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Advertiser: Center for Health Systems Effectiveness, Oregon Health & Science University

Field(s) of specialization: Health; Education; Welfare

Position type(s): Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

Location of job: 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, MailCode: MDYCHSE, Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Job start date: Flexible

Job duration: Continuing/permanent

Letters of reference required: 3

Application deadline: 15 Nov 2019 midnight UTC (no longer accepting applications)

Current search status: Interview scheduling completed

Posting end date: 31 Jan 2020

Interviews: Interviews will be conducted at

• Allied Social Sciences Association, San Diego, USA, 3–5 Jan 2020

Ad text:

The Center for Health Systems Effectiveness at Oregon Health & Science University seeks applicants for a faculty position for an Assistant or Associate Professor (Research) for a 12-month appointment beginning September 1, 2020. Applicants must have a PhD in economics or a related field such as public policy, health services research or health economics by September 1, 2020. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong analytic skills and backgrounds in machine learning, Medicaid, payment reform, and social determinants of health. Applicants should demonstrate a strong record or promise of publication, interest in or evidence of obtaining extramural funding, and strong potential to sustain a successful research program relevant to the mission of the center.

The Center for Health Systems Effectiveness, created in 2011, includes faculty members with PhDs in economics and statistics and a research staff with diverse academic backgrounds and experience, focused largely on quantitative analyses of large datasets. We collaborate frequently with clinical researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. Our external partners include Medicaid agencies, employers, and health systems in the Northwest. We have particular strengths in the areas of payment reform and Medicaid policy.

The successful candidate will work within the center and hold an appointment in Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine. The Center for Health Systems Effectiveness offers an environment with excellent research support infrastructure, strong collaborative relationships with policymakers, and unique data resources.

CHSE values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply.