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UT Health Faculty, Health Services Research (HSR), Open Rank (TT) - Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health in Texas
Faculty, Health Services Research (HSR), Open Rank (TT) - Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health
Location: Texas
Category: Faculty
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Requisition #: 240001MH
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health seeks applicants for a full-time open rank tenure track faculty position, who are passionate about Health Services Research with high impact on health policy, health services delivery, health outcomes, comparative effectiveness research, health communication, socio-economic determinants of health, population health, and/or public health.
Interested faculty should also have content expertise and teaching capabilities from among the following areas: policy or political science, policy analysis and assessment of legislative efforts, quantitative or qualitative research methods, survey design, geographic information system methodologies, demography, big data analysis, healthcare payments systems, healthcare financing, health outcomes and quality of care research, and health IT.
Position Key Accountabilities:
(1) establishing an externally funded research program focused on health services research; (2) mentoring emerging scholars in health services research; (3) teaching in MPH and/or doctoral programs; and (4) serving in institutional and external capacities.
Qualifications:
(1) an earned doctoral degree in health services research, public policy, health policy, public health, or other related social science fields; (2) a track record and/or strong promise of obtaining peer-reviewed funding and publications; (3) expertise in health services, health outcomes and policy research, and big data analysis; (4) commitment to excellence in teaching and advising graduate students; and (5) excellent written and oral communication skills.
Interested applicants should complete the web application atFaculty & Physicians jobs | Faculty & Physicians jobs at UTHealth Houston (tmc.edu). Address any questions to Suja S. Rajan, Ph.D., Chair, HSR Search Committee atsuja.s.rajan@uth.tmc.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
This is a security-sensitive position and thereby subject to Texas Education Code §51.215. A background check will be required for the final candidates.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
UTHealth Benefits
UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.
https://www.uth.edu/benefits/
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
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Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.