Position Type
Non-Tenure Track
Position Description
The School of Global Public Health (GPH) at New York University is seeking applications for a Clinical Assistant Professor position within the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. GPH seeks candidates of exceptional potential who can contribute to the academic and research enterprise in NYC and throughout New York University’s key Global Network University (GNU) campuses and study-away sites (3 portal campuses and 12 global academic centers in Africa, South America, North America, China, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East).
The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences includes domains such as the social, economic, and cultural determinants of health and health behaviors; health promotion and disease prevention; health disparities and population-level trends; aging and the life course; chronic and infectious diseases; immigration; reproductive health; access to care; and urban health. The successful candidate will also be appointed to a leading research position within the NYU Center for Public Health Disaster Science, formerly known as the Population Impact, Recovery, and Resilience (PiR2) research program. The Center conducts a variety of disaster research studies on the public health impacts of natural, man-made, biological, and technological hazards; on the long-term recovery of disaster-exposed populations; on the relationship of formal and informal systems involved in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; on life-course impacts of disasters and acute collective stressors; and on risk-communication studies, among others. Particular areas of current interest for the Center include studies of public health and non-governmental systems and disasters, risk communication and decision science, and public engagement and policy translation processes.
The successful candidate will participate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, including teaching, service, and research. The candidate will be expected to teach departmental courses, including risk communication, disaster and health courses, and core SBS courses; serve on committees and mentor students; and build an independent research portfolio. The successful candidate will also contribute to the Center for Public Health Disaster Science's research agenda and mentor students interested in disaster science or enrolled in the Advanced Certificate for Public Health Disaster Science, Practice, and Policy.
The successful candidate for this position will participate in both the Department and the Center. As such, the candidate is expected to demonstrate a broad understanding of social determinants of health; expertise in disaster research; methodological strength in public health systems research and communication studies; disciplinary depth in social science such as sociology, anthropology, or political science or in academic, public health; a passion for and strength in teaching; and a strong interest in developing or contributing to an active, externally-funded research portfolio.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $95,000 - $165,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
The candidate must meet the following requirements: (1) doctoral degree or equivalent in one of the following areas: demography, economics, epidemiology, political science, public health, psychology, sociology, or related health or social science field; (2) strong and emerging record of scholarly achievement; and (3) experience in public health disaster research.
Please contact Dr. David Abramson, PhD, MPH, Director of the Center for Public Health Disaster Science, and Clinical Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, david.abramson@nyu.edu.
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