University of Nevada, Reno Health Policy/Social Psychology

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The School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for two Assistant Professor tenure-track positions in health policy. School seeks two scholars with expertise related to social justice, inequality, and social determinants of health. The successful candidates will develop and maintain a robust program of research scholarship that seeks extramural funding and will teach undergraduate and graduate courses. The typical teaching role is two courses each semester according to department priorities and individual expertise. For the first position, a focus on policy interventions that address inequality and health behaviors is preferred. For the second position, a focus on law and social justice is preferred with an emphasis on social psychology; fifty percent of the teaching assignment for this position is directed to the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology PhD Program (see www.unr.edu/social-psychology) and the other half to the School of Community Health Sciences. As such, the teaching assignments for this second position will expect to be at least half at the graduate level.

The University of Nevada, Reno is the State of Nevada’s historic land-grant institution, and is home to approximately 21,000 students, including nearly 3,000 graduate students. The University is currently classified as a Carnegie “Research University/High,” and offers an array of degree programs at all levels. Reno hosts an active arts community with the University, the Nevada Museum of Art, and a wide range of independent arts institutions. Nestled in the valley of the Truckee River on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, Reno offers an excellent quality of life. Lake Tahoe is roughly an hour away with close proximity to the Black Rock Desert, Yosemite and Lassen National Parks, Napa and Sonoma, Sacramento, and the Bay Area.

Deadline: October 15, 2016

For details, see:    www.unrsearch.com/postings/21842