> Assistant Professor - Behavioral Health Scientist
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> Department of Health and Exercise Science
> College of Applied Human Sciences
> Colorado State University
>
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>Position: Assistant Professor;
>Tenure-Track
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>Appointment: Nine-month, full-time,
>tenure-track appointment; starting date - August 2008-(negotiable)
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>Qualifications: Required: Completed
>Doctorate in the behavioral aspects of Public Health, Exercise
>Science, Preventive Medicine, Health Psychology or related
>field, or M.D; evidence of quality publication record;
>evidence of potential for and/or record of external grant
>funding; Preferred: minimum of two years post-doctoral
>training, previous tenure-track appointment, or, comparable
>research faculty appointment; university-level teaching
>experience; ability to enhance the department's commitment to
>diversity and multiculturalism through research, teaching
>and/or outreach with relevant programs, goals and activities.
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>Priority Research Area: The candidate will be expected to
>develop a nationally recognized program of behavioral
>health-related research in the department. The candidate
>should be skilled in applying appropriate behavioral models,
>theories, concepts, and methods (among any age group) to
>address the impact of lifestyle choices on the etiology,
>prevention, or treatment of leading chronic diseases such as
>aging, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and
>osteoporosis.
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>Responsibilities: Conduct independent and
>collaborative research; aggressively seek and maintain
>extramural funding; publish in high impact journals; direct
>Master's, Doctoral and post-doctoral research; teach relevant
>undergraduate and graduate courses; participate in student
>advisement; and perform relevant University and professional service.
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>Expectations: The successful candidate
>is expected to establish and maintain a nationally recognized
>externally funded research program, and to integrate his/her
>research into current and new academic courses. The
>successful candidate will have outstanding departmental
>support, strong research infrastructure, excellent
>departmental colleagues, and potential for collaborative
>opportunities within the department and with relevant units on
>and off campus.
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>Salary and Rank: Salary: competitive and
>commensurate with qualifications. Rank: Assistant Professor;
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>University Description: Colorado State University is located
>in Fort Collins (ranked #1 best place to live by Money
>Magazine 2006) and is a community of approximately 137,000
>located 65 miles north of Denver and 45 miles south of
>Cheyenne, WY. Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Fort
>Collins is within an hour's drive of many major recreational
>areas. A faculty of over 1,500 guides approximately 26,000
>students enrolled in professional, graduate and undergraduate
>programs. The Department of Health and Exercise Science has
>~950 undergraduate majors, 25 M.S. graduate students, and 5
>Ph.D. students. Seven new faculty have joined the department
>since 2002. Currently, 6 faculty are NIH funded. A new MPH
>program which is currently undergoing final State approval and
>the recently established School of Biomedical Engineering
>provide great new collaborative opportunities. Recent and
>ongoing facility additions and remodeling provide modern
>classroom and research facilities. The faculty is committed to
>developing a department of excellence grounded in science and
>the discovery process. With the overall growth in the
>department, there has also been growing student diversity.
>The department especially encourages those to apply who are
>eager to teach, conduct research, and advise in an environment
>committed to diversity. Applicants are encouraged to visit
>the department at: http://www.cahs.colostate.edu/hes/
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>Application
>Process: Submit electronically
>only: 1) a letter of application addressing this position and
>a curriculum vita, and 2) official transcripts for all
>degrees, and 3) three letters of reference specific to this
>position to: Cathy Kennedy, Ph.D., Committee Chair, (970)
>491-1501; kennedy@.... Applications must be
>received by December 15, 2007 for full consideration. The
>search will remain open until suitable candidates are
>identified. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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>Colorado State is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
>employer and complies with all Federal and Colorado State
>laws, regulations and executive orders regarding affirmative
>action requirements. The Office of Equal Opportunity and
>Diversity is located in Room 101 Student Services Building. In
>order to assist Colorado State University in meeting its
>affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women
>and other protected class members are encouraged to apply and
>to so identify themselves.