University of Tennessee, Department of Public Health

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville seeks a visionary, strategically-oriented individual to serve as professor and head of the Department of Public Health. The department head is responsible for leadership of all departmental programs and administrative responsibility for planning, fiscal management, human resources, and facilities. The department head reports directly to the dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. The head serves as a member of the college's Administrative Council. The successful candidate will provide leadership during a time of significant growth within the department to accomplish the department's strategic goals and objectives. Additionally, a successful candidate is expected to effectively advocate for the department to external constituencies and the administration within the university; recruit, motivate and strengthen faculty, staff and students; foster an environment of collegiality, teamwork, diversity and respect; interact with faculty, students, and stakeholders to determine and promote the departmental vision and priorities; cultivate departmental research activity to include external funding; guide the department in its mission related to teaching, research, and service; and have a passion for public health and a commitment to improving the health and well-being of communities. The department's current instructional programs include an undergraduate minor in public health; a Master of Public Health that includes four concentrations and dual degree programs with Nutrition, Law, and Veterinary Medicine; a graduate epidemiology minor; a doctoral program; and two certificate programs (Food Safety and Health Policy). The head will have the opportunity to strengthen and expand the existing degree programs, including the expansion of the undergraduate program in the department (anticipated Fall 2021) and the enhancement of the doctoral program, which is anticipated to transition from a DrPH to a PhD degree in Fall 2020. The University of Tennessee Knoxville is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.