Population Health Coordinator jobs in Chicago, IL

The College of Nursing at the University of Illinois Chicago is one of the premier nursing schools in the nation, with four degree programs ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report and a research enterprise ranked No. 10 for NIH funding among U.S. nursing schools. Our mission is to transform health, healthcare and policy through knowledge generation and translation, and also through education of future nurse leaders from diverse backgrounds. More than 1,500 students are enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs at six Illinois campuses: Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, Quad Cities, Springfield and Urbana. We count among our current and emeriti faculty: eight members of the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame; 33 fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN); and six former deans and professors named “Living Legends” of the AAN. All this at the University of Illinois Chicago, which has seven times received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Learn more at nursing.uic.edu. 

Position Summary:

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing invites applications and nominations for exceptional nurse leaders to join our College as a Full Professor in the Department of Population Health Nursing Science. Tenured faculty in the Population Health department advance research on multilevel determinants of health (psychosocial, behavioral, environmental, and systems) and translate this research into practice, care delivery, and policy to improve the health of individuals, families, communities, organizations, and populations. Preference will be given to applicants with research focused on one of the following research areas: health equity, social determinants of health, population and community health, prevention and health promotion, tech-based interventions, and systems and models of care. Salary is based on 9-month academic appointments paid over twelve months, commensurate with experience. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaching: Tenured faculty participate in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching consists of traditional classroom lectures, small group seminars, distance learning, and clinical teaching of small groups. Graduate faculty are also responsible for student research advisement including supervising masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral students' research. Faculty are expected to demonstrate significant contributions and scholarship within the context of teaching. Teaching assignments are determined in collaboration with the department head. 

• Serves as a role model for exemplary teaching (e.g., students, faculty, lay community) 
• Disseminates knowledge through sustained professional publications 
• Makes contributions that shape the field (e.g., conceptual, models for practice, methods, integrating) 
• Demonstrates mentorship by graduate students' achievements Provides leadership for integration of research, practice, education, and inclusivity in curriculum 
• Provides leadership for integration of research, practice, education, and inclusivity in curriculum 

• Research: Tenured faculty members are expected to have a developed independent program of research and may contribute within a collaborative research team. In nursing, research productivity is expected to influence the practice of the discipline and the multidisciplinary nature of health care. Faculty are expected to mentor graduate and undergraduate students into research roles that may result in joint presentations and publications. 

• Directs a recognized, sustained, active and impactful program of research 
• Leads and collaborates with high impact research teams (team science) 
• Obtains competitive major external research funding as principal investigator or equivalent to support a program of research 
• Participates actively in national or international collaborations Provides leadership in the development of research careers for colleagues and students with attention to the diversification of nurse leaders and scholars 
• Provides leadership in the development of research careers for colleagues and students with attention to the diversification of nurse leaders and scholars 
• Translates research findings to inform health and social policy 

• Service: Tenured faculty are expected to contribute to the service mission of the university. Participation may include service at local, regional, national, and international levels. 

• Provides leadership at departmental, college and university levels 
• Demonstrates leadership for service, research, and professional organizations at national and/or international levels (e.g., scientific review panels, agency boards, advisory and editorial boards, consensus panels, public testimony) 
• Advocates and provides leadership for equity, inclusion, and social justice within professional organizations, university committees and initiatives