The School of Global Health Management and Informatics in the College of Community Innovation and Education (CCIE) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month, tenured associate professor or professor position, anticipated to begin in Fall 2025.
The selected candidate should be an experienced scholar with a national reputation who is excited to contribute to the vision of the school. The candidate should embody excellence in all phases of scholarly activity, with the capacity to add value to a thriving faculty and to represent our program’s values through a demonstrated commitment to high-quality teaching and learning across various modalities, including, but not limited to, online and multimodal instruction in our health services administration program.
The School of Global Health Management and Informatics (SGHMI) offers three exciting major programs with Bachelor of Science degrees. One in health services administration (B.S.-HSA), one in health information management (B.S.-HIM), and a brand-new bachelor’s in healthcare informatics. We also offer three accredited high-quality master's degrees in health administration (MHA), the executive master program (eMHA), and health care informatics (M.S.- HCI). The school also has a proposed Ph.D. program in health informatics and services research which is pending final approval.
The School of Global Health Management and Informatics (SGHMI) provides students with opportunities for innovative research focused on problem-solving and making better healthcare decisions. Graduates are prepared for the challenges of the rapidly growing and competitive healthcare industry through dynamic curricula in health administration, public health, global health, health policy, healthcare leadership, long-term quality care, community engagement and health informatics. At UCF downtown, students are just minutes away from the city’s largest hospital systems and internship opportunities. For more information about the program and school visit https://ccie.ucf.edu/hmi/
Located in downtown Orlando, the new campus is home to 7,700 UCF and Valencia College students studying degree programs that align with emerging industries and within walking distance of jobs and internships. For more information about the UCF Downtown campus, visit https://www.ucf.edu/downtown.
UCF’s College of Community Innovation and Education is a one-of-a-kind academic unit with distinct, interdisciplinary expertise and potential for partnership with community stakeholders, conceived to address societal challenges and work alongside the community. Established in 2018, the college offers undergraduate and graduate programs on the main campus and UCF Downtown. At the heart of the college's mission is the institutional commitment to transform lives and strengthen society by developing a unified vision and innovative solutions to complex social issues. CCIE promotes innovation through state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research with social impact; contemporary inclusive teaching and learning practices; and preeminent service for the disciplines, the institution, and the community. For more information about the school, please visit the homepage at: https://ccie.ucf.edu/
Minimum Qualifications:
A doctoral degree in health services administration or closely related field from an accredited institution and be eligible for the rank of associate professor or professor with tenure.
To be eligible for appointment as a tenured associate professor or professor upon hire, the selected candidate must have a demonstrated record of research, teaching, and service at a comparable or peer institution commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment at the appropriate rank in a school or department related to health management and/or informatics.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prestigious peer-reviewed international and national journals.
Securing external funding as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI).
Presenting research at national and international conferences .
Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate courses and mentoring students.
Mentoring junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars.
Competencies through education, teaching, research, and/or work experience in one or more of the following content areas: health economics, healthcare finance, health management and leadership, health policy, population health, epidemiology, and public health.
Additional Application Materials Required:
UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/. In addition to the online application, candidates should upload a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, and a list with contact information for three (3) professional references.
The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.
NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.
The School of Global Health Management and Informatics provides students with opportunities for innovative research focused on problem-solving and making better healthcare decisions. Graduates are prepared for the challenges of the rapidly growing and competitive healthcare industry through dynamic curricula in health administration, public health, global health, health policy, healthcare leadership, long-term quality care, community engagement and health informatics. At UCF Downtown, students are just minutes away from the city’s largest hospital systems and internship opportunities.
