About the position
Job Details
: Job Location: Las Vegas, NM 87701,
Position Type: Faculty - Tenure Track,
Education Level: Doctoral,
Job Category: Faculty, New
Description
New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is seeking a candidate for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Public Health, Health
Promotion, or Health Education who is committed to making a difference in the lives of college students at an historic New
Mexico University.The Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences offers a Bachelor’s of Arts in Human Performance inSport and a
Bachelor’s of Arts in Health. The Health degree has two tracks including; 1) Pre-Professional Allied Health and 2) Health
Promotion and Wellness. We currently have a minor in health.
Qualifications
In addition to teaching primarily in the areas of health promotion and education, other teaching responsibilities may include courses such as Personal/Community Health; Managing Stress; Health and Sex
Education; and Nutrition. The candidate is expected to develop and build curriculum in public health, health promotion, and/or health education.
Summer teaching is optional, based on personal interests and departmental needs. Faculty are expected to maintain office hours and have a regular presence on campus.
The successful candidate must have a strong interest in working with diverse students of different cultural backgrounds. The ideal candidate will have complimentary competencies in Human Diseases,US
Mexico Border Health Issues, Public Health and Wellness,
Multicultural Health, General Health Education, and Epidemiology.
Selection of courses to be taught will depend on the clinical and educational background of the candidate. The incumbent in this position will have responsibilities of conducting scholarly activities as well as serving professionally on University, local, state, regional, and national levels.
Minimum Qualifications : Doctorate in Public Health, Community
Health, Health Promotion, Health Education, or related field. ABD will be considered.
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