Assistant/Associate Professor Outcomes Research/Healthcare Financing

University of Kansas - Kansas City, KS

Full-time - Entry Level

Kansas City, KS

Educational Services

About the position

The Department of Population Health at the University of Kansas Medical Center is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor in Outcomes Research and Healthcare Financing. This role is designed for individuals with exceptional potential and emerging scholarship to enhance the department's research and educational portfolio in health outcomes, health services research, and health finance. The department is looking to fill multiple tenure-track positions for either first-time or late Assistant Professors, and mid-career investigators are also encouraged to apply. Located within the School of Medicine, the Department of Population Health offers a robust interdisciplinary environment in an academic medical center setting. Faculty members are spread across three campuses: Kansas City, Wichita, and Salina. The department serves as the academic home for nationally-ranked, accredited graduate educational programs leading to degrees such as the Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR), and PhD. The department is committed to addressing health inequities in both rural and urban settings through strong partnerships with community organizations, government agencies, health systems, and other stakeholders in diverse communities across the rapidly growing, multicultural Mid-West region. Candidates for this position should demonstrate content expertise and teaching capabilities in health services research, including areas such as utilization management, outcomes assessment, healthcare payment systems, and healthcare financing (including Medicare and Medicaid). Familiarity with state and federal datasets, system-level electronic health records (EHR), or experience using other clinical information systems for research purposes is considered an asset. The department has a strong record of partnership with state and regional health authorities and provides access to exceptional campus resources that support community engagement, quantitative analytics, and health informatics. Opportunities for collaboration are abundant through KUMC's Frontiers Clinical & Translational Science Institute, the KU School of Health Professions, the School of Nursing, the KU Alzheimer's Disease Center, and the KU Cancer Center, which is designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the NCI. Joint or secondary appointments for clinicians are also possible.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an ongoing program of research and training, with external funding, appropriate to expertise.
• Collaborate with other faculty members via interdisciplinary research teams.
• Teach and participate in graduate courses and curriculum development.
• Participate in the intellectual life of the Department and School of Medicine, including faculty and departmental committees and activities.
• Provide other service to the school, university, profession, and community, as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair.

Requirements

• Doctorate or equivalent with analytic training in population health (e.g. nursing, medicine or public health; health-related behavioral or social sciences).
• Record of scholarship in peer-reviewed publications, appropriate to rank.
• History of commitment to interdisciplinary, graduate teaching and mentoring in respective methods and areas of expertise.
• Potential for extramural funding via participation in recent grants and/or contracts, appropriate to rank as evidenced by application materials.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience supervising and mentoring doctoral students.
• Evidence of principal investigator status.
• Evidence of effective teaching relevant to master's level courses in health finance and/or health economics.
• Demonstrable research focus in health services, especially health outcomes assessment, health finance or policy analysis.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage begins on day one.
• Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day available after six months of employment.
• Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b).