Non-Tenure Track Faculty - DrPH Director - Health Policy and Administration

Chicago, IL, United States

Hiring Department
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Health Policy and Administration

Location
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Chicago, IL USA

Requisition : 1043301

Salary: The salary range of employees currently holding equivalent positions is $95,000 - $175,000 per academic (9-month) year.

The Division of Health Policy and Administration (HPA) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health (SPH) seeks applications for a DrPH Program Director at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Clinical Professor, with a start date in Fall 2027. We are looking for a visionary leader committed to advancing the program's academic excellence, growth, and public health impact.

This position is a full-time tenure track position intended to be eligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off, and Tuition Waivers for employee sand dependents.

The Doctor of Public Health(DrPH) in Leadership program explicitly focuses on strengtheningpractitioner-student knowledge, skills, and ability to understand and address the persistent root causes of inequity. We emphasize whole-person,transformational, and action- learning centered pedagogical approaches througha cohort-based collective learning approach. The curriculum integrates and assures achievement of learning aligned with the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) and UIC DrPH program competencies grounded in transformational leadership.

Our courses are delivered in a synchronous distance-based modelthat is supported by an ever-growing global community of student-practitioners,faculty, alumni, staff, and strategic partners.

The Division of Health Policy and Administration (HPA) at the UIC SPH is an interprofessional, transdisciplinarycommunity addressing the underlying structural and social drivers of population health and disparities. Through mutually reinforcing teaching, research, and practice, we analyze, identify, and implement evidence-based solutions acrosspolicy, systems, and organizations in Chicago, nationally, and globally. Anchored in community and cross-sector partnerships, our work responds to lived experiences and real-world environments to achieve lasting impact.

Our expertise—centered on health disparities and equity—spans policy, law,economics, health services, healthcare administration, and leadership.

The UIC School of Public Health is the only Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited school of public health in Illinois. UIC SPH is dedicated to enhancing qualityof life by improving public health and plays a vital role in educating thenation’s public health workforce. UIC SPH consistently ranks among the top 10% of all schools and programs of public health nationally (ranked 22nd nationallyin the 2026 U.S. News & World Report).

For more than 50 years, UIC SPH hasbeen the state's principal educator of public health professionals as well as researchers,academic faculty, policymakers, and activists whose work positively affectshealth and well-being in communities that are diverse with respect to race,ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and religion. UIC SPH is one of seven health science colleges that comprise UIHealth, the only academic public health center in Chicago.

UIC isamong the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a CarnegieRU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 37,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in thenation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American…