Recruitment/Posting Title: Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Department: Health Sciences, CCAS, Rutgers University-Camden, Camden, New Jersey
The Department of Health Sciences at Rutgers University-Camden Campus invites applications
for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to start in Fall 2025. Candidates should
have research expertise in health sciences and have a PhD or comparable degree currently or by
the start date. Applicants may have a disciplinary affiliation with public health, psychology, public
policy, sociology, neurobiological science, health economics or other related fields.
Teaching responsibilities include courses in the undergraduate major Health Sciences and the
graduate program in Prevention Science as well as classes focused on the candidate’s area of
expertise. These include both topical courses at the undergraduate and graduate level (e.g.,
Introduction to Health Sciences, Introduction to Prevention Science), as well as graduate-level
methodology and statistics courses in Prevention Science (e.g., Program Evaluation and
Implementation Science). Candidates are also expected to mentor doctoral students in Prevention
Science.
Rutgers-Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of 6,000 students located in Camden,
New Jersey, directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Our campus is classified as a
“Doctoral University: High Research Activity” (R2) institution by the Carnegie Classification of
Institutions of Higher Education, and it emphasizes civic engagement. As a designated Minority
Serving Institution, we particularly seek faculty who can connect with our diverse student
population (over 50% racial/ethnic minorities and over 25% first-generation college students).
The teaching load for research active faculty is 2-2, and salaries and benefits are competitive. For
additional information about Rutgers University-Camden, please visit https://camden.rutgers.edu/.
For full consideration, applications should be submitted by Oct 1. Submit a letter of application,
CV, research statement, teaching statement, supporting materials (including up to 3 recent papers),
the names and emails for 3 references, and cover letter. Additionally, because the department and
campus are committed to advancing diversity in all areas of faculty effort, applicants must submit
a diversity statement. This statement should specifically address how they have demonstrated
commitment to advancing diversity and inclusiveness in all areas of faculty effort, including
scholarship, instruction, and engagement, and how their background and experiences have
prepared them to positively impact Rutgers-Camden’s ethnically, culturally, and
socioeconomically diverse student community. Applicants should also discuss their activities
and/or future goals to promote an inclusive and equitable environment that values diversity.
Applicants should contact Dr. Charlotte Markey (chmarkey@camden.rutgers.edu), chairperson of
Health Sciences, with any questions. Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. The University and Department seek an active, culturally diverse faculty of the highest
caliber. Women and members of historically underrepresented minority groups are strongly
encouraged to apply.
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants
for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality,
marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression,
disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual
orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to
genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of
background and opinion and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally
protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training,
compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of
employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the
following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement.