The Position
The Department of Public Health in the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) seeks applicants with expertise in health administration and/or health policy for a new clinical faculty position at the clinical assistant or clinical associate professor level. This position will have primary responsibilities for teaching in our MHA and MPH programs (residential and online), as well as working in partnership with our excellent faculty, lecturers, and staff in our undergraduate degree programs. Additional responsibilities will include mentorship and/or engagement that complement and/or strengthen active areas of teaching and engagement activity in the department (https://hhs.purdue.edu/research/departmental-research/department-of-public-health-research/).
Requirements
By the start of the appointment, applicants must hold a doctorate in public health, health administration, health policy, public policy, or a closely related field.
The ideal candidate will have past experience teaching, instructing or mentoring students.
The Department of Public Health at Purdue University
Purdue’s Department of Public Health is committed to improving the health of populations worldwide, through excellence and innovation in discovery, learning, and engagement. Health is for all people, all the time, and it starts right here with the work we do every day within the Department of Public Health.
The department is committed to providing exceptional undergraduate and graduate education and currently has over 150 undergraduate students and 230 graduate students. Degree programs include the BS, MS, and PhD in Public Health, an online MHA (currently in CAHME Candidacy Status), and a CEPH-accredited residential and online MPH.
The fast-growing and dynamic Department of Public Health is the newest unit in the College of Health and Human Sciences, which comprises nine departments, including Nursing, Nutrition Science, Health Sciences (which includes environmental health), Human Development and Family Studies, and Psychological Sciences. It is the third-largest college at Purdue with over 275 faculty and more than 5,000 students. Opportunities for collaboration exist across all units and throughout the campus. Further, opportunities for professional development/pilot funding exist within the NIH-supported Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) (www.indianactsi.org), Women’s Global Health Institute (https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/WGHI/), Discovery Park (www.purdue.edu/discoverypark), the Center on Aging and the Life Course (www.purdue.edu/aging), the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (https://www.purdue.edu/research/rche/), the Center for Health Excellence, Quality, and Innovation (https://cheqi.pharmacy.purdue.edu/), and over 100 other Centers at Purdue (www.purdue.edu/research/centers-institutes-cores/list.php).
Purdue University, Indiana’s land grant institution, is located in West Lafayette, IN. Campus enrollment is over 50,000 students. US News & World Report (2024) ranked Purdue as a Top Ten Most Innovative University in America, and the Greater Lafayette area was recently ranked #1 among the 200 largest metro areas in the US for career opportunities.
Application Procedure
Applicants should provide: (1) a cover letter, (2) a complete CV, (3) a statement of teaching and mentoring which describes experience and philosophy, and (4) at least three names of references with contact information.
Application review will begin October 31, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. A background check is required for employment in this position.
Nominations and inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Cody Mullen (cjmullen@purdue.edu). The appointment will ideally start in August 2026 or a future date subject to negotiation. A background check will be required for employment in this position.
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.