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Lecturer I - Health

SUNY Cortland
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Lecturer I- Health
Health Department
SUNY Cortland

Starting Salary: $52,838

The Health Department at SUNY Cortland is seeking a full-time lecturer in School Health. The Health Department housed in the School of Professional Studies, offers school health education programs at the bachelor’s and master’s degree levels accredited by the Associate for Advancing quality in educator preparation (AAQEP), national accreditation in school health through the society for public health education (SOPHE), a CEPH accredited undergraduate program in public health, a human services program, and Health care management undergraduate degree. The Health Department offers robust learning experience embedded in its programs and a strong commitment to student-centered learning.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Teach courses in the undergraduate and graduate school health programs.
  • Supervise student teachers.
  • Assist with program assessment activities for the maintenance of accreditation.
  • Advise and mentor health education students.
  • Work with the school partnerships coordinator and the field experience on placement of teacher candidates into student teaching and field experiences.
  • Provide service to the Health Department.
  • Future potential to serve as the department’s primary liaison to the Office of Field Experience and School Partnerships and lead instructor for EDU 499 Student Teaching in Health Education, overseeing supervisor hiring, training, and student-teacher support throughout the placement process.

Required Qualifications: Master’s degree in health or related area; school health teacher certification; and, at least 3 years’ experience as a school health teacher at the primary and/or secondary level.

Preferred Qualifications: New York teacher certification in school health; recent public school teaching experience in health; experience teaching diverse and disadvantaged students; involvement as a member of a state and/or national professional association related to school health education; and, on going engagement in professional development activities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Organizational and time management skills


Why SUNY Cortland?

Be part of a campus that values integrity, intellectual life, and a strong focus on students. Here, faculty maintain a meaningful presence on campus and contribute to a supportive, forward-thinking academic environment. Watch this video to learn more about careers at SUNY Cortland: https://youtu.be/g4Gh8Ir_1Yk

The University:
SUNY Cortland is a comprehensive university within the State University of New York system and is known for its superb programs in teacher education, kinesiology, speech-language pathology, psychology, health, physical education, and several leading liberal arts programs in the natural and social sciences as well as the arts and humanities. Our many programs are designed to support our commitment to civic responsibility, environmental responsibility, international education, professional education, and social justice. More than 90 percent of SUNY Cortland’s nearly 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students gain hands-on experience through internships, volunteerism, civic engagement, and study abroad. Its three schools – education, arts and sciences and professional studies – are committed to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, service and international education.

SUNY Cortland has had a commitment to quality teacher education for over 150 years, with current accreditation through the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP). The University has prepared more students for careers in education than any other institution in the state and recently ranked #6 in the country for the number of education majors.

The campus is in the geographic center of New York State and is a half-hour drive from Syracuse and Ithaca, and four hours from New York City and Philadelphia. Situated in the beautiful Finger Lakes region, Cortland offers an array of regional cultural and recreational opportunities, as well as affordable housing and excellent school systems.

For details and to apply, go to: https://jobs.cortland.edu/postings/11469

SUNY Cortland is an AA/EEO/ADA employer and encourages applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of underrepresented groups.