UNIV-Open Rank: Faculty- (MHA) Division Director-Healthcare Leadership and Management
Medical University of South Carolina
Application
Details
Posted: 13-Mar-25
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Health Care Management
Function:
Associate
Level:
Internship
Position:
Tenure Track or Tenured
Preferred Education:
Ph.D
Internal Number: R-0000040560
Position Overview:
The Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) invites applications for the role of Division Director – Master of Health Administration (MHA). This is a full-time faculty position with administrative responsibilities, offered on the academic educator track with rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The MHA Division Director serves as the academic leader of the MHA program, ensuring excellence in curriculum, faculty mentorship, student success, and program accreditation. This individual will collaborate closely with the Department Chair and other Division Directors to drive programmatic innovation, enhance student outcomes, and strengthen the program’s visibility in the healthcare industry.
Key Responsibilities:
The MHA Division Director provides strategic leadership for the division, ensuring alignment with departmental and institutional goals while fostering an innovative and student-centered learning environment. This role includes oversight of curriculum development, faculty mentorship, and programmatic accreditation, particularly maintaining CAHME accreditation standards. The Director collaborates with faculty and administration to enhance student success, drive program assessment and continuous improvement, and implement competency-based education strategies. Additionally, they represent the program at professional conferences and industry events to attract top-tier students and faculty. As a key liaison between the division, university leadership, and external stakeholders, the Director strengthens partnerships to advance the program’s reputation and impact.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required:
Doctoral degree in Healthcare Administration/Management, Business Administration/Management (with at least 18 graduate credit hours in Healthcare Administration/Management), Health Services Management, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.
Evidence of successful teaching experience in a Healthcare Administration program in higher education.
Demonstrated potential to contribute to research and grant activities in Healthcare Administration.
Preferred:
Experience with CAHME accreditation and competency-based education.
Proven success in online teaching, particularly in an accelerated learning format.
Active membership in professional organizations (e.g., AUPHA, MGMA, ACHE, NAHSE).
Experience working in digital learning and assessment platforms.
Appointment & Compensation:
This is a full-time faculty appointment with administrative responsibilities. Compensation includes a stipend for administrative duties and workload release time.
Application Process:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Cover Letter addressing qualifications and leadership experience.
Contact information for three professional references (references will only be contacted after first-round interviews).
We invite motivated and visionary individuals to join our dynamic team in shaping the future of healthcare leadership education.
Medical University of South Carolina
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state's only comprehensive academic health system, with a unique mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,200 students in six colleges – Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy – and trains more than 900 residents and fellows in its health system. MUSC brought in more than $300 million in research funds in fiscal year 2023, leading the state overall in research funding. MUSC also leads the state in federal and National Institutes of Health funding. Learn more about our academic programs.
With over fifty years of history educating thousands of students from the state of South Carolina and beyond, the College of Health Professions is a national leader in education, intellectual discovery, and research. Located in beautiful Charleston, on the campus of the historic, and nationally recognized Medical University of South Carolina, our college advances student learning through a nationally recognized faculty by promoting diversity, and by constantly assessing our programs and activities to better serve our students, our community, and the world at large.
Our college continues to focus on recruiting a diverse and talented student body that can address the health care needs of the citizens of the state of South Carolina. It is critical that students of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds have the opportunity to be educated in our programs, to succeed, and to become leaders shaping the health care environment of the future.
Among the college’s most significant developments is the building of a state-of-the-art complex that allows us to take advantage of recent advances in educational technology and growth opportunities for research by faculty and students. Our cla...ssrooms are designed to enhance student learning through the use of cutting edge educational technologies. The College of Health Professions leads the way in the use of advanced technology.
We offer 13 degree programs from bachelor- to doctoral-level, and many of these are ranked among the best in the country. Our faculty members are well recognized for their excellence as educators, clinicians and researchers, and we are leaders in inter-professional education. Our graduates have touched the lives of patients in every corner of South Carolina, and beyond.
