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The Jefferson College of Population Health is recruiting a senior scholar to join the faculty as the inaugural Humana Professor of Community Health & Equity.  The endowed professor will conduct applied research, teach courses, and partner with the Jefferson and Philadelphia communities on strategies to improve community health, with a focus on reducing health inequities among vulnerable and minority communities.  All research specializations will be considered, including food or housing insecurity, social isolation, transportation barriers, and other social drivers of poor health and inequities.  Candidates from underrepresented minority communities are especially encouraged to apply.  The full-time position is based in Philadelphia, PA and is eligible for tenure.

Major Job Duties:

As a senior faculty member, the Humana Professor will work with other faculty, College leadership, staff, and students to continue strengthening the national reputation of the College through excellence in research, teaching, and service.  Specific job duties include:

• Conduct extramurally funded research and publish articles in high impact scientific journals.
• Develop, revise, and teach assigned courses in the professor’s area of expertise.
• Give career and academic advising to students and provide research mentorship to assigned doctoral
  students.
• Represent the College at relevant community events, recruiting events, and on College and University
  committees.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Candidates should possess the following qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a field related to population health (PhD, ScD, MD, PharmD, etc.) and strong
  research training.
• Significant track record of publications and extramurally funded research.
• History of strong and productive community-academic research partnerships.
• Student-centered, collegial, and collaborative.
• Ability and desire to mentor and advise student researchers.

More Information & How To Apply:

Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV/Letter of Interest on line: http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html Job ID # JR_9292735

For questions regarding submitting an on-line application/CV/Letter of Interest please send an email to facultyrecruitment@jefferson.edu  The search will remain open until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for the role is Fall 2025.

About Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Health and Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Plans, Inc. are committed to educating tomorrow’s professionals through innovative and experiential learning designed for new and emerging fields; discovering new treatments and therapies that will define the future of clinical care; and providing exceptional primary through complex quaternary care and health coverage to consumers in the communities we serve throughout eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Our mission is to improve lives.

Through our integrations and mergers, we have over 65,000 employees, which include roughly 6,900 physicians and advanced practice professionals; nearly 13,600 nurses; and more than 1,800 university faculty. We are the second-largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds. Our health system includes 32 hospital campuses (with four locations being Magnet-designated for nursing excellence) and more than 700 sites of care throughout eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Health Partners Plans, Inc. offers Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare Advantage and Individual and Family Plans to more than 365k members across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Thomas Jefferson University has 10 colleges and three schools. Our operating revenue for FY24 was nearly $14.5 billion and we contribute over $1.8 billion annually in charitable care and community benefit to those we serve.

Thomas Jefferson University

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University now includes 8,300 students and 1,800 faculty. As a professions-focused, R2 national doctoral research University, we offer more than 200 undergraduate and graduate-level programs and provide students with a forward-thinking, experiential and transdisciplinary education that spans architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine, nursing, science and social science. Thomas Jefferson has 10 colleges and three schools. In 2023 the University received more than $200 million in sponsored research awards, has over 400 principal investigators and more than 1,000 patents for new drugs, software innovations, medical devices and diagnostic tools. Our University boasts a 97% success rate among undergraduates in securing jobs or going on to graduate school, and is ranked among the best for value. We’re an NCAA Division II university with 17 teams and have more than 77,000 alumni.

Jefferson Health

Jefferson Health, the academic medical center for Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to a 5,830 licensed-bed health system with 32 hospital campuses. These mergers and combinations include Lehigh Valley Health Network (2024), Einstein Healthcare Network (2021), Magee Rehabilitation (2018), which includes Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Kennedy Health (2017), Aria Health (2016) and Abington Health (2015). We have over 700 sites of care, four Magnet® locations (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of only 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide; and a faculty-based telehealth network that is one of the largest in the country. Jefferson Health is now among the top 15 nonprofit academic health systems in the U.S. by revenue and the nation’s second largest academic health system by number of hospitals. It offers primary

FY24 data

through complex quaternary care, including Level I trauma centers at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, and Level II trauma centers at Jefferson Abington Hospital, Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital.

Our hospitals are consistently nationally ranked for excellence in health care by U.S. News & World Report. In 2024-25, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals ranked among the nation’s best in 8 specialty areas: Ear, Nose and Throat; Gastroenterology and GI Surgery; Neurology and Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology (Wills Eye); Orthopedics; Pulmonology and Lung Surgery; and Urology. Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – Elkins Park ranked among the nation’s best in rehabilitation, while Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest – Jefferson Health ranked among the best in orthopedics, as well as in pulmonology and lung surgery.

Health Plans Partners, Inc.

Built on a foundation spanning nearly 40 years, Health Partners Plans, Inc. is dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of the communities we serve. We offer affordable, high-quality health plans built by our team of insurance experts to improve health outcomes. Health Partners Plans Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans are available throughout Pennsylvania; Jefferson Health Plans Medicare Advantage plans are available in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey; Jefferson Health Plans Individual and Family Plans are offered in eastern Pennsylvania. A leader in innovative managed care, we go beyond the basics of insurance with enhanced health and wellness benefits and a passionate commitment to building healthier lives and stronger communities. Through our health plans, we connect members with essential resources like housing, food, fitness, transportation, and more.

Through our integrated approach, Jefferson strives to enhance health education, innovative care and community support to improve the lives of those we serve.