Job Description: The Department of Health Services and Information Management at East Carolina University is seeking applications for a twelve month, full-time, tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.

Faculty member responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring and advising undergraduate and graduate students in research projects and/or theses, establishing a productive scholarly research agenda and funding, serving on and participating in departmental and college partnerships, and other service participation at the university, community and professional levels.

The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management and a Masters of Science in Health Informatics and Information. The department offers graduate certificates in Health Care Administration, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Health Informatics.

The Department of Health Services and Information Management is part of the College of Allied Health Sciences which houses nine departments with programs at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels. Attached to the College is the medical library which provides a librarian dedicated to supporting allied health faculty and students. All classrooms are technology-enhanced (e.g. SMART devices, video capture).

The College of Allied Health Sciences is within the Division of Health Sciences and has a strong working relationship with the ECU Brody School of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the School of Dental Medicine, and the East Carolina Heart Institute offering many opportunities for collaboration in teaching and research. East Carolina University is also an integral part of the Vidant Medical Center, the regional medical center that serves 29 counties. Vidant Medical Center is a 900 bed, level-1 trauma center which offers multiple collaborative opportunities.

East Carolina University (nearly 28,000 students) is located in Greenville, North Carolina (population of 89,000). On the coastal plains, the area has mild winters and is 90 miles from the beautiful Crystal Coast and the capital city of Raleigh. It is within driving distance to Charlotte, Washington DC, Myrtle Beach, and the Smokey Mountains.

Academic rank and salary are commensurate with academic credentials and qualifications.


Minimum Qualifications: Earned academic doctorate from an accredited institution by time of appointment in health services management or a related field (e.g. health administration, business administration, public health, economics, decision sciences).

Also, consideration will be given to an ABD candidate pending completion of dissertation within 12 months of hire date.

Evidence of communication skills for effective teaching, research and service.


Special Instructions to Applicants: East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:

Curriculum vitae
Letter of Interest
List of Three References (noting contact information)

The final candidate will be required to submit original transcript(s) of his/her relevant degree(s) and two original, recent letters of reference upon request. These documents are required to be received via US Postal Mail.

Any documents received via email cannot be considered.

Questions are to be directed to Dr. Bonita Sasnett, Search Committee Chair, at SASNETTB@ecu.edu.

Date Initial Screening Begins: 11-28-2016

Job Close Date: Open Until Filled


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