Core Faculty, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

Walden University is a pioneer in student-centered distance education. An accredited graduate institution with a mission for social change, Walden is dedicated to high academic standards and helping students make a difference in their professions, organizations, and communities.

Walden University offers advanced degrees online to professionals whose work impacts others. Degree programs include health sciences, counseling, human services, management, psychology, education, public health, nursing, public administration, technology, and engineering. Our challenging programs are designed to help students make a difference in the lives of children, the health of communities, or the success of an organization.

Faculty members educate Walden University Students by effectively and proficiently using online technology and resources so that knowledge, information, feedback, and critique are imparted to and shared with students in timely, thoughtful, carefully formulated, and well written communications. This is accomplished in an environment that is respectful of students, the Faculty Member, Walden University, and the discipline in which the Faculty Member is involved. Faculty Members are expected to adhere to all Walden University Faculty expectations, which are clearly set forth to the Faculty Member at the start of his/her employment with the University.

Walden University is currently accepting applications for dynamic, innovative faculty with experience in the field of public health for full-time faculty role in the CEPH accredited Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) programs in the School of Health Sciences and Public Policy.

Training

All new Faculty Members receive specific training from Walden University in the techniques teaching, use of an electronic learning platform, specifics of the policies, procedures and degree programs of the School or College in which they are going to teach, socialization into the Walden University culture, assessment of academic integrity of student work, and research supervision of theses and dissertations.

Course Teaching

Faculty Members are assigned a course, which is taught using the Canvas platform, and are responsible for interacting with students within this platform. Discussion Boards for classrooms are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Although postings to the classroom may be done at any time of day, they must be completed in a timely manner in accordance with the Faculty Handbook or other criteria established by Walden University. Per the faculty handbook, responses to student questions must be posted within 48 hours. Faculty Members are required to verify the accuracy of student postings and submissions and to provide feedback and grades to students through Canvas.

Availability

Walden expects faculty to be reasonably accessible to students. Faculty members are expected to be available to students outside the course discussion board and in addition to providing substantive feedback on assignments and postings. Faculty members will publish their availability to students through course syllabi, instructor information in the classroom, and/or other appropriate documents. The university suggests regular and predictable availability, such as online office hours or regular online chats.

Residencies

Core Faculty (Full Time) may be required to attend Residencies held domestically or internationally, where they will teach intensives and colloquia, and facilitate school and university-wide discussions.

Roles and Responsibilities for Doctoral Chair/Committee Membership

Doctoral Committee work

Mentoring is a major responsibility of faculty members who work with students completing the research requirements of their doctoral degrees. Faculty mentor involvement with students is a significant factor in student retention and students' success in their programs. Students' progress toward completion of degree requirements is regularly monitored by the university, as is the effectiveness of faculty mentors in supporting the progress by their mentees.

Doctoral Committee Responsibilities

Committee chairs are expected to:

• Accept specific mentoring assignments and maintain a minimum workload as determined by the school
• Initiate and maintain frequent and regular interaction with students
• Respond to student submissions with constructive written feedback in a timely fashion
• Help students produce high-quality work through analyzing and synthesizing appropriate subject matter and/or by applying appropriate research methods and data analyses
• Evaluate students' work related to their progress in achieving academic milestones and demonstrating standards of quality
• Assist students in maintaining satisfactory academic progress toward timely completion of their degree programs
• Advise students on the development of quarter plans

Committee members are expected to:

• Work closely with the committee chair to help students advance in a timely manner
• Respond to student submissions with constructive written feedback in a timely fashion
• Help students produce high-quality work through analyzing and synthesizing appropriate subject matter and/or by applying appropriate research methods and data analyses

May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Some travel could be required (minimally once per quarter)

Faculty Members may be required to chair and/or participate on thesis/dissertation committees. Some Faculty Members are also involved in supervising applied practice and skill development courses. Faculty Members may be asked to serve on faculty governance or academic policy committees, and, in general, participate in other ways to strengthen the academic reputation of Walden University.

TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, and PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Appropriate reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The Faculty Member must be able to use Microsoft Office products (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), zip software, and Adobe Acrobat and must have reliable Internet access as well as alternate access in cases where primary access becomes unavailable.

Walden University provides a company-owned laptop for use by core faculty, and they are expected to use this laptop according to the Corporate Computing policy as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Earned doctorate in public health or closely related field from an accredited institution
• Experience in the practice of public health, preferably public health policy, finance, or leadership
• Record of scholarly activity (research or service) in public health
• Evidence of compatibility with the Walden mission of positive social change, broad access, professional excellence, and our values of quality, integrity, and student-centeredness
• Ability to work with students who are experienced, mid-career professionals
• Experience with distance learning/teaching preferred
• Three to five years of teaching experience at the degree level of the program is preferred
• Commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment
• Teaching, advising, and mentoring; commitment to the promotion of applied research and the recruitment and development of a diverse faculty; excellent leadership, communication, team, and human relations skills

LICENSURE and/or CERTIFICATION

• Faculty Members must be appropriately credentialed, possess an earned degree in the discipline being taught.
• Faculty Members are also expected to maintain currency with research by reviewing articles, journals, and presentations. If participating in research, the Faculty Member may publish and acknowledge Walden University.

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