Open Rank - Associate Professor or Professor, tenure eligible

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

2d•$140,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy in the Colorado School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position as endowed Associate Professor or Professor with a focus on child health policy. We seek candidates with deep expertise in health policy, health services research, and/or health economics who will advance scientific knowledge about the health systems, healthcare delivery models and public health policies that advance children’s health and wellbeing. Relevant areas of expertise include health system organization and delivery science; value‑based healthcare; implementation science; healthcare data science and AI; Medicaid and health insurance coverage; decision analysis and economic evaluation; political and public policy dynamics; informing or guiding policy processes and outcomes at local, state, and federal levels; and the integration of health and social services to address social determinants of health. The successful candidate will develop and grow productive partnerships with relevant clinical, scientific, educational, and policy organizations related to children’s health on campus, in the state, nationally and/or internationally. The candidate will leverage these relationships to lead rigorous, externally funded research that contributes to the department’s mission to advance systems and policies that improve the quality of life and wellbeing of children and their families. Incumbent will teach, advise, and mentor students in one or more of the department's graduate degree programs. Applicants should have exceptional methodological skills relevant to public health and/or public policy and health services research, a strong record of scholarly publications, success in obtaining extramural research funding, and experience in translating research evidence to support clinical, policy and administrative decision-making. Applicants also should have deep experience in graduate-level teaching and student advising, with an ability to foster supportive learning environments for students. The Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy supports a multidisciplinary group of research-intensive faculty members and offers graduate education through M.P.H, and Ph.D. programs in health policy and health services research. Faculty enjoy rich opportunities for collaboration with numerous academic and clinical units affiliated with the $7 billion state of the art Anschutz Medical Campus, including the CU School of Medicine, CU College of Nursing, and other health professions schools, the UCHealth system, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. Beyond campus, faculty collaborate with innovative healthcare systems and government agencies regionally and nationally, utilizing a robust data environment that includes a campus-wide clinical data warehouse, regional electronic health data networks, a statewide all-payor claims database, and a federal research data center. The Colorado School of Public Health is ranked among the top 20 schools nationally, operating as a partnership of the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and University of Northern Colorado.

Requirements

A doctoral degree in health services research, public policy, health policy, health economics, or a related discipline.
Candidates with a clinical doctoral degree (e.g. M.D., D.N.P., D.P.T., Pharm.D.) should have substantial additional training in health services research or a related scientific discipline.
Academic and scholarly accomplishments commensurate with the criteria for appointment at the academic rank of Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, including:
Exceptional record of peer-reviewed research publications.
Strong teaching evaluations and experience mentoring students.
An established program of extramurally funded research as Principal Investigator.
An established record of leadership & service in the fields of health policy, healthcare delivery, health services research, and/or public health practice related to children’s health and wellbeing.
All the elements required for Associate Professor plus academic and scholarly accomplishments commensurate with the criteria for appointment at the academic rank of Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, including:
A strong record of developing, growing and sustaining a program of research over an extended period of time, comprising multiple extramurally-funded studies with multiple collaborating institutions, co-investigators and trainees.
A strong record of success in using evidence from the candidate’s research program to influence healthcare delivery, health policy, and/or public health practice in ways that improve child health and wellbeing.
A record of national and/or international leadership, service and recognition in the fields of health policy, healthcare delivery, health services research, and/or public health practice.
Experience in mentoring early-career scientists for career advancement.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Successful candidates will have the ability to design and conduct rigorous, quantitative health services and health policy research.
Candidates will have expertise that enables them to teach master’s and doctoral level classes on topics that include health services research methods, health policy development and analysis, health management strategies, health economics, healthcare systems, health econometrics, and/or economic evaluation methods.
Candidates will have deep knowledge of how health systems and health policies contribute to health and wellbeing for children in a variety of family, institutional, socioeconomic, cultural, and geographic settings.

Nice To Haves

Candidates are preferred with a demonstrated record of success in collaborating across clinical, scientific, educational, policy, and community organizations and professionals relevant to child health and wellbeing. Examples include collaborations within the fields of pediatrics, social work, education, child welfare, public health, and mental health.
A successful record of mentoring PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career faculty.
Experience developing and leading multi-disciplinary research teams, large-scale research projects and center grant proposals.

Responsibilities

Develop productive partnerships with relevant clinical, scientific, educational and policy organizations related to children’s health on campus and beyond, including the Department of Pediatrics in the CU School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado, the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Adult and Child Consortium for Outcomes Research and Delivery System Science (ACCORDS).
Publish research manuscripts in leading peer-reviewed journals.
Submit research proposals and obtain extramural funding for research.
Teach courses in the PhD and/or MPH programs.
Mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or early-career faculty.
Advise policy officials, administrators, clinicians, advocates, and community representatives to interpret research findings to improve health policies and health systems for children.