The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) at the University of South Carolina (USC) Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate Professor or Professor. This position is part of the campus-wide Environmental Health Cluster Initiative, a strategic effort to expand the University’s leadership in advancing research, clinical care, and educational excellence in environmental health. The cluster will broaden expertise across disciplines to foster innovation and address the complexity of environmental health challenges through multidisciplinary scholarship. This initiative focuses on the impact of chemical, physical, behavioral, biological, and social environmental stressors across the lifespan, and emphasizes designing, testing, and scaling programmatic and policy interventions that address these stressors.

We seek an Implementation Science Scholar whose research focuses on learning how to improve the implementation of interventions that will reduce environmental stressors on health in real-world settings. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in public health, implementation science, or a closely related field by the start date of employment. For the rank of Assistant Professor, candidates must demonstrate strong potential for scholarly productivity, excellence in teaching and mentoring, and success in establishing a program of externally funded research. Applicants for the rank of Associate Professor must have a strong record of funded research, scholarship, and at least five years of experience as an effective instructor, mentor, and researcher. Applicants for the rank of Professor must have a sustained record of distinguished scholarship and externally funded research, a demonstrably excellent record of teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, evidence of meaningful service to the discipline and to the institution (including leadership roles), and typically a minimum of nine years of effective, relevant experience by the start date of employment.

The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior emphasizes both impactful research and meaningful community engagement. Faculty examine how policy, environmental, institutional, and individual actions influence health, and work collaboratively to reduce health disparities. Many HPEB faculty are engaged in implementation science, community-based research, and translation of interventions into practice and policy, making this position well aligned with departmental strengths. USC also provides a rich interdisciplinary environment, with faculty across the Arnold School and campus contributing to initiatives such as the Global Health Initiative, Nutrition Consortium, Prevention Research Center, Office for the Study of Aging, Consortium for Latino Health Studies, Big Data Health Science Center, and SmartState Centers. The University has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a “doctoral institution with highest research activity” and a “community-engaged institution.”

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a robust, extramurally funded research program in implementation science applied to environmental health, to contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching (in-person and online), and to mentor master’s and doctoral students. The candidate will also be expected to collaborate across disciplines, especially within the Environmental Health Cluster, to accelerate solutions that improve community and population health.

USC is located in Columbia, South Carolina, a vibrant capital city offering abundant cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities, enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine annually and has ready access to pristine beaches, lakes, rivers, and mountains. The city hosts historical and cultural attractions, festivals, performing arts and sporting events, parks and outdoor recreation, including Congaree National Park and 50,000-acre Lake Murray.

To apply, please submit (1) a letter of application, (2) teaching philosophy, (3) research statement, (4) a curriculum vitae, and (5) contact information for three references via USC employment portal https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/196669. Questions may be directed to Brie Turner-McGrievy, PhD, MS, RD, Interim Department Chair, at brie@sc.edu. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is August 16, 2026.

• EEO/AA Policy

  The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The University of South Carolina and the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior seek to promote equity, diversity, and inclusivity among our students, faculty, staff, and community. Thus, we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service align with this commitment.