Director for Arts & Humanities in Health Care Program (Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Professor)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

6d•$48,500 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities (CBH) on the Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking qualified candidates for a 0.5 FTE faculty person to serve as Director of the Arts and Humanities in Health Care Program. Since 2009, the CBH Arts and Humanities in Health Care Program has served as a national model for advancing health humanities education, scholarship, and engagement. Through partnerships across the Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado, and the broader community, the program supports a wide range of established arts and humanities initiatives. We seek a visionary leader to enhance and expand these efforts while shaping the program's next chapter. The ideal candidate will be a visionary and collaborative leader with a demonstrated record of excellence in health humanities, program growth, and team leadership. The successful candidate will bring expertise in one or more health humanities disciplines, including narrative medicine, media and health, arts and health, or dramatic arts and medical improv. The Director will provide strategic leadership for a diverse portfolio of arts and humanities initiatives, including the Fulginiti Pavilion Art Gallery, the Music and Medicine Initiative, publications, lectureships, and other endowed and gift-funded programs. With access to CBH resources to support and grow these efforts, the Director will advance interdisciplinary collaboration across the University of Colorado's health professions schools and the Anschutz Medical Campus. The Arts and Humanities in Health Care Program advances CBH's education, research, and clinical missions through the transformative application of the arts and humanities in health professions education and practice. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to fostering the growth and professional identity formation of health professions learners through disciplines such as music, literature, history, visual arts, poetry, and reflective writing. Experience with arts-based clinical or therapeutic interventions, funded research, fundraising, and program development is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader with a proven ability to build and lead cross-disciplinary teams, serve as a prominent advocate for the arts and humanities in health and well-being, and expand opportunities for students, health professionals, patients, and communities to engage with critical healthcare and societal issues through creative and humanistic approaches. The candidate must be willing to relocate to the Denver area within 3 months of the start date. This position is hybrid eligible. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (PhD, JD, MD, or equivalent terminal degree) or Master's degree with significant professional experience in bioethics, philosophy, health humanities, healthcare ethics, creative arts, social work, psychology, medicine, nursing, public health, anthropology, literature, theology, law, communication studies, or closely related field
3 years of leadership experience in an academic environment (Instructor)
7 years leadership experience in an academic environment (Sr. Instructor)
3 years of leadership experience in an academic medical center environment (Assistant Professor)
7 years of leadership experience in an academic medical center environment (Associate Professor)
14 years of leadership experience in an academic medical center environment (Professor)
Proven record of quality scholarship and significant contributions to a health humanities discipline such as narrative theory and practice in health care; media and health; exploration of connections between music, writing, and/or visual arts and health; or dramatic arts and medical improv.
Experience in building and leading cross-disciplinary teams to success in complex environments.
Rank of Associate Professor, or equivalent, already attained at a prior academic institution (Associate Professor)
Rank of Professor, or equivalent, already attained at a prior academic institution (Professor)

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating multiple programs under one strategic direction
Experience and a track record of notable innovation in health humanities.
Experience in clinical, educational, or other research related to arts and humanities in health care.
Experience in fundraising for arts and humanities programming and experience obtaining research or educational funding for arts and humanities initiatives
Experience in mentoring students and faculty in graduate and professional degree programs.
Experience in clinical/therapeutic use of the arts in health care settings

Responsibilities

Develop a strategic trajectory to guide the programming within the Arts & Humanities mission of the Center, including evaluating current initiatives
Coordinate leadership and implementation strategies for Arts & Humanities programming and initiatives
Regularly evaluate the success and effectiveness of Arts & Humanities programming
Cultivate partnerships on and off campus to enhance programmatic offerings
Maintain strategic oversight of the Arts & Humanities program
Produce high quality scholarship in Arts & Humanities