[Asis-l] Howe Endowed Chair for Healthcare Transformation, UW-Milwaukee

[Dietmar Wolfram]

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Howe Endowed Chair for Healthcare Transformation 
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks applications for the Howe Chair for Healthcare Transformation. This chair has been endowed for the purpose of developing specialized expertise in the field of healthcare transformation at UWM in close collaboration with Aurora Health Care. The Howe Chair will provide scientific leadership to take full advantage of the innovative culture, facilities, information infrastructure, and diverse populations of the Aurora Health Care system and will focus on developing a world-class healthcare transformation research program. Research focus areas may include, but are not limited to, health informatics, innovations that provide cost savings (health promotion, wellness, fitness), efficiency and effectiveness of health service delivery, and system redesign.
 
The Howe Chair is a unique position based at both Aurora Health Care (http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (http://www4.uwm.edu/). The Howe Chair is a faculty member at UWM and has staff privileges and the use of the research resources of the Aurora Health Care system. Aurora is a fully integrated health care system with fifteen hospitals, more than 185 clinics, 70 pharmacies, as well as lab services, rehabilitation centers and home care, and an integrated, system-wide electronic medical records database for use by researchers. 

Given this time of historic change in healthcare delivery and systems, driven by the Affordable Care Act, the Howe Chair will be in a unique position within an extensive community health system to implement and study systemic improvements in health care. 

Required Qualifications:

  A terminal degree in one or more fields related to the diffusion of health care innovations into medical 
practice settings, such as medicine, nursing, health services/health administration, public health, medical 
sociology, communications, engineering, psychology, economics, business, industrial organization, or 
information sciences; and 

  Eligibility for a tenured faculty appointment in an appropriate college and department, as evidenced by a 
history of scholarly publications and research. 

Preferred Qualifications:The ideal candidate will also bring: 

  A proven record of successful leadership in his or her field, with clear linkages to healthcare 
transformation; 

  Interdisciplinary breadth in his or her research interests and demonstrated success in leading 
interdisciplinary teams; 

  Experience and success in bridging academia and the private sector; 

  Outstanding communication and management skills; and 

  A demonstrated track record of substantial extramural funding in pursuit of scholarly activities. 

Application Procedure: Screening will begin October 21, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. 
Applications received after October 20, 2013 may not receive consideration. Salary is competitive and 
dependent on qualifications. A competitive start-up package will be provided. Interested candidates should 
submit a letter of application that addresses educational and professional level work experience as it relates to all 
required and preferred qualifications, and indicates their preferred tenure home(s); curriculum vitae; and the 
names and contact information for five (5) references. Applicants must apply online at
http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/15735. 

UWM is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer

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Dietmar Wolfram, Professor
Research Group for Information Retrieval (RGIR)
School of Information Studies, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201 U.S.A
Phone: 414 229-6836 Fax: 414 229-6699  
Web: http://people.uwm.edu/dwolfram