Director, PhD Program in Health Services Research Open Rank- Associate Professor- Professor

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

160d•$140,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy in the Colorado School of Public Health seeks a Director for its PhD Program in Health Services Research. The program prepares students for research careers evaluating innovations in health services, systems, and policies. The Director leads the program and oversees and improves its curriculum, recruits and retains talented students, advises and mentors students with other faculty, identifies and secures resources for student support, and helps graduates with career placement and advancement. The Director role represents 0.2 to 0.25 FTE of a full-time, 12-month faculty appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor rank. The successful candidate is expected to cover the remainder of the faculty appointment through extramurally funded research, graduate teaching, and relevant professional service. The candidate will maintain partnerships with clinical, scientific, educational, and policy organizations to create educational, research, and career opportunities for PhD students. The role also includes research, teaching in PhD and/or MPH programs, and scholarly publication. The position is hybrid, with three days per week on campus and additional in-person attendance as needed. The Colorado School of Public Health offers a multidisciplinary research and education environment, with opportunities to collaborate across affiliated academic, clinical, government, and healthcare organizations and access to extensive clinical and population health data resources.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in health services research, public policy, health policy, health economics, or a related discipline.
Candidates with a clinical doctoral degree must have substantial additional training in health services research or a related scientific discipline.
Academic and scholarly accomplishments commensurate with appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor rank.
Exceptional record of peer-reviewed research publications.
Strong teaching evaluations and experience mentoring students.
Established program of extramurally funded research as Principal Investigator.
Established record of leadership and service in health policy, healthcare delivery, health services research, and/or public health practice related to children’s health and wellbeing.
Ability to design and conduct rigorous quantitative health services and health policy research.
Extensive knowledge of the health services research job market, including academic and non-academic settings for PhD graduates.
Expertise to teach doctoral-level classes in relevant areas, including health services research methods, health policy, health management, health economics, healthcare systems, health econometrics, and/or economic evaluation methods.
For appointment as Professor: strong record of developing, growing, and sustaining a research program over an extended period, including multiple extramurally funded studies with collaborating institutions, co-investigators, and trainees.
For appointment as Professor: record of using research evidence to influence healthcare delivery, health policy, and/or public health practice to improve child health and wellbeing.
For appointment as Professor: national and/or international leadership, service, and recognition in relevant fields.
For appointment as Professor: experience mentoring early-career scientists for career advancement.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated success in predoctoral training and student mentoring, including placement of graduates in competitive faculty positions at universities and research centers.
Experience developing and improving graduate training programs and educational curricula.
Record of helping PhD students secure competitive grant funding for dissertation research.
Experience developing and leading multidisciplinary research teams, large-scale research projects, and center grant proposals.

Responsibilities

Recruit talented students into the PhD program.
Advise and mentor PhD students throughout their research training.
Develop and improve the PhD educational curriculum in collaboration with program faculty.
Identify and secure resources for PhD student support through faculty extramural grants and other sources.
Assist PhD candidates and graduates with career placement and advancement.
Develop productive partnerships with relevant clinical, scientific, educational, and policy organizations to create opportunities for student learning, research, and career development.
Submit research proposals and obtain extramural funding for PhD student training and research.
Develop and teach classes in the PhD and/or MPH programs.
Publish research manuscripts in leading peer-reviewed journals, including PhD students and alumni as co-authors.