Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Health Sciences; Five Positions

Overview

Working Title:
Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Health Sciences (Five Positions)

State Role

Title:

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Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt:
Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies

Department: 100056 - Health Sciences

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 11/10/2025

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Situated in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

The Department of Health Sciences in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies at James Madison University offers an engaging and dynamic Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences curriculum. The Health Sciences major is a popular major at JMU with approximately 1500 total students declared and is designed for students interested in understanding the causes of disease, strategies for promoting health, wellness, and behavior change, and the scientific basis and methodologies for analyzing health for both individuals and populations.

Upon degree completion, graduates are prepared for immediate employment in multiple allied health areas or a pathway to graduate studies in a variety of disciplines, including medicine, optometry, pharmacy, nursing, public health, physical rehabilitation, and other professional preparation programs. The successful candidate will join a strong and engaged faculty at one of the nation’s outstanding public universities. Because we educate future healthcare professionals, we recognize our ethical responsibility to educate students and to advocate for dignity, caring and fair treatment for all.

Health Sciences faculty are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Our college actively engages in practices that promote a welcoming learning environment and foster a sense of belonging and student success, where colleagues can thrive in teaching, research, and service. We invite applications for five (5) Tenure-Track positions at the Assistant Professor rank. These positions have a start date of August 2026.

RANK
Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Appointment, 10-Month

• Teach undergraduate major and elective courses in our Health Sciences curriculum (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship
• Participate in service at the departmental, college, and university levels

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Earned doctoral degree within an area of health sciences; (ABD applicants will be considered with evidence of continued progress and completion of degree by August 1, 2026).
• Identified scholarly research agenda and plan for scholarly activity.
• Demonstrated potential and/or experience in teaching courses in areas contributing to our engaging and broad curriculum, including but not limited to social determinants of health, statistical methods, chronic or infectious human diseases,…