PhD Public Health Core Faculty

Summary

Join Walden University's College of Health Sciences and Public Policy as a full-time public health core faculty member. This doctoral-level position involves course instruction, dissertation mentoring, and serving as an epidemiology content expert for the PhD in Public Health program. Responsibilities include engaging with students online, providing feedback, and ensuring academic integrity. Faculty members also participate in program administration and committee work. A doctorate in epidemiology or a related field is required, along with a record of scholarship and research in public health. Preferred qualifications include graduate-level teaching experience and online doctoral-level mentoring experience. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Possess an earned terminal degree from an accredited institution or recognized by a country's ministry of education in the discipline being taught
• Have an earned doctorate in epidemiology, public health, or a related field
• Have a record of scholarship, publication, and research in public health that is appropriate to support doctoral student teaching and mentoring
• Possess expertise in epidemiological research designs and analysis

Responsibilities

• Educate Walden University students by effectively using online technology and resources to provide an engaging and supportive student experience
• Share knowledge and give relevant, actionable feedback in carefully formulated timely communication to students
• Engage with students to support learning and be active within the Canvas LMS course (discussions, announcements, group areas, etc.) a minimum of 4 days per week, and respond to student questions within 48 hours
• Verify the academic integrity of student postings and submissions and provide grades and relevant, actionable, supportive feedback to students through Canvas
• Facilitate doctoral student learning during the dissertation phase of their program and engage and support doctoral students as emerging scholar-practitioners
• Serve as dissertation chairs or members
• Teach at virtual or in-person residencies and dissertation intensives held throughout the year
• Serve on committees and complete other duties as assigned to ensure the success of students and the program

Preferred Qualifications

• Have three years of effective teaching experience at the graduate level
• Have online teaching and/or mentoring experience at the doctoral level
• Have experience in translating public health research into practice
• Possess strong relationship-building skills with students with diverse backgrounds
• Have successful mentoring relationships that support mutual inquiry and student outcomes
• Be able to advocate for the learning and development needs of students
• Possess strong writing, research, and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate success at building effective student learning relationships that support mutual inquiry and doctoral quality student progress and learning outcomes
• This includes the ability to provide clear expectations and helping students “know what to do next”
• Possess strong servant leadership dispositions
• This includes the ability to listen carefully to students, and to be approachable and supportive within Walden’s policies
• Possess strong time-management and co-project management skills
• Be able to work collaboratively across the school, college and University
• Be strongly committed to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment
• Support the development of Walden University students to foster positive social change as scholar-practitioners
• Be committed to best practices in teaching, research, advising and mentoring
• Be committed to the ongoing professional development of themselves as faculty
• Be willing to perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Annual incentive program