"Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy"

The UNC Charlotte Department of Health Management and Policy invites applicants for two (4735 and 4736) nine-month tenure track Assistant Professor positions with a proposed start date of 8/15/2026.

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in health administration, health care management, health policy, or a related field by August 2026. Candidates are expected to present evidence of promise for contributing to the Department’s research portfolio, obtaining external research funding, and teaching. The extent to which the candidate can contribute to the department’s vision and mission will be considered.

Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience

Applicants whose research agendas focus on healthcare policy analysis, the development, application, or evaluation of health informatics systems, organizational theory in healthcare management and administration, the structural and/or behavioral dynamics of health organizations, or healthcare operations and service delivery are strongly encouraged to apply.

Preferred candidates will have an MHA, or equivalent, and teaching experience related to health administration/health policy, including but not limited to healthcare management, human resources, information systems, quality improvement, health law and policy, statistics/decision analysis, operations management and/or can demonstrate effective teaching of students from socially and historically marginalized populations.

The Department The Department of Health Management and Policy specializes in healthcare policy, healthcare management, healthcare administration, health organization behavior design, health systems management, operations management, health economics and finance/accounting and has extensive ties with local and regional health departments, health care systems, and other community partners. We offer a BS in Health Systems Management, a CAHME-accredited MHA program, and a CEPH-accredited MPH concentration in Health Policy. We collaborate with the School of Data Science in the delivery of an MS in Health Informatics and Analytics. The Department is a member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).

The Department is housed in the College of Health and Human Services, which also includes the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, the Department of Applied Physiology, Health and Clinical Sciences; the School of Nursing; and the School of Social Work.

On July 1, 2026, the Department of Health Management and Policy will merge with the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health to become the Department of Public Health and Health Administration (PHHA). PHHA is committed to advancing health by fostering innovative teaching and learning, generating evidence-based research, and engaging communities in meaningful ways. PHHA’s mission is to prepare students and scholars to lead impactful public health initiatives, expand access to quality care, and contribute to healthier outcomes for populations. The new department will consist of 30 full-time faculty serving approximately 1,000 undergraduate and 200 graduate students.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina’s urban research university and the second largest and fastest growing of 17 institutions in the UNC System. UNC Charlotte is a diverse and inclusive institution with local-to-global impact that transforms lives, communities, and industries through access and affordability, exemplary undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, scholarship, creative work, innovation and service. The 1,000-acre campus serves a diverse and growing student body of approximately 31,000 students, with more than 6,000 graduate students, and over 1,100 full-time faculty. Charlotte, the 15th largest city in the U.S., is a dynamic, diverse metropolitan area of 2.7 million people with a strong, diversified economic base that supports outstanding cultural and recreational amenities, major health facilities, and a major international airport. The UNC Charlotte boasts strong existing relationships with all major hospital systems in the region, one of which is the nation’s 3rd largest public nonprofit healthcare system.