Chair of the Department of Public Health and Health Administration

Title: Chair of the Department of Public Health and Health Administration

Employee Classification: Professor

Campus: University of North Texas Health at Fort Worth

Division: HSC-Provost & Exec VP

Sub Division-Department: HSC-Texas Coll of Osteopathic Med

Department: HSC-Public Health Administration-303000

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: Compensate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

About Us - Values Overview

Department Summary

UNT Health is one of the three higher education institutions within the University of North Texas (UNT) System, alongside UNT at Denton and UNT at Dallas. The UNT System offers high-quality education to residents of the North Texas region, including Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton, and Frisco, as well as students from other states. Named a top-tier medical school for primary care by U.S. News & World Report, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is a leader in training physicians skilled in comprehensive primary care and rural medicine. More than 60% of TCOM’s graduates practice primary care medicine, helping reduce the shortage of physicians in our Texas communities.

Position Overview

The University of North Texas Health (UNTH) seeks an innovative and collaborative leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Public Health and Health Administration within the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). The Department includes graduate programs in Public Health and Health Administration and is responsible for advancing excellence in education, scholarship, service, and community engagement.

The Chair will provide strategic leadership for a newly organized department created through institutional restructuring and will play a key role in integrating public health principles throughout TCOM's educational, research, and clinical missions. The successful candidate will foster collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and institutional partners while supporting interdisciplinary initiatives across osteopathic medicine, physician assistant studies, public health, health administration, and related health professions program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, ScD, EdD, DHA, or equivalent) in public health, health administration, healthcare management, epidemiology, health policy, health services research, or a related discipline.
• Record of scholarly achievement appropriate for appointment as Associate Professor or Professor.
• Experience leading CEPH-accredited public health and/or CAHME accredited health administration programs.
• Employees in this job may be responsible for conducting research on, working on, or having the ability to access critical organizational infrastructure and they must be able to maintain the security and integrity of the infrastructure related to this role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience leading CEPH-accredited public health and/or CAHME accredited health administration programs.
• Experience leading organizational change, departmental integration, or academic restructuring.
• Demonstrated success building interdisciplinary collaborations across health professions education.
• Experience with accreditation, assessment, and continuous quality improvement.
• Experience securing grants, contracts, or strategic partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dual professional preparation that includes a public health degree and a clinical doctorate (MD or DO).
• Demonstrated experience integrating public health, population health, preventive medicine, and health systems science into medical education.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with physician assistant, medical, and other academic health professions programs.
  
  

Job Duties

• Provide visionary leadership for the Department of Public Health and Health Administration.
• Lead the continued integration and development of the department within TCOM.
• Develop and implement strategic goals aligned with TCOM and UNTH priorities.
• Manage departmental operations, budgets, personnel, and resources.
• Promote a culture of excellence, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
• Ensure quality and continuous improvement of all academic programs.
• Provide strategic oversight of curricular content.
• Advance interprofessional education within TCOM (DO, PA, and Public Health) and with other UNTH programs.
• Lead accreditation, assessment, and quality improvement efforts.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and evaluate faculty and staff.
• Foster scholarly activity, research collaboration, and community engagement.
• Strengthen partnerships with healthcare systems, public health agencies, and community organizations.

Physical Requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Hazards

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

Full-time, exempt position. Work schedule is generally Monday through Friday; however, evenings, intermittent weekends, and travel may be required to meet departmental, institutional, clinical, and educational responsibilities.

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit –and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.