Visiting Assistant Professor, Healthcare Administration

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston–Clear Lake seeks a senior healthcare executive to join the Department of Healthcare Administration as a full-time, non-tenure-track instructor. The role teaches across undergraduate and graduate programs, mentors students, and strengthens ties with the Houston market.

The position emphasizes practical leadership and applied instruction, not research, with January 2027 start and renewal possibility.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, nursing, public health, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible healthcare leadership experience, including at least five years at the director level or above in a hospital, health system, medical group, payer, or public health organization.
• Current and substantive engagement in the field sufficient to meet AACSB Practice Academic or Instructional Practitioner qualification standards - including consulting, interim leadership, governing or advisory board service, or professional association leadership.
• Evidence of effective teaching, training, or professional instruction.
• Eligibility to work in the United States for the duration of the appointment.

Responsibilities

• Teach across undergraduate and graduate courses in Healthcare Administration, in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities.
• Teach at the Texas Medical Center location as scheduled.
• Develop and maintain applied, case-based course materials drawn from current industry practice.
• Mentor students on career pathways, administrative fellowship applications, and professional development.
• Serve as a practice resource to students and faculty, including guest instruction and case facilitation in colleagues' courses.
• Contribute course-embedded assessment data supporting AACSB accreditation requirements.
• Participate in department and college service, including recruitment events, information sessions, and the annual Welcome Symposium.
• Support department engagement with practice partners, alumni, and the professional community.

Skills

Teaching

Mentoring

Curriculum development

Healthcare leadership

Education

Master's degree in healthcare administration

Job description

Department:Healthcare Admin ProgramSalary:Commensurate with Experience/Education

The Department of Healthcare Administration at the University of Houston–Clear Lake prepares students for management and leadership careers across the health sector. The department offers four degree programs - the BS in Healthcare Administration, the BAS in Healthcare Services, the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA), and the joint Master of Healthcare Administration / Master of Business Administration (MHA/MBA) - serving approximately 400 students.

Graduate instruction is delivered at the university's Texas Medical Center location, placing students and faculty inside the largest medical complex in the world. The department maintains deep practice ties across the Houston market, and its alumni hold executive positions regionally and nationally, including hospital and health system CEO roles.

The College of Business is AACSB-accredited.

Description

The Department of Healthcare Administration seeks an accomplished healthcare executive to join the faculty in a full-time instructional appointment. The position is designed for a senior leader who has stepped back from - or is stepping between - operating roles and wants to invest that experience in the next generation of healthcare administration leaders.

The successful candidate teaches across the department's undergraduate and graduate programs, mentors students moving toward fellowships and early-career leadership roles and strengthens the connective tissue between the classroom and the Houston healthcare market. This is not a research appointment. The department seeks a leader with substantive operational responsibility, the ability to translate that experience into instruction, and a commitment to learner success.

Position Type:Full-time, non-tenure-track faculty appointment

Term:[One academic year, with possibility of renewal]

Location:UHCL Texas Medical Center location (6624 Fannin Street, Floor 14)

Anticipated Start: [January 2027]

Duties:

• Teach [3/3] across undergraduate and graduate courses in Healthcare Administration, in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities
• Teach at the Texas Medical Center location as scheduled
• Develop and maintain applied, case-based course materials drawn from current industry practice
• Mentor students on career pathways, administrative fellowship applications, and professional development
• Serve as a practice resource to students and faculty, including guest instruction and case facilitation in colleagues' courses
• Contribute course-embedded assessment data supporting AACSB accreditation requirements
• Participate in department and college service, including recruitment events, information sessions, and the annual Welcome Symposium
• Support department engagement with practice partners, alumni, and the professional community
• Maintain connections in the Houston or Texas healthcare market
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, nursing, public health, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible healthcare leadership experience, including at least five years at the director level or above in a hospital, health system, medical group, payer, or public health organization
• Current and substantive engagement in the field sufficient to meet AACSB Practice Academic or Instructional Practitioner qualification standards - including consulting, interim leadership, governing or advisory board service, or professional association leadership
• Evidence of effective teaching, training, or professional instruction
• Eligibility to work in the United States for the duration of the appointment

Preferred:

• Experience at the vice president, chief, or CEO level
• FACHE credential or equivalent professional certification
• Earned doctorate (PhD, DrPH, DHA, EdD) or clinical doctorate (MD, DNP, PharmD)
• Prior university teaching experience, particularly online or hybrid
• Capacity to teach applied courses in healthcare operations, quality and process improvement, healthcare finance, strategy, or health informatics
• Experience mentoring early careerists or serving as an administrative fellowship preceptor
• Familiarity with competency-based curriculum design and assessment
• Established professional network in the Houston or Texas healthcare market

Required Attachments by Candidate:

1. Letter of application addressing: qualifications for the position; the courses the candidate is prepared to teach; a statement about the candidate’s instructional approach and how their experience will affect student learning; and evidence of teaching, training, or instructional effectiveness.
2. Curriculum vitae or professional résumé, including a clear record of positions held, including dates and scope of responsibility, a brief summary of consulting, board, or professional activity within the past five years, and contact information for three professional references (references will not be contacted without the candidate’s prior notification).

Official transcripts will be requested for the finalists who are invited for on-campus interviews, and a background check will be required. This position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship. For any questions on this posting, please contact [e-mail].

Applications submitted beforeOctober 15, 2026will be given full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.