Associate Professor, Tenure-Track, Health Sciences (One Position)

Working Title: Associate Professor Tenure-Track Health Sciences (One Position)

State Role Title:N/A

Position Type:Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies

Department: 100056 - Health Sciences

Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grant-funded positionNo

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:11/10/2025

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Situated in the heart of Virginias beautiful Shenandoah Valley the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington D.C. and Richmond VA.

JMU is a selective public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21000 undergraduate and 1800 graduate students with over 1000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts science and technology and professional disciplines at the undergraduate masters and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Department of Health Sciences in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies at James Madison University offers an engaging and dynamic Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences curriculum. The Health Sciences major is a popular major at JMU with approximately 1500 total students declared and is designed for students interested in understanding the causes of disease strategies for promoting health wellness and behavior change and the scientific basis and methodologies for analyzing health for both individuals and populations. Upon degree completion graduates are prepared for immediate employment in multiple allied health areas or a pathway to graduate studies in a variety of disciplines including medicine optometry pharmacy nursing public health physical rehabilitation and other professional preparation programs. The successful candidate will join a strong and engaged faculty at one of the nations outstanding public universities. Because we educate future healthcare professionals we recognize our ethical responsibility to educate students and to advocate for dignity caring and fair treatment for all.

Health Sciences faculty are committed to excellence in teaching scholarship and service. Our college actively engages in practices that promote a welcoming learning environment and foster a sense of belonging and student success where colleagues can thrive in teaching research and service. We invite applications for one 1 Tenure-track position at the Associate Professor rank. The position has a start date of August 2026.

RANK
Associate Professor Tenure-Track Appointment 10-month

Duties and Responsibilities:

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will:
Teach undergraduate major and elective courses in our Health Sciences curriculum (
Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship
Participate in service at the departmental college and university levels

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Earned doctoral degree within an area of health sciences
Have obtained the rank of associate professor
Established a productive research agenda and plan for scholarly activity with demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations
Demonstrated experience in teaching courses in areas contributing to our engaging and broad curriculum including but not limited to social determinants of health statistical methods chronic or infectious human diseases environmental health program planning health research methods ethics in healthcare and biomechanics for healthcare professionals.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Established record of collaborative relationships with faculty across disciplines and departments
Evidence of interdisciplinary/interprofessional scholarship and/or teaching
Robust record of scholarly activity through peer-reviewed publications presentations or creative works
Professional credential within respective discipline

Additional Posting Information:

Applicants will need to submit the following: (1) completed faculty profile; (2) cover letter stating interest in the position and how you meet minimum and preferred qualifications for rank (3) teaching philosophy including four 4 courses you could teach within our existing curriculum and one 1 new course you could develop; (4) statement on research agenda (submitted under Other Document #1) (5) curriculum vitae; and (6) names and contact information of three professional references.

All application materials must be submitted online in the JMU career portal. Inquiries may be made to Dr. Theresa Enyeart Smith Search Committee Chair Department of Health Sciences 235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way MSC 4301 James Madison University Harrisonburg VA 22807 email or phone .

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age color disability gender identity or expression genetic information national origin parental status political affiliation race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: .

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