Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

Portland State University is Oregon’s most affordable public research university, located in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities. Our mission to “let knowledge serve the city” reflects our dedication to turning ideas into action — in Portland and around the world. The city is our campus, giving students unmatched access to career connections, a vibrant cultural scene and hands-on learning experiences with hundreds of community partners.
More than 27,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and state-of-the-art science labs. We are proud of our world-class faculty, groundbreaking research and international reputation for excellence in sustainability, community engagement and innovation.
For information about the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), please visithttps://www.pdx.edu/public-health

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) is a joint school across PSU and Oregon Health & Sciences University. This unique collaboration combines the strengths of a world-class academic health center with the deep community involvement and diversity of the state’s urban research university. Together, the two universities offer unmatched opportunity for students to learn in the classroom and in real-world settings.

Our SPH is a national model for community engagement and academic innovation. Our vision is to become the premier destination in Oregon for students of all backgrounds who want to enter the public health field and improve lives in their communities.

Our SPH is aligned with the American Public Health Association in declaring racism a public health crisis, and we are committed to becoming an antiracist SPH. We are working to center social justice in our internal and external work as a school and are committed to addressing structural and institutional racism, and to holding ourselves accountable to this work.

We are currently inviting applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or full Professor position starting in the Fall of 2024. We seek a faculty colleague with specific expertise in organizational theory and behavior. Preferred candidates will be able to demonstrate teaching and/or research expertise in addressing health inequities from institutional, systems, policy and/or managerial perspectives, and contribute to advancing the School’s ongoing work on social justice, anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion. Ideally, candidates will have skills related to population health management and policy as well as knowledge of public health systems. The position is nine-month, tenure track, renewable appointments at Portland State University. Information on the OHSU – PSU SPH is available at: http://ohsu-psu-sph.org/. Tenure track faculty are 9-month employees and represented by the PSU AAUP.

• Doctorate in health services management, health systems, health policy, public health, or related discipline.

• Commitment to social justice, educational equity and promotion of diversity in higher education and public health

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences.

• Beginning or developed track record of published scholarship and externally funded activity with a preferred emphasis on health systems management and policy strategies for addressing health inequities.

• Experience teaching students in health system administration, organizational theory, strategic management, and/or systems-based approaches to health improvement.

• Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates differences.
• Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities and cultural backgrounds.
• Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement
• Adheres to all PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.

At Portland State University, all employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner which maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff. It is the responsibility of every member of the Portland State University community to conduct themselves in accordance with our PSU Professional Standards of Conduct which are available at https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/professional-standards-conduct-policy.

Salary is dependent on several factors, and new employees will typically start around the Q1 level to allow for later growth within the salary band. PSU has a structured process for determining starting compensation, taking into account years of related experience, applicable skills, knowledge and abilities, market parity, and internal equity.
The starting annual salary for this position is displayed below but may be negotiated above this rate dependent upon the factors above, the budget of the hiring department, and approval from HR.
Assistant Professor: $71,163 – $79,740, 9-mo, 1.0 FTE
Associate Professor: $84,312 – $94,806, 9-mo, 1.0 FTE
Professor: $102,645 – $120,159, 9-mo, 1.0 FTE
An excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/benefits-overview
Please visit our total compensation calculator to see the full value of our benefits package : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/psu-total-compensation-calculator