Assistant Professor/Special

Requisition Details

GENERAL REQUISITION INFORMATION

EEO Statement:

UNMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Location Omaha, NE Requisition Number: 2026 - 174 Department Pediatrics Health System Sciences 50000652 Business Unit(College/Institute) College of Medicine FTE:

100

Reg-Temp Full-Time Regular Work Schedule TBD Requisition Category Faculty Requisition Title Assistant Professor/Special Job Title/Academic Rank Assistant Professor/Special Additional Requisition Title Appointment Type L1 - REG SPECIAL FAC/S Salary Range Salary Commensurate with Experience Job/EEO Category Faculty Job Requisition Begin Date 05/04/2026

Position Qualification

Position Summary

This faculty role in pediatric health system sciences bridges hospital operations, health systems science, and applied data science to improve real-time decision-making and measurable performance across the enterprise.

This position is embedded with operational leaders and clinical stakeholders to translate complex EHR and operational data into actionable intelligence that supports patient flow, capacity management, staffing resilience, safety, and service-line performance.

While the organization maintains enterprise analytics leadership, this role will serve as a hands-on scientific lead focused on operational use cases-building trusted tools and methods that leaders can rely on every day. In the health system, you will design and deliver decision-ready dashboards, scorecards, and rapid-cycle analyses to support daily operational huddles, leadership rounds, and escalation decisions. You will develop and maintain core flow and throughput analytics (e.g., length of stay, discharge readiness/early discharge, avoidable delays, bed turnover, environmental services turnaround, transfer delays, diversion) and build forecasting and scenario models to anticipate demand, staffing needs, and surge events.

This is a dual-employment position with the affiliated children's hospital, aligned to a Health Systems Science (HSS) faculty appointment with an intentional effort split between hospital operations, grant-funded faculty research, and teaching/mentorship. The research component focuses on externally funded scholarship that advances operational excellence (e.g., evaluation of interventions, learning health system methods, predictive analytics implementation) in direct partnership with hospital leaders. The teaching component includes supervising graduate assistants embedded in operational analytics projects, building a sustainable pipeline of talent and capability.

Apply athttps://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/97602.

Required Qualifications

PhD in a quantitative discipline

Supplemental Qualifications

Ideal candidates bring a PhD in a quantitative discipline, strong SQL, statistical modeling, and visualization skills, and the ability to balance scientific rigor with practical, time-sensitive operational needs.

Working Environment & Physical Requirements

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

Bending, stooping, twisting Occasionally Crawling Not Applicable Driving Not Applicable Kneeling Not Applicable Reaching Up to 2 hours Sitting Up to 2 hours Standing Up to 2 hours Squatting Not Applicable Walking Occasionally

EXPOSURES

Atmospheric No Blood/body fluids No Chemical hazards No Working on or around moving machinery No Electrical current No Noise No Changes of temperature/humidity No Wear PPE No Work with laboratory animals No Radiation Operating hand/power tools No If you answered yes to any area above, please explain

Hand/Wrists

Fine Manipulation N/A Repetitive Motion N/A Grasping N/A If you selected any area above, please explain

Addtional

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• C.V.

Optional Documents

Requisition Specific Questions

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• • Do you have a PhD degree in the field identified in this posting?

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• No

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