The Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is inviting applications for the newly established Magic City LGBTQ Endowed Professorship. This is a full-time faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, tenured or tenure earning. Rank and tenure status will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in psychology, nursing, public health or an allied field and a strong record of scholarly work in sexual and gender minority health and well-being.

The successful candidate is expected to engage the LGBTQ community of Birmingham, as well as develop an independent and externally funded research program with a focus on LGBTQ health, health equity, structural racism, intersectionality, and intersectional stigmas to reflect issues of LGBTQ health germane to the Southern region of the US. While the primary role of the Endowed Professorship will be to conduct LGBTQ-related research, the successful candidate will also be expected to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, teach courses, and participate in service activities in the School, University, and broader community.

Offering unparalleled opportunities for research, teaching, and service, the Department of Health Behavior has expertise in sexual health, obesity and lifestyle intervention, prevention and control of addictive behaviors, mental health, and research methods including community-based health promotion, telehealth, and implementation science. The Department provides education and training in the social and behavioral sciences at the undergraduate and graduate level and offers two degree programs (MPH and PhD) in the School of Public Health.

Founded in 1978, the UAB School of Public Health has grown to 75 full-time faculty and 1100 students. In 2019, the school had more than $37 million in research funding and has been ranked in the top 20 NIH-funded Schools of Public Health for the last 10 years. Diversity is one of the school’s values and strengths, with 45% of students identifying as a member of an underrepresented racial/ethnic group and 16% identifying as a first-generation college student. As a school with a continually growing diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, people of color, transgender, and non-binary individuals with a commitment to mentoring underrepresented students and community engagement. In 2020, the School of Public Health received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

UAB is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. Spanning more than 100 city blocks, UAB is the state of Alabama’s largest single employer with some 25,000 employees and has an annual, state-wide economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion. Located in the heart of Birmingham, UAB has transformed the city into a nexus of medicine, business, research, and development with a thriving arts and cultural scene, and a vibrant campus that channels all the energies and opportunities of its metropolitan home.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.

A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment. Applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vita online at http://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/7878