Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies)

Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies) The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health invites applications for up to two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant/Associate level in the Department of Health Services Policy and Management (HSPM). These 9-month faculty positions are fully supported by state funds and include a substantial start-up package. We seek individuals who share our vision of a world in which health care is accessible, affordable, effective, and equitable for all; who are passionate about conducting rigorous research that informs policy and practice; and who take seriously the responsibility of training the next generation of health care administrators, public health practitioners, policy analysts, and health services researchers. HSPM's areas of interest for this search include scholarship that examines how public policies, insurance programs, health care delivery systems, and data-driven approaches shape access, affordability, quality, equity, and health outcomes. Departmental areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Public insurance and market design, including Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and ACA marketplaces; Substance use disorder and behavioral health policy; Rural health, safety-net systems, and access to care; Aging, disability, and long-term care policy; Health care delivery system science, including provider organizations, workforce, primary care, value-based care, and implementation science; Applied data science, comparative effectiveness research, causal inference, machine learning or artificial intelligence methods, and real-world evidence, particularly when used to address health policy, health care delivery, population health, or health equity questions. Successful candidates will be expected to develop or sustain an independent extramurally funded research program; teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the department; advise and mentor students and postdoctoral fellows; and provide service to the university, profession, and community. HSPM is home to 17 full-time faculty who are actively engaged in research to address public health and health care challenges in areas such as rural health, behavioral health, infectious disease, health economics, primary care, maternal and child health, health insurance, health policy, and hospital care. Our faculty lead or co-lead four major centers on campus: the Rural Health Research Center, the Big Data Health Sciences Center, the South Carolina Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics, and the Patient Engagement Studio. Our location in the state capital near government agencies and an array of nonprofit and health care organizations facilitates collaborative, community-engaged partnerships focused on public health priorities important to the people of our state and nation. This context positions HSPM faculty to conduct policy-relevant research that connects state policy, public insurance programs, rural and safety-net systems, behavioral health, and health system partnerships. HSPM faculty teach in the undergraduate public health major and in three fully accredited graduate degree programs: the Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Health, and PhD in Health Services Policy and Management. HSPM is housed within the Arnold School of Public Health at USC—the state's public flagship university. The Arnold School hosts a strong portfolio of extramurally funded research totaling more than $54 million last year. The school ranks 6th nationally in National Institutes of Health funding among all public schools of public health, and offers numerous resources for faculty engaged in research, including generous salary release and indirect return policies.