Tenured/Tenure-Track: Open Rank

Health Policy and Management

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The Department of Health Policy and Management in the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University invites applications for up to two tenure-track or tenured faculty appointments in the field of health economics. The positions are open rank, with a preference for candidates who qualify for an appointment at the associate professor or professor level for one of the appointments.  

These positions require candidates with strong research skills and excellent teaching ability. Successful candidates are expected to conduct independent and collaborative research, obtain extramural funding, maintain a robust publication record, and contribute to the Department’s educational programs. Additionally, these positions require the ability to work well with multi-disciplinary teams.

Faculty enjoy 9-month appointments that are fully funded (“hard money”), with effort typically allocated to research (50%), teaching (40%), and service (10%) responsibilities. The standard teaching load is four classes per academic year, with options for reduced teaching loads and/or additional (Summer) salary for faculty with extramural research funding.

We seek candidates conducting innovative research in any area of health economics, but preference will be given to candidates with research interests in healthcare financing and health insurance, aging and long-term care, population health, or pharmaceutical economics and technology value assessment.

Faculty rank will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate(s). For candidates seeking a senior-level appointment, a track record of mentoring doctoral students and junior faculty and obtaining extramural funding is especially desirable.

About the Department of Health Policy & Management:

The department has 12 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 5 academic professional track faculty, and 3 professors of practice. It is home to more than 120 graduate students. Our Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is ranked as one of the top graduate health administration programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and has been continuously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) since 2008. The MHA program offers both a residential and an executive track. The department additionally offers a PhD in Health Services Research and a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Health Policy & Management.

Furthermore, Department faculty teach in the School of Public Health’s Bachelor of Science in Public Health generalist degree program, which has more than 2000 majors.

The Department is committed to scholarly inquiry across a broad spectrum of areas. Faculty in the department represent a wide array of disciplines, expertise, and interests, with backgrounds in data science, economics, health services research, public health, political science, law, and management science. Faculty are highly collaborative, with substantial research strengths across a variety of areas, including health care access and delivery infrastructures, quality of health care services, chronic disease burden, maternal and child health, rural health, and data privacy. Ideally, a successful candidate’s research interests will align with one or more of the School of Public Health’s six research centers:

• Center for Community Health and Aging
• USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness
• Southwest Rural Health Research Center
• Ergonomics Center
• Center for Health & Nature
• Center for Health Equity & Evaluation Research

Additional Information:

Located in College Station, Texas, on the flagship campus of the Texas A&M University System, the CEPH-accredited School of Public Health has more than 95 faculty in four departments. Texas A&M University, a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution, was the state’s first public institution of higher learning, is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) and boasts world-class resources available to all faculty.

Qualifications

Qualifications required: a PhD or other appropriate doctoral degree(ScD, DrPH) from an accredited institution in economics, health economics, health services research, or a related field.

Application Instructions

All application materials must be submitted through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/192375

Please provide: 1) curriculum vitae; 2) cover letter; 3) personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research; and 4) contact details for three references. References will be contacted if selected for an interview.

Questions regarding this posting may be sent to Dr. Robert Ohsfeldt, search committee chair, at [email protected].