Associate or Full Professor & Inaugural Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Policy & Management (Tenured Track F0129A)

Title: Associate or Full Professor & Inaugural Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Policy & Management (Tenured Track F0129A)

Agency: VIRGINIA HEALTH SCIENCES

Location: Norfolk, VA

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Hiring Range:

Full Time or Part Time:

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• Prior service as a department chair, vice chair, division head, or equivalent academic unit leader at a research-intensive institution.
•  Direct, hands-on experience with CEPH accreditation, e.g., self-study preparation, criterion response, competency mapping, or site visit management.
•  Experience leading an academic unit through significant organizational change, such as the formation of a new department or school, an institutional merger or consolidation, or a multi-campus or multi-institution partnership.
•  A demonstrated record of growing sponsored research activity within a unit, mentoring faculty to independent funding, assembling interdisciplinary teams, or building center-scale or training-grant programs.
•  Scholarly or professional expertise spanning at least one of the department's core areas: health behavior, health promotion, health policy, health management and administration, and health services research.
•  A clear, forward-thinking vision for advancing the reputation, research profile, and visibility of the Department, School, and University.
•  A record of community-engaged scholarship or practice, including sustained partnership with state or local health departments, health systems, or community-based organizations.
•  Experience collaborating with an academic health center or health system, relevant to the Department's opportunities within Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU.
•  Experience with program and curriculum development, revision, and assessment at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including online or on-campus delivery.
•  A demonstrated record of success in student recruitment, retention, and career placement.
•  Experience mentoring doctoral students and chairing dissertation committees.
•  National professional visibility, such as service on federal study sections or review panels, editorial boards, or in leadership roles within professional associations (e.g., APHA, AcademyHealth, AUPHA, ASPPH, SOPHE, or ACHE).
•  Familiarity with the health and workforce needs of coastal, rural, and military-connected communities, and with the public health landscape of the Hampton Roads region.