Overview
Director, Center for Public Health & Professor of Clinical. The University of Cincinnati seeks a leader to serve as the Inaugural Director of the newly formed Center for Public Health. The Director will play a pivotal role in establishing and leading the Center during a critical growth phase. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of public health at UC, guiding program development, faculty recruitment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strategic growth across a complex academic environment.
Essential Functions
Provide strategic and operational leadership for all public health academic programs.
Oversee the planning and implementation of new academic offerings, including new concentrations and potential doctoral DrPH programs.
Coordinate and integrate the BS, MPH, and 4+1 programs across participating colleges.
Lead efforts to attain joint accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Collaborate with academic units to recruit public health faculty aligned with each college's strategic priorities.
Drive undergraduate and graduate enrollment growth through unified marketing, recruitment strategies, and program excellence.
Serve as a faculty member through teaching and/or research contributions to the field of public health.
Minimum Requirements
Terminal degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DrPH, or equivalent).
Eligibility for faculty appointment at the Professor level.
Distinguished track record in scholarship and academic accomplishment.
Experience in academic affairs, curriculum, accreditation (including CEPH), or higher education administration.
Additional Qualifications Considered
Significant management and operational experience in a complex academic organization, including financial/budgeting and strategic planning.
Demonstrated ability to create and articulate a shared vision, persuade a wide range of audiences of its value, and engage others in its implementation.
Extensive experience leading public health research initiatives, securing and managing grant funding, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
An expectation of achieving excellence in education by prioritizing academic rigor, student engagement, and curriculum development.
An ability to attract, retain and develop outstanding faculty, students, and staff and to support them in building and sustaining programs of the highest caliber.
Demonstrated ability in management, including strategic planning, budgetary, and operational management.
An ability to build meaningful, sustained partnerships with various internal and external stakeholders, including community leaders; and a commitment to strengthening the center's visibility.
An entrepreneurial spirit and ability to innovate.
Demonstrated experience delivering high-quality instruction in online or hybrid learning environments.
An ability to actively listen and a genuine openness to learning from others; a natural communicator who values transparency, respect, and open dialogue; and the emotional intelligence to foster trust, build collaborative relationships, and cultivate broad-based support for decisions, plans, and initiatives.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
Office environment; no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won't contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you'll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14-18% of your salary based on position.
Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:
Vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents
Additional Benefits Include:
Competitive salary based on experience
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
Professional development & mentorship opportunities
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html
UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
Important : To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the UC applicant portal. We are unable to consider "easy apply" applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.
Equal Opportunity Employer. Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: Aug 23, 2025
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