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The Division of
Disease Prevention, Policy and Global Health is seeking to
fill a tenure track position at the level of Assistant or
Associate Professor in Health Policy, with preference for a
candidate
addressing the health needs of disadvantaged populations. We
seek someone with an established research focus on how
decisions, systems, plans, and actions are designed,
implemented and evaluated to achieve specific health care
goals within a society, including attention to societal
dynamics and ensuring health system responsiveness to
community needs. Priority areas include, but are not limited
to, how different stakeholders interact with each other
to determine the health system and its governance including
the state, providers, communities, and individuals, with
attention to what this means for improving the efficiency and
quality of health care delivery.
Applicants with comparative experience across the United
States, and with other parts of the world, particularly Latin
America (Mexico) and Asia are particularly encouraged to
apply.
Applicants for
the position should have an advanced degree in public health
sciences (PhD or equivalent) with training and experience in
health services research, health policy, health care
administration/management, health information systems or
related fields. The ideal candidate will have an established
track record of externally-funded research or the strong
potential to develop one. A commitment to graduate-level
advising, mentoring, and teaching is required. Rank will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Department
of Preventive of Medicine (DPM) in the University of Southern
California’s Keck School of Medicine is undertaking searches
for faculty members aligned with a variety of disciplines and
areas of interest as part of an ambitious program of
development and growth. With a base of 108 core faculty
members and over 800 students, and recognized as one of the
nation’s premier institutions of population health and public
health sciences with over $50M in funding for research in
2020, the DPM is building on current strengths to promote the
transdisciplinary research and training needed to address
today’s many pressing population health issues – current and
future pandemics, tobacco and substance abuse, pollution and
climate change, health disparities with attention to race,
sex, age, socio-economic status and other relevant factors,
unsustainable healthcare systems, and understanding the risk
factors that continue to drive obesity, cancer, cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases, dementia and cognitive impairments,
and other chronic diseases. The DPM’s scholars recognize that
these challenges are over-lapping and inter-connected in ways
that demand coordinated and integrated evidence-based
solutions that utilize ‘big data’ and state of the art
analysis methods to identify novel risk factors and associated
“precision public health and medicine” and policy approaches
to improve human health. To do so, the DPM conducts research
that leverages its location in one of the largest and most
diverse populations in the urban U.S.-- Los Angeles County--
as well as its collaborations with partners in other
communities in the US and in locations around the world. We
look forward to receiving expressions of interest and
applications for our faculty positions from outstanding
scholars aligned with this vision.
Please send
curriculum vita, a brief summary of research interests, and
names and contact information for three individuals who are
familiar with academic accomplishments to: Sofia Gruskin, JD
at
gruskin@usc.edu.
The University
of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest
private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of
USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university
and a member of the “Trojan Family,” which is comprised of the
faculty, students and staff that make the university what it
is. The University of Southern California strongly values
diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups,
people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to
apply.
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