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Title
Presidential Chair in Heatlh

Short Description
Chair in Health related Humanities, part of new university initiative in health care reserach

Detailed Description

Presidential Endowed Chair: Professorship in Health-related Social Sciences/Humanities

Lehigh University announces the establishment of a Presidential Chair in Health in the social sciences or humanities. The holder of the Presidential Chair will be a dynamic scholar and teacher committed to advancing research in his or her field while acting as a catalyst to expand Lehigh’s new, university-wide Health Initiative. A second, comparable search in the sciences or engineering is being conducted simultaneously.

Candidates for the Presidential Chair must have a distinguished record in health-related research in the social sciences or humanities and demonstrated excellence in teaching. Candidates are expected to develop research collaborations with Lehigh faculty and strengthen ongoing relationships with the local medical/health care community.

Appointment will be at associate or full professor rank in an appropriate disciplinary department. The position includes a competitive salary and research support. Opportunities for collaboration exist through a wide range of health-related programs on campus such as the undergraduate Health, Medicine, and Society program, graduate programs in Pediatric School Psychology and Biopharmaceutical Economics, as well as with two nationally-ranked hospital centers (St. Luke’s Hospital and Lehigh Valley Hospital) and a wide range of medical and public health institutions.

Lehigh University offers a uniquely hospitable environment for cross-disciplinary work in a wide range of fields; the Presidential Chair holder will be an energetic individual who would thrive in such an environment. Lehigh University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity of the academic community.

Lehigh University is a mid-size, private institution dedicated to excellence in teaching and research. The University is located on a beautiful 1500-acre campus in Bethlehem, Pa., in the center of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area (population 700,000), one hour north of Philadelphia and 90 minutes west of New York City. Lehigh has consistently ranked in the top tier among national research universities in the U.S.

Nominations and applications should be sent by email to: presidentialchairhealthscihum@lehigh.edu. For applications, please include a cover letter, C.V., two representative publications, and the names of three potential references. Additional information about Lehigh University and about this search can be found at http://www.lehigh.edu/healthsearches/socialscienceandhumanities/. Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. Lehigh offers excellent benefits including domestic partner benefits. See Lehigh Work/Life Balance for Faculty website: http://www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/work_life_balance.html.

Location
Bethlehem, PA USA

Contact
George DuPaul
610-758-3252
gjd3@lehigh.edu