Job Description

The Department of Health and Exercise Science in the Morrison Family College of Health at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position in public health. We seek applicants who are committed to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A successful applicant will be interested and able to teach a range of public health undergraduate and graduate courses including healthcare systems, health policy, global health, public health administration, and environmental and occupational health. In addition, they will provide academic advising to students, and supervise internship and applied practice projects. A successful applicant will have experience in conducting and disseminating peer reviewed research, with the potential to develop a robust scholarly agenda, and the desire to provide service to the department, college, university, and greater community.

The University of St. Thomas is a dynamic, mission-driven, urban university with 10,000 students and 450 full time faculty. Located in a residential neighborhood with easy access to both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, we are Minnesota’s largest private university with 150+ undergraduate majors/minors and 55 graduate programs. In 2019, the Morrison Family College of Health became the newest addition to the institution’s eight different schools and colleges. The college is comprised of several departments and schools, including the Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES), that was established prior to the college’s inception and houses the undergraduate public health major. Learn more about life as a faculty member at St. Thomas .

The interdisciplinary Department of HES engages in innovative teaching, research, service, and community-based initiatives intended to promote both personal and population health. Health equity or the idea that everyone should have the opportunity to be healthy is central to all of our work. As such, HES faculty and staff strive to create inclusive learning spaces that embrace the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and worldviews of our students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve. We also commit to ensuring equitable access to our programs such that we might train a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our collective community and is committed to health equity.      

The University of St. Thomas embraces diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity for all. Our convictions of dignity, diversity and personal attention call us to embody and champion a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We welcome applicants of diverse races, ethnicities, geographic origins, gender identities, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, work experiences, physical and intellectual abilities, and financial means. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. This commitment is consistent with our mission: Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. A successful candidate will have a commitment to the ideals of this mission.

Candidate Qualifications:

Qualified candidates for the position must have the following:

• A terminal degree (Ph.D., Dr.P.H., or equivalent), U.S. or Foreign Equivalent, in public health, global health, health policy, or related health field. Alternatively, ABD candidates nearing completion of their PH.D. will be considered. 
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness from prior teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level . At least one year of teaching experience required, which may include experience teaching on record as a teaching assistant
• At least one year of experience in conducting and disseminating peer reviewed research, with the potential to develop a robust research agenda
• At least one year of current or recent public health practical experience
• CHES® / MCHES® or Certified in Public Health (CPH) eligible
• Interest and/or experience working collaboratively (interdisciplinary)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching different course modalities (in-person, online, blended, experiential)
• Experience with developing curriculum, developing course materials, using a variety of teaching applications and pedagogical approaches, planning and conducting course assessments
• Experience teaching graduate-level courses 
• Familiarity and experience with program accreditation standards and processes
• CHES® / MCHES® or CPH certification

The University of St. Thomas offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, which includes:

• Up to 100% tuition remission for employees and dependents upon eligibility
• Up to 50% tuition remission for spouses upon eligibility
• A generous Employer retirement contribution of 9.4% of annual salary upon eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• Employer-paid disability, life, and AD&D benefits
• All eligible full-time faculty may request Parental Leave for the birth or adoption of a child

How to Apply:

In order to be considered for this opportunity, all interested applicants must apply online at: There are multiple parts to the job application process. Applicants will first be asked to create an applicant profile and upload the following supplemental application materials (you will copy/paste your cover letter elsewhere):

• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy and experience including evidence of teaching effectiveness and a brief summary of your pedagogical approach with attention to how you foster inclusion in the classroom
• Brief description of research agenda
• List of names and contact information for 3 potential references who will only be contacted when granted permission (note: finalists may be required to produce letters of reference)

Please do not upload any additional documents into the other available fields within the candidate profile at this time. Additional application materials such as official transcripts may be requested at a later date, but no additional materials beyond those requested above are asked of you at this time.

After creating and submitting an applicant profile, you will be taken to the job specific application. Here you will be asked to copy/paste a cover letter, detailing your interest in the opportunity.

To ensure full consideration for the position, all application materials should be received by September 30th ; however, the position will remain open until filled. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair (Dr. Amy Hedman-Robertson, amy.robertson@stthomas.edu). 

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