Lecture-Track Faculty (http://college.emory.edu/faculty/faculty/promotion-lecture-track.html).

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Applicants who hold a relevant doctorate should submit a curriculum vitae, a personal statement describing teaching experience and teaching philosophy, two (2) syllabi from representative courses taught, a description of previous and current leadership efforts and contributions, transcripts, and contact information for three (3) references. Along with these materials, include a brief statement that addresses your past activities and future plans to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity in your professional career.  Review begins 1/1/2022. Submit your application and references by April 1, 2022 for full consideration.  Reference letters will be requested for selected candidates during the review process. Please direct questions to the Human Health Search Committee, Human.Health@emory.edu.

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About Emory University, Center for the Study of Human Health

The Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University is the nexus for cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional collaboration on health and provides the organizational structure to accomplish horizontal integration of Emory’s extraordinary and diverse assets. The Center achieves connections and synergies in health education, research and practice fostering intellectual exchange among a community of scholars whose interests span the science of health and the social and cultural dimensions of health and humanity.

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