Associate or Full Professor & Inaugural Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Policy & Management (Tenured Track F0129A) at Old Dominion University

Department: MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Sep 21, 2026

Description

The Joint School of Public Health at Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University is hiring an Associate or Full Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Policy & Management on a full-time tenure track. The role leads education, research, and service activities and requires a terminal doctoral degree, at least five years of full-time faculty experience, a record of peer-reviewed scholarship, external research or programmatic funding, academic administrative experience, graduate-level teaching and mentoring, and faculty evaluation experience. The position is based in Norfolk, Virginia, and applications were due by November 30, 2026, with the position remaining open until filled.

Required Skills

Peer-reviewed scholarship
Research funding
Academic administration
Graduate mentoring
Faculty evaluation
Collaboration

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Terminal doctoral degree in a relevant public health or health services field, or an M.D. with a graduate public health degree.
Required Previous Experiences: At least five years of full-time faculty experience at the Assistant Professor level or above.
Sustained peer-reviewed scholarship in a relevant public health or health services area.
Experience securing external research, training, or programmatic funding as a principal or project lead.
Academic administrative experience in a leadership role involving personnel decisions and budget management.
Graduate-level teaching and mentoring, including thesis, dissertation, or capstone supervision.
Faculty mentoring, workload assignment, and performance evaluation experience.
Collaborative relationship-building across academic, institutional, community, and practice partners.
Preferred Qualifications: Prior service as a department chair or equivalent academic unit leader at a research-intensive institution.
Direct CEPH accreditation experience.
Experience leading an academic unit through significant organizational change.
Experience growing sponsored research and mentoring faculty toward independent funding.
Expertise in a core departmental area.
Forward-thinking vision for department, school, and university development.
Community-engaged scholarship or practice.
Experience collaborating with an academic health center or health system.
Program and curriculum development and assessment.
Student recruitment, retention, and career placement success.
Doctoral mentoring and dissertation committee chairing.
National professional visibility through review panels, editorial boards, or professional associations.
Familiarity with coastal, rural, military-connected, and Hampton Roads public health needs.
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