MSHI Visiting Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor and Program Leader

About the Opportunity

Bouve College of Health Sciences and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences invite applications for full-time visiting Assistant or Associate non-tenure track faculty positions along with a leadership role in the MS in Health Informatics (MSHI) Program. The leadership role will be at the level of Program Director or Associate Program Director, depending upon the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The person in this role, who supports strategic leadership and administrative oversight for the MSHI Program, is appointed in both the Bouve College of Health Sciences and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the health informatics profession.

Responsibilities

• Teach and participate in departmental, college, and university service
• Support development and maintenance of a strategic plan for program
• Maintain program curricula to ensure courses remain relevant in this fast-changing field. Coordinate with faculty to develop new content keeping the curriculum in line with professional accreditation standards and current industry trends
• Engage in networking to establish and further leverage relationships to build a base of prospective student applicants; recruit teaching faculty to instruct in the program; and build partnerships with healthcare systems to enhance program awareness and identify potential experiential placements
• Develop and maintain alignment across all program locations to ensure consistent academic quality, student experience, and curriculum standards
• Manage program administrative activities; advise students on academic and curriculum/registration issues
• Support preparation and management of annual and multi-year enrollment projections and program budget
• Communicate with and maintain contact with prospective, new, and current program graduate students
• Represent the program internally and externally; recruit students to program
• Recruit faculty to teach in the program
• Liaise with Co-op Coordinators regarding student placements and potential placement sites

Qualifications

• Possess a terminal degree or matriculate into a terminal degree program before or immediately following appointment
• Minimum of ten years of experience in the healthcare ecosystem
• Minimum of five years of experience teaching in higher education
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written), strong project management skills, and proven experience with spreadsheets and databases
• Expertise working independently and as a member of a team