[AISWorld] Post-doc position at WPI

[Strong, Diane M.]

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Anticipated Post-Doctoral Position
Center for eHealth Innovation and Process Transformation (CeHIPT)
 
The Center for eHealth Innovation and Process Transformation (CeHIPT, http://cehipt.wpi.edu) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is anticipating a post-doctoral position for an outstanding researcher, to begin in May 2011. Candidates should have expertise and interest in survey design and analysis, simulation and/or optimization modeling, and health care system redesign enabled by information technology.   The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Information Systems with an MS in Industrial Engineering (IE) or Operations Research (OR), or a Ph.D. in IE/OR or Operations Management with an MS in Information Systems.
 
The successful candidate will be part of CeHIPT’s interdisciplinary research team, which develops recommendations and tools that health care organizations can use to successfully transform their care delivery processes.  To achieve this goal, CeHIPT takes a systems approach to research on health care process innovation and transformation, drawing on and integrating core concepts from industrial and systems engineering, biomedical and health informatics, and information systems research.  CeHIPT focuses on research issues related to actual health care delivery processes and their transformation and innovation by working closely with a variety of health care organizations so that the problems being investigated and the solutions being proposed are relevant to the health care community.
 
As part of the New England Healthcare Engineering Partnership (NEHCEP), CeHIPT is working with the VA New England Health Care System to improve the delivery of healthcare to veterans in New England.  NEHCEP, a partnership between the VA New England and three academic institutions, was established to integrate systems engineering principles and methods into the fabric of VA healthcare operations.   The successful candidate will contribute to ongoing work with NEHCEP related to patient-centered medical homes, improving inpatient medicine delivery processes, and streamlining VA administrative processes.  The candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to new projects exploring the opportunities created by electronic medical records, patient portals and personal health records.
 
WPI is a selective private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, with an innovative curriculum centered on engineering, science, technology, and business.  Ranked highly by US News & World Report among national comprehensive universities, WPI enjoys close working relationships with many organizations, due in part to its project-enriched curriculum that engages students and faculty in real-world problem solving.
 
To learn more about the opportunity and to express interest, please contact: Professor Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, dstrong at wpi.edu.
 
WPI is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.