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Associate Professor or Professor (WOT) - Health Systems and Population Health


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School / Campus / College: School of Public Health

Organization: Health Systems and Population Health

Title: Associate Professor or Professor (WOT) - Health Systems and Population Health


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Position Description

The Department of Health Systems and Population Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for one faculty position with a focus on Health Administration, Health Management, Health Economics, Population Health, Health Policy, and/or Health Informatics at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor (without tenure by reasons of funding). Rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Salary is commensurate with experience and rank of appointment. This position is a full-time (100% FTE) within a 12-month service period position. The base salary range for this position will be $10,167 - $29,584 per month ($122,004 - $355,008 per year), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include a lump sum moving allowance and/or a relocation incentive, and an administrative supplement (ADS) for serving as Program Director. The anticipated start of the position is the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year.

The chosen candidate will serve as the Director of the Department’s graduate health administration programs as part of their responsibilities. In this important administrative role, the person will provide leadership for the growth and innovation of the in-residence Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) programs.

All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service. Regarding other responsibilities, faculty members in our department are expected to:

  1. Teach in the Department's educational programs and mentor undergraduate, Master, and doctoral students.
  2. Develop and conduct an independent externally funded research program, including preparing and submitting grants to federal and/or non-federal funding agencies (e.g., R-level, program project grants),
  3. Publish scientific research findings in respected journals in healthcare management, operations, engineering, business, health services, health informatics, or other relevant fields, and disseminate healthcare organization and management theory and practice experiences through professional publications, lay media, or other channels.
  4. Engage with healthcare stakeholders (e.g., healthcare delivery systems, policymakers) to advance the field of healthcare organization and delivery,
  5. Lead program faculty and staff in pursuing innovation in achieving its academic mission, periodic reflection, and continuous improvement.

In addition, the successful candidate would be expected to participate in activities that support and advance the department’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), as well as regularly participate in University, School, Department, and Program activities such as engaging in governance, leading seminars, guest speaking, orientation(s), program and department faculty meetings, serving on key committees, mentoring and providing career development for diverse professionals and students, helping to continually update educational vision and strategy, graduation ceremonies, and relevant academic activities in the Department.

Environment

The Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) is a diverse department (60 regular faculty and 280 adjunct, affiliate, and clinical faculty) with faculty expertise in health economics, health care systems, health promotion, social determinants of health, health informatics, health information management, and social science. The CAMHE accredited UW Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Executive MHA programs have been one of the country's leading health administration programs in the country since our founding in 1972 and our more than 1,800 alumnae serve in leadership roles in health care delivery and finance throughout the United States. Program faculty conduct research that has transformed health care and have developed an evidence-based competency model that guides our approach to instruction and training for our students. The MHIHIM program has a rigorous, competency-based curriculum that prepares students to lead in the health IT field. It is structured around five key pillars: Health Information Systems, Health Care Data Analytics, Information Governance, Patient and Organizational Information Privacy and Security, and Health Systems Leadership.

Successful candidates may have an opportunity to be affiliated with several centers within the department and University, including the Center for Health Innovation and Policy Science, the Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH) Center, the Health Promotion Research Center, the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, and the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance.

The School of Public Health has five departments: Health Systems and Population Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Global Health. Depending on the interests and qualifications of the successful candidate, an adjunct appointment may be considered with the five departments in the School of Public Health or other UW departments or affiliate institutions.   

The University of Washington is a public research institution with 140 departments housed within its various colleges and schools. For the latest campus data on student and faculty diversity, visit https://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-statistics-policies/. Among other forward-thinking efforts, the UW has a Population Health Initiative, which brings faculty together from across the University to address challenges in human health, social, and economic equity and environmental resilience. The UW is also home to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, an independent population health research center that provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world’s most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them.

In addition to collaboration opportunities across the UW are opportunities for collaboration with other Seattle area institutions (Public Health – Seattle & King County, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, a national Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation at the VA, and Seattle Children's Hospital). The Pacific Northwest region is home to American Indian/Alaska Native, immigrant, Latinx, and sexual minority communities. Many of our faculty have longstanding partnerships with organizations working in these communities.

Commitment to Diversity

The work of equity, diversity and inclusion is the work of public health. The Department of Health Systems and Population Health and the UW School of Public Health are committed to a future that is free of health inequities, that promotes the highest level of wellness for the communities we serve, and a diverse and inclusive public health workforce that embodies humility, respect, leadership and service on behalf of, and with, the diverse communities we are privileged to serve. For more information, please see: http://sph.washington.edu/diversity/ and depts.washington.edu/hserv/diversity-equity-inclusion.

UW and the SPH have developed specific programs to support new faculty, with a specific eye towards supporting faculty around diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, teaching, and service. Our faculty development offerings are listed here.

Qualifications

  • A doctoral degree (or foreign equivalent) in Health or Business Administration, Health Management, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Informatics, or another relevant field with a focus on healthcare delivery systems, health policy, health services research, and/or population health.
  • Demonstrated expertise in leadership, teaching, mentorship, and research.

Instructions

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge. Applicants who submit within 60 days after posting are guaranteed full consideration. Applications received after that date will be reviewed at the discretion of the search committee until the position is filled or the search is closed.   

As part of the initial application stage, please submit:

  1. An up-to-date curriculum vitae detailing publication, grant funding, and teaching history;
  2. A cover letter describing what you see as your future potential to contribute to the field of healthcare organization and delivery and your potential to support the mission of the Department;
  3. A statement describing demonstrated commitment and activity in support of equity, diversity, and inclusion;
  4. Contact information for four (4) colleagues or supervisors willing to provide a letter of reference. Letters will only be requested during the final review stages.

Search Manager Contact Information 

For questions, please contact Carolyn Hostetler, Academic HR Manager at hspopahr@uw.edu or (206) 616-7205. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information

Under University of Washington (UW) Policy, University-compensated personnel must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.

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