Assistant Professor, Health Promotion in Hispanic/Latine/Underserved Communities - University of Oregon

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 lives of individuals, families, and communities; particularly in settings characterized by limited access to resources and other structural barriers. Our community strives to advance equity and inclusion through our research, pedagogy, service, and clinical partnerships, which collectively aim to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

Minimum Requirements

• Earned doctoral degree (by time of appointment) in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Couples and Family Therapy, or a closely related license-eligible field.
• Record or evidence of potential for strong scholarly productivity.
• Demonstrated capacity or potential to conduct, administer, and sustain a rigorous program of externally funded research.
• Record of research and scholarship working with Hispanic/Latine persons and other underserved and underrepresented populations, including research to address disproportionate poor health outcomes among marginalized groups.

Successful candidates must be able to work effectively with students, staff, and faculty from culturally diverse backgrounds and with multiple marginalized identities, and to help advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the university community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Record of external research funding, particularly through federal funding agencies.
• Record of or strong potential for mentorship and/or supervision of student research.
• Demonstrated ability, or potential to engage in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in collaboration with department, college, university, and community settings.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise graduate students in clinical training, including in the Counseling Psychology and/or Couples and Family Therapy program.
• Fluency in Spanish

About the University

The University of Oregon is one of only two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities and holds the distinction of a “very high research activity” ranking in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO enrolls more than 20,000 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students representing all 50 states and nearly 100 countries. In recent years, the university has increased the diversity of its student body, as well as campus-wide efforts to build a welcoming, inclusive community. The UO’s beautiful, 295-acre campus in Eugene features state-of-the-art facilities in an arboretum-like setting. The UO is located in Eugene, a vibrant city of 171,000 with a wide range of cultural and culinary offerings, a pleasant climate, and a community engaged in environmental and social concerns. The campus is within easy driving distance of the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, and Portland.

The UO is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people (see more at: Equity and Inclusion | University of Oregon (uoregon.edu))

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The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.

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