Associate Professor or Professor, Health Services Administration

The Opportunity

The School of Global Health Management and Informatics in the College of Community Innovation and Education (CCIE) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month, tenured associate professor or professor position, anticipated to begin in Fall 2025.

The selected candidate should be an experienced scholar with a national reputation who is excited to contribute to the vision of the school. The candidate should embody excellence in all phases of scholarly activity, with the capacity to add value to a thriving faculty and to represent our program’s values through a demonstrated commitment to high-quality teaching and learning across various modalities, including, but not limited to, online and multimodal instruction in our health services administration program. 

The School of Global Health Management and Informatics (SGHMI) offers three exciting major programs with Bachelor of Science degrees. One in health services administration (B.S.-HSA), one in health information management (B.S.-HIM), and a brand new bachelor’s in healthcare informatics. We also offer three accredited high-quality master's degrees in health administration (MHA), the executive master program (eMHA), and health care informatics (M.S.- HCI). The school also has a proposed Ph.D. program in health informatics and services research which is pending final approval.

The School of Global Health Management and Informatics (SGHMI) provides students with opportunities for innovative research focused on problem-solving and making better healthcare decisions. Graduates are prepared for the challenges of the rapidly growing and competitive healthcare industry through dynamic curricula in health administration, public health, global health, health policy, healthcare leadership, long-term quality care, community engagement and health informatics. At UCF downtown, students are just minutes away from the city’s largest hospital systems and internship opportunities. For more information about the program and school visit https://ccie.ucf.edu/hmi/

Located in downtown Orlando, the new campus is home to 7,700 UCF and Valencia College students studying degree programs that align with emerging industries and within walking distance of jobs and internships. For more information about the UCF Downtown campus,

visit https://www.ucf.edu/downtown.

UCF’s College of Community Innovation and Education is a one-of-a-kind academic unit with distinct, interdisciplinary expertise and potential for partnership with community stakeholders, conceived to address societal challenges and work alongside the community. Established in 2018, the college offers undergraduate and graduate programs on the main campus and UCF Downtown. At the heart of the college's mission is the institutional commitment to transform lives and strengthen society by developing a unified vision and innovative solutions to complex social issues. CCIE promotes innovation through state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research with social impact; contemporary inclusive teaching and learning practices; and preeminent service for the disciplines, the institution, and the community. For more information about the school, please visit the homepage at: https://ccie.ucf.edu/

Minimum Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree in health services administration or closely related field from an accredited institution and be eligible for the rank of associate professor or professor with tenure. 

• To be eligible for appointment as a tenured associate professor or professor upon hire, the selected candidate must have a demonstrated record of research, teaching, and service at a comparable or peer institution commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment at the appropriate rank in a school or department related to health management and/or informatics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prestigious peer-reviewed international and national journals.

• Securing external funding as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI).

• Presenting research at national and international conferences .

• Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate courses and mentoring students.

• Mentoring junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars.

• Competencies through education, teaching, research, and/or work experience in one or more of the following content areas: health economics, healthcare finance, health management and leadership, health policy, population health, epidemiology, and public health.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/. In addition to the online application, candidates should upload a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, and a list with contact information for three (3) professional references.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to: Alice Noblin, Associate Professor, at Alice.Noblin@ucf.edu, 407-823-2353

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

N/A

Job Close Date:

Open until filled. 

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as ‘Open until filled’ may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program. 

• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.

• Retirement savings options. 

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions. 

• Education assistance.

• Flexible work environment. 

• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty, graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, post-doctoral positions, undergraduate positions, visiting assistant professors, and visiting research associates.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Disabled/Vets.  Click on UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement to view the President’s Statement.

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As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request. 

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