Job Description

Assistant or Associate Professor, Public Health Posting Number
req24993 Department
Appl Population Hlth & Policy Department Website Link
www.publichealth.arizona.edu Medical Sub-Speciality Location
Greater Phoenix Area Address
Phoenix, AZ USA Position Highlights

The Department of Public Health Practice, Policy & Translational Research has an opening in Phoenix for 2 Assistant /associate professors, Tenure-eligible, to further the teaching, research, and service of MEZCOPH.

This Position is Phoenix based only.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain ongoing robust and productive research programs related to health services research, population Health, health policy & management or health economics research.
• Leverage advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) methods to evaluate health system performance, population health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and health equity and to to inform policy, value-based care, and prevention strategies.
• Develop, organize, and teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate level. Mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students,
• Contribute to the community engagement and service mission of the College and participate in department, college, university, and professional committees as appropriate

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively with different groups/individuals.
• Skill in public speaking and presenting information to large groups.
• Skill in manuscript development and submission of works to peer reviewed journals.
• Skill in proposal development for submission to nationally competitive extramural funding programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in public health or other related field or related professional degree.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high-impact research portfolio.

Preferred Qualifications
Rank
To be Determined Tenure Information
Tenure-Eligible (TE) FLSA
Exempt Full Time/Part Time
Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week
40 Job FTE
1.0 Work Calendar
Fiscal Job Category
Faculty Benefits Eligible
Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay
DOE, salary commensurate with AACP/AAMC public school benchmarks Compensation Type
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required:
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies
2 Target Hire Date
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates
Leila Barraza I lbarraza@arizona.edu Open Date
2/2/2026 Open Until Filled
Yes Documents Needed to Apply
Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter Special Instructions to Applicant
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