Health Policy and Organization Faculty Positions – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Posted: 12/4/2022 (Employment)
The Department of Health Policy and Organization, School of Public Health (SOPH) at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) seeks applications from dynamic scholars to join our department. The Department is seeking to hire three or more new tenure-track, open-rank faculty. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree in Public Health, Health Services Research, Health Policy, Maternal and Child Health, Health Economics, or Dissemination and Implementation Science. In keeping with the Department’s strong connections to public health practice and engagement in scholarship related to practice, applicants with experience and interest in conducting community-based-participatory-research and working with public health organizations are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to collaborate on ongoing projects within the department which focus on disadvantaged populations and health disparities, and leverage rich data from Medicaid, Alabama Department of Public Health and other state agencies for high quality research and practice. They will also be expected to mount independent research agendas in collaboration with scientists from UAB and other academic institutions and public health practitioners. Applicants should demonstrate success in, or the promise of, obtaining extramural support for their research and publishing in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. Teaching in undergraduate or graduate programs will be required. These are full-time (12-month), tenure-track positions. Initial rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham