Dean of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health

Georgia Southern University (Georgia Southern) invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH). The University seeks a distinguished, strategic, and collaborative executive leader to shape the college's future, advance academic and research excellence, expand its public health impact, and strengthen its regional and national profile. Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean will serve as chief executive and principal ambassador for the JPHCOPH, providing strategic leadership, institutional vision, and responsible stewardship of the College's approximately $6.7 million operating budget. The Dean will advance a compelling vision that builds on the College's strengths, drives innovation and growth, and expands its impact. Working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, alumni, University leadership, and external partners, the Dean will strengthen interdisciplinary engagement, research productivity, academic excellence, entrepreneurial initiatives, and public health service across Georgia and beyond. This includes advancing collaborations across the University and with public, private, nonprofit, and governmental partners throughout Georgia and beyond. Through purposeful engagement and sustained advocacy, the Dean will elevate the visibility, reputation, and impact of both the JPHCOPH and the University. Georgia Southern, part of the University System of Georgia, is a public comprehensive university with its main campus in Statesboro, about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta and 55 miles northwest of Savannah. What began as the First District Agricultural & Mechanical School, a land grant college that opened in 1908, has since become a R2 University enrolling over 26,000 undergraduate students and 4,000 graduate students and boasting a global network of over 160,000 alumni. The study of public health at Georgia Southern University began in 1998. Currently, the college offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees as well as an online Certificate in Public Health. The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) has emphasis areas in Global Health (online), Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences, and Epidemiology. The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree has concentration areas in Applied Public Health (online), Biostatistics, Community Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Informatics (online), and Health Policy and Management. The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree has concentrations in Biostatistics, Community Health Behavior and Education, Epidemiology, Health Policy & Management, and Public Health Leadership (online). A complete Leadership Profile with additional information may be found above. Nominations and Applications The names of applicants and nominees, vitae, and other non-evaluative information may be subject to public inspection under the Georgia Open Records Act. Georgia Southern University provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. Individuals in need of reasonable accommodations under the America with Disabilities Act to participate in the search process should notify Human Resources: View phone number on click.appcast.io. The University System of Georgia comprises twenty-five institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at usg.edu/policymanual. Georgia Southern University does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr