Assistant​/Associate Professor, Community Health

Overview

Governors State University (GSU) is a minority-serving institution and emerging Hispanic-serving institution in the Chicago Southland region seeking to hire 1 full-time, tenure-track position. The rank for the full-time position will be Assistant/Associate. Employment will start for the Fall 2026 semester with hiring continuing until positions are filled. Qualified applicants will have an earned Doctoral Degree in Behavioral Health, Community or Public Health, Rehabilitation, Health Sciences, or a closely related field.

We are seeking candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Community Health Systems and Theories
• Behavioral Health Interventions and Treatment
• Public Health Policy and Administration
• Health Promotion Evaluation and Implementation
• Social Determinants of Health
• Disability and Rehabilitation Science
• Chronic Illness and Disease Management

and/or Chronic Health and Wellness Promotion.

Research Methods and Skills.

The successful candidate will be expected to (a) have outstanding teaching skills to teach and update undergraduate courses, (b) have experience working with non-traditional and diverse student populations, (c) assist with the development of academic programs and assessment, and (d) participate in appropriate professional development including serving on committees, maintaining a strong record of scholarship, and cultivating good connections with industry partners.

The position will be located within the Department of Addictions Studies and Behavioral Health, College of Health and Human Services. The program currently offers a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Community Health and a Masters of Health Sciences in Addiction Studies.

The dynamic and committed program faculty serve approximately 200 students in ASBH at the undergraduate and graduate level, including both domestic and international students, as part of our mission to prepare students to succeed in a global society.

GSU is the only regional public comprehensive university in Chicago’s south suburban area, serving more than 5,000 students annually. Since its founding in 1969, GSU has offered accessible, high-value educational opportunities to a culturally diverse student body of first-generation students, returning adults, and veterans. With among the lowest undergraduate tuitions in Illinois, GSU offers accredited programs that have earned high praise from national accrediting agencies.

In 2014, GSU accepted its inaugural class of first-year students as it transitioned from an upper-division and graduate institution into a regional comprehensive university with a state-of-the art general education program. Through its strategic plan, Strategy 2025, GSU emphasizes excellence, access, and innovation. Students benefit from the university’s academic quality, range of convenient class times, increasingly numerous hybrid and online offerings, and outstanding educational value.

Our innovated lower-division program uses high-impact practices to foster student engagement with ethics, citizenship, and innovative thinking. Every first-year class is taught by a full-time faculty member to ensure that students have a strong foundation for their studies. GSU is a national leader in successful transfer of community college students to universities, and is leading through the Dual Degree Program, with features such as tuition lock-in at GSU for academically eligible community college students who commit to earn an associate degree and attend college full-time.

GSU offers a wide variety of master’s programs and several applied doctoral degrees in health, counseling fields, and interdisciplinary leadership. GSU’s 750-acre campus encompasses the award-winning Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park yet is conveniently located within easy reach of Chicago and surrounding communities with a wealth of cultural and natural attractions. The highly diverse region GSU serves has several high-performing schools and engaged communities as well as struggling urban, suburban, and rural communities.

GSU serves as a public square, working to foster educational opportunities for all populations.

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