The Department of Health Policy Is Seeking Candidates for Open Rank Faculty Position
The Department of Health Policy in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Public Health invites applications from health services researchers for a full-time 12-month, tenure-eligible, open rank faculty member.
The Department of Health Policy is a driving force that promotes health equity through multidisciplinary research, education, training, and service. We identify and address behavioral, social, organizational, and policy factors affecting the health of individuals and populations. We evaluate how these factors converge to perpetuate structures that have historically disadvantaged segments of the population. We assess the consequences of these factors to inform decisions locally, nationally, and internationally. Rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods employed by collaborative teams help us to develop actionable solutions. Importantly, we partner with communities (locally and globally) to conduct impactful research, evaluate and inform policy, and improve health and healthcare delivery to eliminate disparities and ensure equity. As educators, we aim to develop diverse leaders for professional and research careers through our doctoral program (Healthcare Policy & Research) and the VCU School of Public Health’s Master’s in Public Health (MPH) program. Our graduates are equipped with the skills necessary to excel in the academic, healthcare, governmental, non-profit, and industrial settings.
The ideal candidate will possess training, proven experience, and expertise as a health services researcher in one or more of the following areas: access to healthcare, including the role of insurance coverage; healthcare delivery, including service to vulnerable populations; healthcare costs, including cost effectiveness; healthcare quality, including patient-reported outcomes; healthcare disparities, including the role of social drivers of health; implementation of healthcare innovations and their impacts on health outcomes; and the role and impact of federal, state, and local health policies on health and healthcare. Applicants may employ survey data, panel data, electronic health records, administrative claims data or other datasets in their work. Applicants may leverage quantitative or mixed methods approaches. Applicants whose health services research relate to cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases are particularly of interest. Those applying at the assistant professor level should show evidence of research productivity and the potential to obtain external funding. Applicants at the associate professor level should show evidence of a well-developed scholarly/research portfolio with evidence of multi-disciplinary applications and external funding appropriate to complement and expand existing expertise in the department. The School of Public Health is situated on VCU’s Health Sciences Campus, which consists of five other schools and Massey Cancer Center.
The faculty member will also support the department with teaching responsibilities on the graduate level, such as, but not limited to health policy, including foundational knowledge and processes, health services research, health economics, or other relevant topics or methodologies. The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
Interested candidates should access the following link to complete the online application: https://vcu.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/6373 Please include your CV, cover letter and contact for 3 references. Please email questions to: Anika L. Hines, PhD, MPH, Search Committee Chair, [email protected].
As a preeminent national, urban, public research university and academic health center, Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion – an environment where all can thrive in their pursuit of excellence.
Applicants are requested to submit a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (typically between 150-300 words) providing your career aspirations and contributions toward promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through this statement, you can share how your lived experiences; and past, present, and future academic and professional activities have or will contribute to VCU’s mission of promoting equity and inclusion.
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