Associate Professor/ Professor Department Chair, Population Health Management & Policy

NCAT•Greensboro, NC

23h

About The Position

The Department of Population Health Management & Policy ( PHMP ), within the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is seeking a department Chair. The Chairperson of the department of PHMP is a 12-month position that reports to the Dean and serves as the chief administrative and academic leader of the department. The Chairperson will be expected to provide visionary leadership of innovative programs with strong educator-researcher emphasis. In addition to the general oversight of the department, he or she will be responsible for strategic planning; budget development, management and allocation; recruitment and retention of faculty and students; faculty, staff, and student development; management and improvement of curricula; evaluating faculty performance; program assessments and reviews, obtaining and maintaining accreditation; fundraising; interacting with other departments and university leaders to represent the goals of the department. The chairperson must implement strategies to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students in all degree programs and work with faculty to develop research infrastructure.

Requirements

A minimum of a PhD in Health Economics, Health Policy & Management, Health Services Research, or closely related degree with a significant research track record aligned with appointment at associate or full professor rank.
Prior teaching experience in relevant baccalaureate and/or graduate
Three years of teaching and research experience related to the concepts and theories essential to population health management.
Three years experience in academic administration.
Ability to establish and sustain a strong research enterprise, and have pedagogical skills to teach in areas relevant but not limited to healthcare economics, healthcare finance, data analytics, healthcare quality and patient safety and health information management.

Nice To Haves

5 years of teaching experience
at least 2 years of leadership experience
a demonstrated ability to develop collaborative relationships across disciplines and with external health care organizations
a demonstrated record of research and publications

Responsibilities

strategic planning
budget development, management and allocation
recruitment and retention of faculty and students
faculty, staff, and student development
management and improvement of curricula
evaluating faculty performance
program assessments and reviews
obtaining and maintaining accreditation
fundraising
interacting with other departments and university leaders to represent the goals of the department
implement strategies to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students in all degree programs
work with faculty to develop research infrastructure