Assistant Professor - Learning Health Systems; LHS Collaborative

Overview

Assistant Professor
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Division of Physical Therapy
College of Medicine

Position Overview
The Ohio State Universitys School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty member within our Learning Health Systems Collaborative at the Assistant Professor rank. We are seeking faculty who will teach courses within the CARESTREAM program and Doctorate of Physical Therapy program while helping to establish a new program dedicated to applied learning health systems competency and health services research training in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Learning Health Systems Collaborative.

The position will entail teaching and mentoring consistent with expertise, developing and sustaining an extramurally funded and productive scholarship program through publications and presentations, and contributing to service needs of the School, College, University and appropriate professional organizations. We are especially interested in faculty members whose scholarship advances health services and learning health systems research aimed at strengthening hospital and health system outcomes and operational performance.

Areas of particular interest include hospital harm reduction, fall prevention, rehabilitation service optimization, and facilitating transitions of care, with specific attention to supporting quality improvement and health service delivery model optimization. Individuals with experience partnering with health systems to study and redesign clinical processes, strengthen workforce training models, advance educational scholarship, and build academic medical center partnerships that support learning health system initiatives would be a strong fit.

Candidates may further distinguish themselves through innovative course development and thoughtful curricular design that bridges academic learning with real-world health system experience.

• Track:
  This is a tenure-track faculty position.

• Rank:
  Assistant Professor

• Language Requirements:
  English

• The university will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

• Start date:
  
  By July 1, 2026.

• Maintains active scholarship:
  Presents scholarly work at local, regional, national and international meetings; publishes scholarly work in books and journals; and leads an independent program of scholarship with funding as a principal investigator on intramural or extramural grants.

• Develops, plans, and delivers core and elective courses within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences CARESTREAM and Doctorate of Physical Therapy programs; participates in curriculum design and revision.

• Actively participates in service to division, school, college, university, professional and community organizations; and other duties as assigned.

Required:

Current Physical Therapy License, eligible for an unrestricted Physical Therapist license in the State of Ohio;
PhD or equivalent in a related field; strong evidence of or potential to develop an extramurally funded and productive scholarship program in learning health systems science or a related field; evidence of strong teaching ability; ability to mentor professional and graduate students. Scholarly and teaching expertise in health systems science / learning health systems approaches are required.

Desired: Experience with curriculum development and clinical placement coordination specific to engaging learners in health system experiential learning opportunities and learning health system competencies.

To be considered, please submit your application electronically via Workday [insert link to posting for advertisements]. Application materials must include:

• Cover letter. Please include a summary of your CV that highlights your key accomplishments, skills, and qualifications that match the job posting and three or more professional references.

• Curriculum Vitae (CV).

• Statement of Scholarship. Please describe the work you have previously completed, identify what the next steps may be and how/what they will contribute to your ongoing scholarship goals over the next 5 years.

• Statement of Teaching and Mentoring. Please include the impact and influence of your scholarship and disciplinary context on your teaching. Include the teaching goals you have for yourself and for your students and how your teaching enacts these beliefs and goals.

The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Medicine is a nationally recognized leader in educating health professionals in athletic training, health information management, medical dietetics, medical laboratory science, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and radiologic sciences. Our direct connection to Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center provides extraordinary opportunities for clinical training and research collaborations.

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