Salary/Position Classification

• $110,000+; commensurate education and experience
• 40 hours per week
• 100% Remote Work Availability: Yes
• Hybrid Work Availability: Yes

Purpose of Position

The UND SMHS Indigenous Health Department is seeking to recruit a tenure-track Assistant Professor with experience and qualifications to teach several courses in the PhD curriculum; provide service to the program, university and profession; and to serve on dissertation committees. The appointed candidate will also serve as an academic advisor to multiple PhD students.

The Assistant Professor will work in close collaboration with the Indigenous Health Department Chair, Graduate Program Director, and other faculty and staff to advance the Indigenous Health Department. This is a 12-month, full-time, tenure track appointment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaching and Advising: PhD and MPH courses are taught in synchronous formats using tele-video technologies via Zoom. Blackboard is the teaching platform.
  • PH 583/IH 783: American Indian Health Policy Analysis and assessment of the legal, policy, and historical basis for the IHS/Tribal/Urban (I/T/U) system; role of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; impact of Affordable Care Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. (3 credit course)
  • IH 784: Indigenous Health Policy Describe Indigenous health disparities, health systems, and policies in terms of their impact on Indigenous health internationally. Focus on how national health systems engage, or do not engage, Indigenous peoples. (3 credit course)
  • IH 765: Indigenous Research Methods Using Indigenous case studies from around the world, demonstrate the specific methodologies that are appropriate for the transformative paradigm of research and the historical and cultural traditions of third world and Indigenous populations. Provide preparation for dissertation and portfolio development. (3 credit course)
• Serve as a Co-Instructor or guest lecturer for other Indigenous Health PhD courses.
• Mentor PhD and MPH students and serve as an academic advisor. 
•  Research:
  • Develop an Indigenous Health Research portfolio.
  • Collaborate with Indigenous health faculty on developing externally funded projects based on professional expertise.
  • Work with graduate students and create research assistantship opportunities.
  • Write and submit grants. 
•  Service:
  • Service includes contribution to the institution/school/department (e.g. committees), to the profession (e.g. professional organizations), and to the community (e.g. boards, etc.).
  • Service expectations are commensurate with percent FTE and consistent with promotion guidelines. 

This position will provide teaching, research, and service in a manner consistent with Indigenous Health Department values and vision. It is encouraged that this position will generate 30-50% of salary from external sources for research and creative activity by the end of the first year.

Minimum Requirements

• Terminal degree in Indigenous health, public health discipline, medicine, psychology, research methods, health systems, health administration, or related field.
• Demonstrates potential to successfully teach Indigenous Health courses.
• One-year experience and proficiency in using distance technologies for communications (webinars, online modules, or televideo, etc.).
• Experience working with Indigenous populations.
• Successful completion of criminal history records check.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.  This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the graduate level.
• MPH degree in addition to terminal degree.
• Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience teaching Indigenous Health content.

To Apply

To assure full consideration, applications must include the following materials:
• Letter of interest
• Current curriculum vita
• Contact information for three references.

Review of applications will begin on September 20, 2023. Position is open until filled.