Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Assistant Professor (1190)

Tulane University in New Orleans, LA

Type:
Full-Time

Category:
Public and Environmental Health

Job Description

The Department of Health Policy and Management at the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University is seeking applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure track Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor.

The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has been a leader in public health for more than 100 years and is the leading school of public health in the Gulf Coast region. We're situated amidst the charm and mystique of New Orleans, where our faculty pursue healthcare research and scholarly work in local neighborhoods to communities worldwide.

Our faculty are committed public health professionals who are regularly recognized with awards, prestigious memberships, and important roles on editorial boards and associations.

We take our job preparing the next generation of public health professionals very seriously. Our students are independent thinkers, innovative leaders, fierce advocates, and accomplished scholars. We train the problem solvers. We are fortunate to count commissioners and ministers of health, deans of schools of public health, and presidents and CEOs of health organizations among our alumni. No matter what their role, our graduates go on to do important, life-changing work, and we are honored to have been a part of their academic journey.

Tulane University supports a formal process for career development and promotion for non-tenure track faculty, and the individual in this position will be eligible to participate. We are particularly interested in candidates whose teaching draws on the department's interdisciplinary approach, which integrates financial, organizational, policy, and social determinant frameworks to understand health system performance. The selected candidate will teach six sections of HPAM courses per year and contribute to departmental service.

Opportunities to engage in curriculum development and broader department initiatives are also available.

The Department of Health Policy and Management prepares students to meet the changing demands of the health care, public health, and health policy environments. We envision a future where our graduates enhance the quality of life by improving public health and healthcare delivery systems worldwide.

The Department is comprised of 14 full-time faculty members from a range of disciplines. Faculty research clusters around the impact of financing models, organizational structures and processes, and social determinants on quality, cost, and access to healthcare to improve population health.

The Department of Health Policy and Management was formally organized as a unit in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1967. We currently offer master's and doctoral degree programs, including the MHA, MPH, PhD, and joint degrees (MBA/MHA, JD/MHA, and MD/MPH). These programs are accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH). The residential MHA program has been accredited by the Commission on Education for Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) since 1971.

It is also a full graduate member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). We are excited to be adding the Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Management.

Teaching responsibilities span both our graduate programs (MPH, MHA) and our newly launched Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Management. Non-tenure track faculty teach six sections of HPAM courses per year, advise students, and provide service to the department and school. Opportunities to engage in curriculum development and broader department initiatives are also available.

The successful candidate will have professional experience in legislative, regulatory, or government settings and prior experience teaching health policy. A terminal degree in public policy, political science, public health, law, or a related field is also desirable.

Tulane University supports a formal process for career development and promotion for non-tenure track faculty. The Department and University value ongoing pedagogical development by providing a multitude of resources, including the Center of Engaged Learning and Teaching.