School of Health Sciences
General information about the School of Health Sciences is available at www.chp.cmich.edu/hsc.
Faculty Positions (1)
Director, Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program (Tenure-track, Full-time, 12-month, Associate or Professor)
Position: Director, Doctor of Health Administration (DHA)
Program, School of Health Sciences, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow
College of Health Professions, Central Michigan University (CMU).
Full-time (12-month) position, experience and qualifications for
appointment on the tenure-track at the senior rank of either Associate
or full Professor rank.
Responsibilities: Directing the DHA Program, to
include oversight of curriculum, program assessment, recruitment,
admissions and student academic concerns. The Director will also
be required to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in traditional,
online and/or hybrid delivery format to include foundational courses in
health administration and in one or more of the following areas: health
services research, statistics, healthcare finance and health economics;
serve on dissertation committees; write grants, and conduct research and
develop and maintain a program of published scholarly activity.
Minimum Qualifications: Doctoral degree in a
relevant discipline from a regionally accredited institution.
Ph.D., DrPH, DPH or DHA preferred. The successful candidate must
provide evidence of administrative leadership; quality and sustained
achievements in research and teaching; academic experience with graduate
degree programs to include advisement of theses and/or dissertations;
and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desired Skills and Attributes: Demonstrated
successful and collaborative work experience in the healthcare industry;
networking abilities; creativity; resourcefulness; organizational
collegiality; successful teambuilding experiences; quality improvement
skills; prior experience in distance delivery programs; and demonstrated
philosophical commitment to quality, non-traditional approaches to
education.
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions (CHP)
consists of four academic units: the School of Health Sciences, the
School of Rehabilitation and Medical Science, Communication Disorders,
and Physical Education and Sport; offering graduate and undergraduate
degree programs delivered by 100+ faculty/staff. See:
http://www.chp.cmich.edu.
The DHA Program is in its 5th year of operation and has graduated 17
students, with 80 students presently in various stages of degree
completion. See
http://www.cel.cmich.edu/dha.
General Information: Serving 27,000 students,
Central Michigan University is an innovative doctoral research
university recognized for strong undergraduate education and a range of
focused graduate programs and research. See
http://www.cmich.edu.
Application: The anticipated start due for the
position is negotiable. Initial screening of applications will
begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, current
curriculum vita, a statement of educational and administrative
philosophy, and a list of four references with addresses, telephone
numbers and email addresses (if available), to:
Lana Ivanitskaya, Ph.D.
DHA Program Director Search Committee
School of Health Sciences
Health Professions Building 1205
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Email inquiries are welcome:
ivani1sv@cmich.edu.
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase
diversity within its community (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo).