Assistant/Associate Professor , Health Informatics and Data Analytics

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Greensboro (NC)

Hybrid

USD 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Sick leave and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University seeks a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Health Informatics and Data Analytics. The role combines teaching, research, and service within informatics and data analytics across health administration, public health, and related fields.

The successful candidate will develop curricula, teach in-person and online courses, advise students, and contribute to graduate program development while pursuing external funding and scholarly

Qualifications

Doctorate or terminal degree in health services management, public health, public policy, or related area.
Ability to teach both face-to-face and distance formats.
Experience mentoring and guiding students in preparation for graduate study or workforce.
Experience collaborating across disciplines, departments, colleges and with community/industry.
Potential to secure external research funding.

Responsibilities

Teach in undergraduate and graduate programs (face-to-face and online).
Develop courses in health informatics, data analytics, health administration, public policy or related areas.
Advise, mentor, and guide students for graduate school or workforce.
Conduct publishable research and disseminate findings through conferences and community engagement.

Skills

Teaching

Mentoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Research funding

Education

Doctorate or terminal degree in health services management, public health, public policy, or related area

Job description

Posting Details

Classification Information

Classification Type

EHRA

Position Overview

The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityPopulation Health Management and Policy Department invitesapplications for a 9-month tenure-track Assistant/AssociateProfessor position. Primary responsibilities include teaching,conducting research, contributing to graduate program development,and providing service to the health services management program,college, University, and profession. The Assistant/AssociateProfessor of Informatics and Data Analytics combines academicteaching, research, and service in a field that spans informationsystems, data science, and computational methods.

Primary Purpose of Position

The successful candidate will support students’ mastery of AI anddigital innovation in health care and public health through acomprehensive curriculum of stand-alone courses and integration inexisting courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Thesuccessful candidate is expected to teach (both face-to-face anddistance) and develop courses in any one or combination of thefields of health administration, public policy, public health,population health, among other related areas. The successfulcandidate member will also advise, mentor, and guide students inpreparation for graduate school or the workforce. The individualwill conduct research, publish in peer-reviewed journals, secureextramural funding, and disseminate research through other means,including presenting at conferences, workshops, seminars, and inthe community.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institutionand has been the largest historically Black university in thecountry for the past decade. With an enrollment of 14,311 studentsin Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degreeprograms, 36 master’s programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It isAmerica’s top producer of Black graduates in Engineering andAgricultural Science bachelor’s programs, as well as a top fiveproducer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Artsand Communications/Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master’sdegrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies andRelated Fields, no. 4 in master’s degrees in Engineering, and theno. 11 best business school for women in the nation.

Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEMeducation and research, N.C. A&T is classified as “R2-HighResearch Activity” in the Carnegie Classifications and is poised toachieve “R1-Very High Research Activity” status. It also holdsCarnegie’s earned credential in Community Engagement and theAssociation of Public and Land-Grant Universities ( APLU )Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. With an annualeconomic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role asa higher-education economic driver in North Carolina’s PiedmontTriad region and across a state that is ranked No. 1 in the nationfor the second straight year as “best for business” by the CNBCfinancial network.

The John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and HumanSciences ( HCHHS ) comprises six departments and the School ofNursing. The HCHHS offers the following undergraduate degreeprograms: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health ServicesManagement, Kinesiology, Nursing, Population Health Management andPolicy, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. At the graduatelevel, HCHHS offers four graduate degree programs, including theMasters in Physician Assistant Studies (PA program), Master ofSocial Work ( MSW ), Master of Science in Health Psychology andPh.D. in Social Work, PhD in Applied Psychology, and Doctor ofNursing Practice ( DNP ). The HCHHS also hosts the Center ofExcellence for Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research (CIHDER ), a hub for multidisciplinary research and communityengagement to reduce health inequities. HCHHS leverages thesynergistic relationships among these departments to developadvanced academic programming, strengthen trainee mentoring, andconduct collaborative multidisciplinary research and scholarlyactivity.

The Department of Population Health Management and Policy is asupportive community of committed faculty and practitioners whosegoals are to introduce students to the ideas and concepts relevantto the discipline, encourage interdisciplinary learning, preparestudents for graduate schools, and to prepare students for careersin healthcare leadership and administration, and train students toconduct both basic and applied research. These goals are reachedthrough quality classroom instruction, internship opportunities,and individualized research projects. The Department is seekingcandidates to join a rapidly growing Department.

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate will have earned a doctorate orrelevant terminal degree in health services management, publichealth, public policy, or a related area.
Established record, experience or demonstrated potential toexcel in teaching both in the face to face or distanceformats.
Ability to mentor and engage students through inclusive,competency-based, and active learning methods.
Experience or willingness to collaborate across disciplines,departments, colleges and with the community and industry.
Potential to secure external research funding.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training,Education

The preferred candidate will have 5 years or more in healthadministration, public health, or public policy education.

Position Information

Working Title Assistant/Associate Professor, Health Informatics and DataAnalytics

Position Number 009878

Recruitment Salary Range commensurate with education and experience

FLSA Exempt

Appointment Type Permanent - Full-time

Tenure Track Yes

FTE 40 hours/week, 9 months

Organizational Division Population Health Management and Policy

Organizational Location College of Health and Human Sciences

Organizational Unit Population Health Management and Policy

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number EPA3286

Open Date 11/03/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

Open Until Filled Minimum Application Period Postings: Positionsremaining posted after this date are continuing to acceptapplications, but may close at any time. Applications received bythis date will receive full consideration, applications receivedafter this date may receive consideration depending upon the statusof the search

Date Position Available August 2027

This position may be eligible for a remote or hybrid workarrangement, consistent with university and state policies. N.C.A&T employees are generally required to reside in NorthCarolina, within a 2-hour commuting distance of their assigned dutystation.

Employee Benefits available to NC A & T permanent employeesinclude the following and more;