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January 15, 2009
Full-Time, Tenure Track Faculty Position: Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire (UNH)
Location: Durham, New Hampshire, USA
The Department of Health Management and Policy in the College of Health and Human Services at the University of New Hampshire is pleased to invite applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position, rank open. Candidates must possess an earned doctorate in health management/policy (with expertise/experience in health care organizational management or health informatics), public health (with expertise/experience in epidemiology, biostatistics or public health program administration), or closely related discipline. Candidates with evidence of successful teaching experience are valued as are ones prepared to engage in collaborative research in a multidisciplinary setting. Applied and research experience in the area of Health Management or Policy and strong methodological skills are desirable.
The Department offers an AUPHA-certified baccalaureate program in Health Management and Policy, with options in Health Management and Public Health, a CEPH-accredited MPH program, and a Graduate Public Health Certificate Program. The graduate programs draw faculty from multiple colleges and departments in the University. The Carsey Institute is a nationally recognized policy institute conducting research on families and communities, with a core research faculty and research support as well as research assistantships for graduate students in Community, Health and Environment. In addition, two other College Institutes that focus on research and policy in the state, the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice and the Institute on Disabilities provide a wide range of opportunities for applied research related to state or national public health issues.
UNH is a Doctoral/Research Extensive University and a comprehensive land-grant, space-grant, and sea-grant institution. It receives more than $100 million in externally-funded research support and is well known for its integration of research and undergraduate education. UNH has approximately 11,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students. It combines the living learning environment of a small New England liberal arts college with the breadth, spirit of discovery, and civic involvement of a land-grant research institution.
UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire within minutes of Maine and New Hampshire seacoasts and within 45 minutes of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, State capital, and largest urban communities. It is approximately one hour from Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine, and has passenger rail services to both.
Applicants should send:
- a letter of intent (that includes a statement of teaching philosophy and research and public service interests),
- curriculum vitae, and
- a list of three references for later contact.
Samples of scholarship are encouraged. The search will remain open until the position is filled.
UNH is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity in its faculty and strongly encourages applicants from racial and ethnic minorities. The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.
Submit applications to: lfs@cisunix.unh.edu
Lee F. Seidel, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair
Department of Health Management & Policy
January 2009: Professorship/Lectureship
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Health Policy: The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC)
Location: Standford, California, USA
Closing date: 15 January 2009
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University is pleased to announce a postdoctoral fellowship in Comparative Health Policy for 2009-2010. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with the center’s program on comparative health policy while completing his or her own research. The fellow’s research should focus on contemporary health or healthcare in two or more countries of the Asia Pacific. Potential topics include (but are not limited to) comparative analysis of healthcare financing and delivery; population health and burden of disease; the implications of demographic change; long-term care; and health policy processes. We welcome applications from junior scholars (PhD conferred after 2006) from a variety of disciplines, such as sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, public policy, law, health services research and related fields.
The fellow will be expected to be in residence for at least three academic quarters, beginning the fall quarter of the 2009-10 academic year. He or she will take part in center activities throughout the academic year, and is required to present research findings in center seminars. The fellow will also participate in the center’s publication program and may participate in other activities at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, such as the weekly Research in Progress Seminars at the Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research.
The fellowship carries a stipend between $42,000 and $45,000 depending on experience, with $2500 for research expenses.
Applicants should submit two letters of recommendation, a curriculum vitae, and a short research statement (not to exceed six double-spaced pages) describing the research and writing to be undertaken during the fellowship period, as well as the published product that will be the result. Recent PhDs must have degree conferral by August 30, 2009.
Deadline for receipt of all materials is January 15, 2009. Address all materials and queries to:
Karen Eggleston? 616 Serra St.?Encina Hall, Room E311? Stanford, CA 94305-6055
(650) 723-9072 (voice)
(650) 723-6530 (fax)
karene@stanford.edu