We seek candidates with a doctorate in Public Health, Health Policy, Environmental Health, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related discipline. Candidates should have good interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively and congenially. Research areas of interest include but are not limited to chronic diseases, obesity, bioinformatics, and genetics. Experience conducting an intervention or clinical trial is desirable. Research on rural issues and concerns especially related to chronic disease and obesity are desirable. Candidates should be skilled in teaching quantitative research methods and analyses, social and behavioral science, health policy, or other public health topics to students with a range of aptitude. Online teaching experience is desirable.
The tenure line rank will be Assistant Professor. Assistant Professor candidates should have an earned doctorate (e.g., PhD, ScD, DrPH) and have teaching or teaching assistant experience and a beginning track record in scholarship with potential for extramural funding. We seek candidates able to contribute to interdisciplinary team science and be conversant with public health practice. Additionally, an MPH or MS from an accredited School of Public Health is desirable. Faculty are expected to work on campus to engage with students, colleagues, and community.
Responsibilities include developing and maintaining an active research program, developing curricula, developing courses, teaching graduate and undergraduate students, mentoring students, and providing service to the university and profession. Faculty may contribute to a graduate health sciences program with a specialization in biostatistics and epidemiology and a health data science concentration of the BS in Data Science in the College of Science and Humanities.

Lifelong learning at Ball State University extends educational engagement beyond the classroom and includes learning for professional development, personal enrichment, or other goals throughout one’s lifetime. Faculty may be expected to participate in the university's lifelong learning opportunities when available and may be assigned teaching responsibility in this area as part of their overall responsibilities. Other duties may include service to the university, community, and profession and contributions to student recruitment activities.

Now, more than ever, is a time of transformation in health care education and research. The COVID pandemic and the Great Resignation have challenged health care systems and universities. At the Ball State University College of Health, we embrace the opportunity to build innovative models of twinned education and community health services. We graduate health professionals who are clinically knowledgeable and ready to collaborate on interprofessional teams. Our research embraces interdisciplinarity and community engagement. We invite applications for Assistant Professor of Public Health to join us in preparing today’s public health and health services workforce and to complement our departments’ research interests. Salary and benefits are commensurate with credentials and experience. Position begins January 2026.

We seek candidates with a doctorate in Public Health, Health Policy, Environmental Health, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related discipline. Candidates should have good interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively and congenially. Research areas of interest include but are not limited to chronic diseases, obesity, bioinformatics, and genetics. Experience conducting an intervention or clinical trial is desirable. Research on rural issues and concerns especially related to chronic disease and obesity are desirable. Candidates should be skilled in teaching quantitative research methods and analyses, social and behavioral science, health policy, or other public health topics to students with a range of aptitude. Online teaching experience is desirable.
The tenure line rank will be Assistant Professor. Assistant Professor candidates should have an earned doctorate (e.g., PhD, ScD, DrPH) and have teaching or teaching assistant experience and a beginning track record in scholarship with potential for extramural funding. We seek candidates able to contribute to interdisciplinary team science and be conversant with public health practice. Additionally, an MPH or MS from an accredited School of Public Health is desirable. Faculty are expected to work on campus to engage with students, colleagues, and community.
Responsibilities include developing and maintaining an active research program, developing curricula, developing courses, teaching graduate and undergraduate students, mentoring students, and providing service to the university and profession. Faculty may contribute to a graduate health sciences program with a specialization in biostatistics and epidemiology and a health data science concentration of the BS in Data Science in the College of Science and Humanities.

Lifelong learning at Ball State University extends educational engagement beyond the classroom and includes learning for professional development, personal enrichment, or other goals throughout one’s lifetime. Faculty may be expected to participate in the university's lifelong learning opportunities when available and may be assigned teaching responsibility in this area as part of their overall responsibilities. Other duties may include service to the university, community, and profession and contributions to student recruitment activities.