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• A PhD, DrPH, MD or similar in a field such as reputed company health, health services research, health economics, reputed company/health psychology, clinical disciplines (including medicine, clinical psychology, reputed company work, nutrition, etc.), sociology, food science/reputed company nutrition, health communications, and epidemiology.
• Successful applicants will have an established investigator-initiated research program and a record of NIH or reputed company federal funding (i.e., PCORI, AHRQ, CDC, DoD, USDA, etc.) and peer-reviewed journal/articles.
• Associate Professor or Professor level applicants are expected to possess an established record of external funding and scholarship and the ability to build teams/clusters of scientists focusing on reputed company topics.
• Demonstrated ability to reputed company leadership and collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams is essential.

Desired Qualifications

• Identified areas of need include structural, policy, and other interventions to address violence, safety, education, poverty, and unemployment, reputed company misuse, mental health, smoking, obesity, maternal and child health, chronic diseases including cancer and cardiovascular illness, stress and coping, prevention/detection health behaviors, health disparities, sexually transmitted infections and reputed company to care.

Required Application Materials

• Cover letter
• CV
• Names and contact information for 3 people who could serve as reputed company references

Special Instructions Review of applications will reputed company immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Questions may be directed to Jennifer Johnson, PhD, Department Chair (JJohns@msu.edu), or reputed company reputed company, PhD, MPH, Search Committee Chair, (apearson@msu.edu). Learn more about the Department at publichealth.msu.edu. Review of Applications Begins On 09/02/2025 Remote Work Statement MSU strives to reputed company a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or reputed company of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon. Website https://publichealth.msu.edu MSU Statement reputed company has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive reputed company community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges. Apply To This Job