Assistant Professor, Health Promotion in Hispanic/Latine/Underserved Communities

Department: Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Application Deadline

To be assured of full consideration, complete application files should be received by October 15, 2024. Position open filled.

Required Application Materials

Please upload the following documents into your online application (The application form has 6 different upload options, please only use the CV and cover letter uploads):

(1) a cover letter expressing interest and qualifications relevant to the position including (3-5 pages):
- A description of your research, including your current and planned research activities and interests
- A description of how your work contributes to equity and inclusion
- A description of your teaching, including your prior teaching experience, mentorship experience, and courses you feel qualified to teach

(2) curriculum vitae

Note: the online application requires contact information for 3 references. Reference check will be conducted for finalists.

Position Announcement

The Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services (CPHS) in the University of Oregon’s (UO) College of Education (COE) is seeking applications for a tenure-line faculty position in health promotion in Hispanic/Latine communities at the assistant professor rank. The successful candidate will have a record or evidence of potential for strong teaching, research, and service focused on the broad discipline of counseling or clinical psychology and human health promotion in Hispanic/Latine communities.

The successful candidate’s primary instructional duties will be in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, which includes the Counseling Psychology doctoral program, the Couples and Family Therapy master's program, the Prevention Science doctoral and master's programs, and the Family and Human Services undergraduate program. Teaching will be linked to the expertise of the candidate, with a focus on clinical interventions and applied training.

We are seeking a colleague with expertise in risk and protective factors related to health outcomes to advance the understanding of health promotion across diverse populations. We invite applicants from a broad set of expertise such as, but not limited to, social determinants of health, community-based participatory research, health disparities, cultural adaptation of interventions, health communication, and/or disease prevention. The successful candidate will be committed to continuous development of their own and others’ competencies for fostering diversity and inclusion.

The successful candidate will lead research teams with graduate and undergraduate students, develop and maintain research partnerships with communities, train undergraduate and graduate students in current, cutting-edge topics and methodologies that will advance health equity, and engage in department, university, community, state, and national service. They will teach undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as counseling skills, Spanish specialization courses and language supervision, counseling diverse populations, supervision, clinical practicum, and interventions in ecological contexts.

The College of Education is dedicated to the UO’s goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented and historically marginalized groups, women, and people with disabilities.

The position start date is September 16, 2025.

Department or Program Summary

The COE at the UO is a community of leading researchers and practitioners dedicated to transformational scholarship, integrated teaching, and collaborative practice designed to enhance individual lives and systems within a culture that values diversity and promotes respect and inclusion. The COE is home to 3 academic departments, 14 academic degree programs, 14 research and outreach units, the HEDCO Clinic, and the HEDCO Institute. Our goal at the COE is to set our graduates on career-long paths to purposeful, reflective, creative, and meaningful careers; addressing inequity and racial injustice is a thread that runs through our majors and programs while focusing on critical and effective pedagogies.

Counseling Psychology and Human Services strives to maintain an inclusive learning environment that values and celebrates diverse perspectives to ensure that all faculty and students within our programs can flourish professionally and personally. We are similarly committed to advancing programs, practices and services that promote equitable access and improvements in the l