Assistant Professor - Learning Health Systems; LHS Collaborative

Position

Assistant Professor - Learning Health Systems (LHS) Collaborative

Department:
Medicine | Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine

The Ohio State University’s 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. The faculty will teach courses within the CARESTREAM program and Doctorate of Physical Therapy program, help establish a new program dedicated to applied learning health systems competency and health services research training, and engage in teaching, mentoring, scholarship, and service.

The position emphasizes health services and learning health systems research aimed at improving hospital and health system outcomes and operational performance. Areas of interest include hospital harm reduction, fall prevention, rehabilitation service optimization, and transitions of care, with attention to quality improvement and health service delivery model optimization. Candidates 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 will be strong fits.

Innovative course development and curricular design bridging academic learning with real-world health system experience are encouraged.

• Maintains active scholarship: presents scholarly work at local, regional, national, and international meetings; publishes in books and journals; leads an independent program of scholarship as a principal investigator on intramural or extramural grants.
• Develops, plans, and delivers core and elective courses within the CARESTREAM and Doctorate of Physical Therapy programs; participates in curriculum design and revision.
• Participates in service to division, school, college, university, professional and community organizations; and performs 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 is required.

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

To be considered, please submit your application electronically via Workday. Application materials must include:

• Cover letter describing key accomplishments, skills, and qualifications that match the job posting, along with three or more professional references.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Statement of Scholarship: describe prior work, next steps, and how they will contribute to ongoing scholarship goals over the next 5 years.
• Statement of Teaching and Mentoring: include the impact of your scholarship on teaching and your teaching goals for yourself and your students.

The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is a nationally recognized leader in health professions education. The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center offer clinical training and research collaborations. The Learning Health Systems Collaborative connects strengths across academic, clinical, and operational environments to support embedded research and improvement science, workforce development, and collaborative partnerships.

CARESTREAM Program: an immersive experience integrating asynchronous coursework with an experiential clinical component at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The program has trained hundreds of students across multiple semesters and continues to grow with strong demand.

Division of Physical Therapy: the Doctorate of Physical Therapy is a on-campus, full-time entry‑level program; the school also offers PhD programs with dual degree options. The DPT program at Ohio State is highly ranked.

The university is an equal opportunity employer and supports dual career opportunities, diversity, and inclusion. Final candidates are subject to a background check and may require drug screens or health screenings as part of the post‑offer process. Ohio State is committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive environment for all employees and visitors.

Location:

Atwell Hall (0306). Shift: First Shift. Questions about the application process may be reviewed in the FAQ section of the site.