Department:

Public Health | Health Services Management and Policy

The Ohio State University College of Public Health is searching for a clinical faculty member (non-tenure track) to join its Division of Health Services Management and Policy (HSMP). Candidates for this full-time, non-remote faculty position will join our team of committed educators and researchers. We are seeking a candidate to teach graduate and undergraduate level courses in health services management and policy, as well as contribute to executive education and workforce certificate programs. The candidate will be expected to teach healthcare management courses, which may include organizational management, strategy, operations, information technology, healthcare finance, and/or economics. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate education and/or significant practice experience in fields related to these teaching areas. The search committee is especially interested in candidates who demonstrate evidence of teaching or service activities to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as health equity.

The successful candidate will have a positive track record of university teaching or the potential to develop in this area based on prior teaching experience, work experience, or educational preparation. Additionally, the successful candidate will have a strong interest in teaching and mentoring students. Demonstrated teaching accomplishments in graduate and professional education are a plus. Inclusive and effective teaching and student advising are expected. Job responsibilities will include teaching at the graduate or undergraduate level, developing curriculum for degree programs and certificates, participating in division and college program initiatives, serving on college and division committees, and advising and mentoring students. Candidates will provide service and administration to the Division, College, University, and the community.

This appointment may be at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Rank and salary will be determined by the candidate’s academic credentials and experience. Clinical faculty are not expected to be active in research. Job responsibilities will include teaching multiple courses each academic year, developing curriculum and instructional material for courses, participating in division and college program initiatives, serving on college and division committees, and advising and mentoring students.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have a PhD or educational equivalent in public health, health care management, management, economics, or a related field. Alternatively, candidates must hold an earned graduate or professional degree, along with health services management and policy work experience commensurate with rank.

About the Division and College:

The Division of Health Services Management and Policy’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is 7th nationally in the latest ranking of graduate programs published by U.S. News & World Report. The HSMP Division is responsible for curricula leading to MHA, MPH, and PhD degrees. The College of Public Health has an established undergraduate major and minor in public health. Our multidisciplinary faculty is known for their excellence in teaching and their significant research accomplishments. Faculty collaborate with researchers from various colleges, centers, and institutes, including the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Dentistry, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Institute for Population Research.

The College of Public Health is Ohio’s first accredited college of public health. First established in 1995 as part of the College of Medicine, the University Board of Trustees created the College of Public Health in 2007. In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Ohio State’s College of Public Health graduate program 19th of all Schools of Public Health. It is one of seven health sciences colleges on the same campus, more than any other university in the U.S. The college includes five academic divisions, two centers of outreach and engagement, four graduate degree programs with several specializations, and an undergraduate degree with two specializations, and two undergraduate minors. Specializations within the college include biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health behavior and health promotion, health services management and policy, veterinary public health, biomedical informatics, and clinical and translational science, and population health management and leadership.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and single parents and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. The University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to a diverse workforce and encourages applications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.

About Columbus:

The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation, and technology industries (see http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and it was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. It has been recently identified as a city with one of the largest increases in diversity in the U.S. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http://www.columbus.org.

Application Instructions:

Applications will be reviewed as received. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled (starting date is negotiable). Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, a description of teaching background and experience, a statement contributions/commitment to inclusive values, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three references. Finalists will be asked to supply letters of recommendation

Please direct inquiries about this position to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Sharon Schweikhart (schweikhart.1@osu.edu)

To learn more and apply, please visit: https://osujoblinks.com/m7mc 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.