[Tps] Tenure-track position in Urban Health Management and Policy

[lejano at uci.edu]

Dear Colleagues, please forward the job ad, below, to anyone you know who
may be interested in this position.  Thanks, Raul Lejano (UC Irvine)
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Assistant Professor, Urban Health Management and Policy
University of California, Irvine

Position Description:
The University of California at Irvine seeks applicants for a joint
tenure-track appointment in the area of Health Management and Policy at
the Assistant Professor level in UCI’s Program in Public Health and the
Department of Planning, Policy, and Design.  The Department of Planning,
Policy, and Design comprises 17 full-time faculty members and offers a
doctoral degree and an accredited masters degree in urban and regional
planning.  The recently created Program in Public Health offers a B.S.
/B.A. in public health sciences and public health policy and is slated for
rapid expansion to support planned masters and doctoral programs.

We seek a scholar whose research is at the nexus of health policy and
management and urban communities – the ideal candidate would be a health
policy or planning expert who can build intellectual bridges between a
public health program and a department that embraces urban planning and
public policy. Possible focus areas could include health planning, early
warning systems, emergency response and disaster preparedness, health or
health care differentials as they relate to urban planning, policy,
design, or allied regional or community-level attributes, among others.
The position offers a unique opportunity to leverage the resources of
programs in urban and regional planning, policy, and design, and in public
health.

Job Requirements:
Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in urban and regional
planning, public health, environmental health policy or science, or other
relevant field of the social, behavioral, environmental, or policy
sciences, and demonstrate advanced capabilities for multidisciplinary
research and teaching in health policy or the health issues of urban
populations.

The Search Committee will consider applications beginning November 1, 2007
 until the position is filled. Faculty appointment level and salary will
be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Applicants should send (1) a C.V., (2) two to three representative
publications,
and (3) a list of three referees (including mailing address, telephone,
and email) should we request letters of recommendation, to the following
address:

Urban Health Management and Policy Search Committee
c/o Department of Planning, Policy and Design
University of California at Irvine
202 Social Ecology I
Irvine, CA 92697-7075

Also, feel free to email Prof. Raul Lejano (lejano at uci.edu) with any
questions.

UCI is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through
diversity and strongly encourages applications from all qualified
applicants, including women and minorities. UCI is responsive to the needs
of dual career couples, is dedicated to work-life balance through an array
of family-friendly policies, and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Award
for gender equity.