The UNC School of Government seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor who will work in the field of public health law, with a particular focus on the law governing public health departments. Public officials, rather than degree-seeking students, are the principal audience for the School's work. This position will be responsible for educating and advising state and local officials such as agency directors, social services and county attorneys, governing board members, and local elected officials. In addition, this position is likely to interact with the media, legislators, judicial officials, advocates, and others. This position will require development of expertise in various aspects of public health law, including confidentiality of health information, organization and governance of local agencies, powers and duties of local agency directors, and the relationship between local agencies and the state and federal governments. Legal areas for which the new faculty member will have at least partial responsibility include: * the HIPAA privacy rules and North Carolina medical confidentiality; * the HIPAA security rule and North Carolina's electronic health information exchange; * mandatory reporting laws applicable to health care providers; * selected issues in adult health care, including confidentiality, informed consent to treatment, health care powers of attorney; * selected issues in emergency medical services, including confidentiality and post-overdose response teams; * selected issues in child and adolescent health, including consent to treatment and confidentiality; and, * selected issues in school health. The duties of the position include * Participating in the planning of, and teaching in, programs and conferences for public officials; * Advising public officials and others by telephone and email about legal and policy issues affecting public health law and public health agencies; * Writing practical scholarship that helps public officials do their jobs accurately, fairly, and efficiently. Such scholarship may include books, articles, reports, and blog posts, and may build on existing resources or may represent entirely new resources. Work is centered in Chapel Hill but requires occasional travel and consultation around the state. Faculty appointments are year-round (rather than the nine-month academic year). Learn more about working as a faculty member at the School of Government here: https://www.sog.unc.edu/resources/microsites/about/information-about-faculty-positions-0.
Education and Experience:
Commitment to public service, ability to work effectively with diverse audiences, and a record of, or demonstrated potential for, practically focused and engaged teaching, advising, and scholarship required. Experience, demonstrated interest, and/or advanced training in social services, public health, or a related field is desirable. Because this position is for a junior faculty position, recent law graduates and law students who will graduate in the spring of 2022 are encouraged to apply
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