Faculty Department of Health Policy

Overview

Faculty - Open Rank - Department of Health Policy

Unit:
School of Public Health

Department:
Social and Behavioral Sciences

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. Candidates should 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.

Applicants may leverage quantitative or mixed methods approaches. Applicants whose health services research relates 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.

• Teaching:
  The faculty member will 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.
• Research:
  Develop a solid methodological publication record and build a research program leading to principal-investigator initiated extramural funding. Collaborate with investigators within various Schools and Colleges of the VCU Academic Health campus, as well as across the university; publish and seek extramural funding.
• Service:
  Serve on Departmental, School, and/or University committees as necessary, and engage in professional activities in their discipline (e.g., reviewer, conference organizer).

• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Health Policy, or a closely related field
• Proven publication record in the area of health services research
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to establish their own program of research developing novel methodologies
• Strong collaborative skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

• Postdoctoral research training experience
• Experience in trainee mentorship
• Teaching experience at the graduate or undergraduate level
• Experience developing grant proposals

• Salary Range:
  Commensurate
• FLSA Exemption Status:
  Exempt
• Restricted Position:
  No
• ORP Eligible:
  Yes
• Flexible Work Arrangement:
  Hybrid
• Rank:
  Assistant Professor
• Tenure:
  Tenure Track
• Months: 12 months