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Posting Number
FAC00233PO25
Advertised Title
Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor )
Campus
Columbia
College/Division
Arnold School of Public Health
Department
ASPH Health Promotion, Education and Behavior
Advertised Salary Range
Salary commensurate with qualifications
Location of Vacancy
Part/Full Time
Full Time
Hours per Week
37.5
Position Category
Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
Basis
9 months
Work County
Richland
Tenure Information
Tenure-Track/Tenured
Job Search Category
Faculty
About USC
About University of South Carolina
From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.
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Position Description
Advertised Job Summary
Arnold School of Public Health
Open Rank Faculty Position (Part of a Cluster Hire in Environmental Health)
The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) at the University of South Carolina (USC) Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor. This position is part of the campus-wide Environmental Health Cluster Initiative, a strategic effort to expand the University’s leadership in advancing research, clinical care, and educational excellence in environmental health. The cluster will broaden expertise across disciplines to foster innovation and address the complexity of environmental health challenges through multidisciplinary scholarship. This initiative focuses on the impact of chemical, physical, behavioral, biological, and social environmental stressors across the lifespan, and emphasizes designing, testing, and scaling programmatic and policy interventions that address these stressors.
We seek an Implementation Science Scholar whose research focuses on learning how to improve the implementation of interventions that will reduce environmental stressors on health in real-world settings.
Open Rank Faculty Position (Part of a Cluster Hire in Environmental Health)
The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) at the University of South Carolina (USC) Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor. This position is part of the campus-wide Environmental Health Cluster Initiative, a strategic effort to expand the University’s leadership in advancing research, clinical care, and educational excellence in environmental health. The cluster will broaden expertise across disciplines to foster innovation and address the complexity of environmental health challenges through multidisciplinary scholarship. This initiative focuses on the impact of chemical, physical, behavioral, biological, and social environmental stressors across the lifespan, and emphasizes designing, testing, and scaling programmatic and policy interventions that address these stressors.
We seek an Implementation Science Scholar whose research focuses on learning how to improve the implementation of interventions that will reduce environmental stressors on health in real-world settings.
The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior emphasizes both impactful research and meaningful community engagement. Faculty examine how policy, environmental, institutional, and individual actions influence health, and work collaboratively to reduce health disparities. Many HPEB faculty are engaged in implementation science, community-based research, and translation of interventions into practice and policy, making this position well aligned with departmental strengths. USC also provides a rich interdisciplinary environment, with faculty across the Arnold School and campus contributing to initiatives such as the Global Health Initiative, Nutrition Consortium, Prevention Research Center, Office for the Study of Aging, Consortium for Latino Health Studies, Big Data Health Science Center, and SmartState Centers. The University has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a “doctoral institution with highest research activity” and a “community-engaged institution.”
The successful candidate will be expected to develop a robust, extramurally funded research program in implementation science applied to environmental health, to contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching (in-person and online), and to mentor master’s and doctoral students. The candidate will also be expected to collaborate across disciplines, especially within the Environmental Health Cluster, to accelerate solutions that improve community and population health.
Required Education and Experience
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in public health or a closely related field by the start date of employment. Successful candidates will have demonstrated potential for high scholarly achievement and grantsmanship.
- Applicants for the rank of Assistant Professor must demonstrate strong potential for obtaining competitive funding to support a research program and serving as an effective instructor and student mentor.
- Applicants for the rank of Associate Professor must have a strong record of scholarship and funded research, with at least 5 years of experience as an effective instructor, mentor, and researcher by the start date of employment.
- Applicants for the rank of Professor must have a sustained record of distinguished scholarship and externally funded research, a demonstrably excellent record of teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, evidence of meaningful service to the discipline and to the institution (including leadership roles), and typically a minimum of 9 years of effective, relevant experience by the start date of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
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Posting Detail Information
Desired Start Date
08/16/2026
Job Open Date
11/04/2025
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant
To apply please submit: 1) a letter of application that includes a teaching philosophy statement; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a research statement; and 4) contact information for three references. If you have questions, please contact Brie Turner-McGrievy, PhD, Professor and Interim Department Chair, at brie@sc.edu.
Positions are advertised for a minimum of forty-five (45) business days on our job website. After forty-five (45) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
Positions are advertised for a minimum of forty-five (45) business days on our job website. After forty-five (45) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
Quicklink for Posting
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/196669
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