Assistant/Associate Professor in Health Informatics and Management

Illinois State University; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois State University’s Department of Health Sciences invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Health Informatics and Management. The candidate will teach foundational courses in health information management and health informatics, develop an active research program, and engage in service that benefits the department, college, university, and profession.

The successful candidate will pursue cross-functional curriculum development and implement

Qualifications

• Teaches foundational courses in health information management and health informatics.
• Develops a focused area of research and publishes in refereed journals.
• Engages in service to the department, college, university and profession.
• Incorporates experiential learning and cross-functional curriculum development.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses such as data analytics, revenue cycle management, healthcare law, quality, finance, and health information systems.
• Develop and sustain a research program with publications.
• Provide service to campus and professional communities.
• Engage in cross-functional curriculum development for integrative learning.
• Strive for teaching excellence and scholarly contribution for tenure consideration.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Curriculum development

Service

Health informatics

Education

PhD or terminal degree in Health Informatics or related field

Job description

The Department of Health Sciences (HSC) invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track position of Assistant/Associate Professor in Health Informatics and Management in the CAHIIM-accredited Health Information Management program, titled Health Informatics and Management, beginning August 16, 2027. We seek candidates who are highly qualified and motivated to teach foundational courses in health information management and health informatics, to develop a research program, and to engage in service activities that support the department, college, university, and profession.

A successful candidate will be expected to pursue cross-functional, integrative curriculum development and to incorporate a pedagogical approach that involves students in authentic experiential learning.

Candidates will be expected to teach courses such as data analytics, revenue cycle management, healthcare law, healthcare quality, healthcare finance, health information systems, and other courses to support the Department of Health Sciences. Candidates will be expected to develop a focused area of research, including publication in referred journals, and provide service to the campus and professional communities. For consideration at the associate level, applicants should have an appropriate record of teaching excellence and scholarship.

The position is a nine-month, tenure track appointment with the possibility of summer teaching. Salary and rank are commensurate with Qualifications And Experience. The Locus Of Annual Evaluation, Tenure, and promotion in rank will be in the Department of Health Sciences.

Additional Information

The[Department of Health Sciences](https://healthsciences.illinoisstate.edu/)(HSC) is one of six departments and two schools in the College of Applied Science and Technology (www.cast.illinoisstate.edu). There are 17 tenure and non-tenure track faculty members, a full-time academic advisor, a student success coordinator, and one civil service support staff in the department. The Department of Health Sciences has an on-line Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree that was started in Fall 2023. The Department houses the Central Illinois Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The HSC faculty and staff are committed to student-centered departmental and programmatic excellence.