Assistant or Associate Professor of Health Policy

Assistant or associate professor rank tenure-track faculty member in health policy and clinical practice at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth invites applications for an assistant or associate professor rank tenure-track faculty member at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (the Dartmouth Institute). The Dartmouth Institute's mission is to improve population health, reduce disparities, and create high-performing, sustainable health systems. 

Faculty members at the Dartmouth Institute are leaders in the study of health policy, healthcare organization and financing, and clinical practice improvement, with impacts spanning three decades. As an interdisciplinary research organization, we seek candidates who enjoy working with colleagues from other disciplines. Disciplines reflected among our primary faculty include anthropology, biostatistics, decision science, health economics, health services research, medicine (primary care, pediatrics, hospice and palliative medicine), social work, sociology, and systems engineering. The selected candidate will have a primary academic appointment in Health Policy and Clinical Practice at The Dartmouth Institute, with the potential for secondary appointments in other Geisel Departments and/or adjunct appointments in Arts & Sciences and/or other professional schools (Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck School of Business), and affiliations with one or more Dartmouth Institutes or Centers (i.e., Dartmouth Cancer Center, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence). For more information about the Dartmouth Institute, see:  

In addition to their leadership, scholarship, and mentorship activities, the candidate will direct one course per year in one of Geisel's many health sciences degree programs, including the master of public health (MPH), multiple master of science (MS) degrees (quantitative biomedical sciences, health care research, implementation science), and dual Geisel-Tuck degree programs such as the master of health care delivery science (MHCDS) or master of health administration (MHA), or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs in health policy or quantitative biomedical sciences. For more information about our degree programs, see: , , and

Dartmouth consistently ranks among the country's leading academic institutions. Home to a celebrated liberal arts curriculum and pioneering professional schools, Dartmouth has forged a singular identity, combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship. Dartmouth is in the neighboring towns of Hanover and Lebanon in the Upper Connecticut River Valley on the NH and VT border. The region is a vibrant, academic, and professional community offering excellent public schools, a lively arts scene, a rural setting with incredible natural beauty, delicious local produce, and artisanal foods. Boston, New York City, and Montreal are within a few hours' drive for those who enjoy cities. 

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Dartmouth welcomes people with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives and believes that diversity in all its forms enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their cover letter how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to serve Dartmouth's commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

Application review will begin after September 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. The target start date for this position is July 1, 2026 (negotiable).

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in health policy, health services research, psychology, health economics, sociology, anthropology, or a related field. Depending on the candidate's qualifications, a post-doctoral fellowship to a faculty position may be considered. Applicants are expected to lead a portfolio of independent, sustained, extramurally funded research in their field. This could include observational or interventional research focused on designing, transforming, and improving public health and healthcare delivery systems in the United States. We are especially interested in research focused on artificial intelligence and digital health technologies to empower patients, care partners, and providers; learning health system and implementation science methods innovations to improve healthcare quality and health system transparency, accountability, and affordability; and policy, payment, and delivery strategies to tackle the greatest threats to health and wellbeing in the U.S. (e.g., chronic diseases, health-related social needs, substance use and behavioral health conditions, and climate change impacts on health, and access to care in rural areas).