Position Available

Assistant/Associate Professor

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

(posted 2/16/2010)

The Department of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) is seeking a tenure-track professor (Assistant or Associate) who specializes in community health research.  Area of expertise is open, but areas of particular interest include prevention of chronic conditions, high risk behaviors, and health disparities.  A link to public health services, administration, or policy also is of interest.  Involvement with one or more of our School’s accredited MPH programs will be an important part of the assignment.

Qualifications include:  (1) an earned doctorate degree in a relevant field; (2) a strong record of or potential for extramural research funding; (3) a strong publication record for rank; and (4) a strong teaching record or evidence of potential in teaching.

The Department of Health Behavior administers a Ph.D. program in Community Health and Health Behavior and the Health Behavior Concentration of the School’s Master of Public Health program. 

Full Time

Salary to commensurate with experience

How to Apply

For more information see http://sphhp.buffalo.edu/hb.  Please send a letter expressing your interest in the position, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, list of three references, and three recent peer reviewed publications to www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/ (posting #0900530).

About Buffalo

The University at Buffalo is a research-intensive institution, the largest and most comprehensive of the campuses of the State University of New York. Opportunities exist for interdisciplinary collaboration both within SPHHP and the University and with other outstanding research centers in the region (e.g. Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Research Institute on Addictions, Veterans Affairs Western New York Health Care System).

Western New York has unique characteristics that make it an ideal place to live and work.  Buffalo, called “The City of Good Neighbors,” is the second largest city in New York State. Area public schools are outstanding and housing is very affordable.  Buffalo is a cultural center with excellent theater, museums and music.  In addition, the surrounding environment contains two of the Great Lakes for sailing, boating and fishing, as well as skiing, hiking and the beauty of Niagara Falls.

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