This is a tenure-leading position with rank to commensurate with the previous experience of the successful candidate. A GIS unit has been established in the NDHHS that includes two full time staff currently producing and partnering with other NDHHS units to analyze health status, disease outbreaks, preparedness and other public health concerns. The unit can become an innovator in the application of spatial analysis in public health, both for the state and for the 18 regional rural departments of public health. The CoPH is a focal point for spatial analysis at UNMC, having a health geographer and a GIS expert in a department that includes health services research, health economics, health policy and health administration. The College is organized into departments and centers, with a future center contemplated that emphasizes application of spatial analysis in health data analysis, complementing existing centers in health services research and research design and data analysis. Leadership for the new center will come from the successful candidate for this position, with the support of existing faculty and analysts. The SNR provides full access to the state of the art GIS and remote sensing technologies of the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. Space will be provided for the occupant of this position, maximizing interaction with other GIS experts.

The CoPH includes two research centers with established, active records in funded research and publication/dissemination of results to diverse audiences: The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis (www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth) and the Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research (www.unmc.edu/rural). Those centers, along with innovative programs in medical education and clinical care, have established UNMC as a premier institution for addressing the health care needs of rural communities. UNMC is an institution on the move; research awards have risen from $41 million in 2000-01 to over $72 million in the current year. The NDHHS has recently expanded its use of GIS-based research, analysis, and presentation within a new health data unit that includes collection and archival of health data for the state. The SNR is a national leader in the use remote sensing technologies (www.calmit.unl.edu) and a collaborator with other campuses, including the CoPH, in environmental health. The CoPH is establishing PhD programs in health services research and administration, environmental health and toxicology, and health promotion and disease prevention.

Candidates should be comfortable working across disciplines and teaching seminar courses to students from various disciplines. Candidates should have experience in Geography of Heath/Environmental Health with an explicit focus on Geo-Spatial Technologies (GIS and or spatial statistics). Candidates expected to have an active program of research and publication, ability to attract extramural funding, and evidence of commitment to teaching excellence. Applicants must have a PhD degree in a field providing formal technical training in GIS, including experience working with the ArcGIS family of software (e.g., ArcGIS, ArcServer, ArcSDE).

Applicants should send a letter of interest with curriculum vitae, references, and writing samples to: Keith Mueller, Ph.D. 984350 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-4350 Email: kmueller@unmc.edu

The University of Nebraska is an Affirmative Action / Equal Employment Opportunity employer, which seeks and encourages expression of interest from minorities and groups traditionally under represented.