Open Rank Faculty, Non-Tenure Track - Health Informatics, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics (MSBMI)

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics (MSBMI) at UTHealth Houston is recruiting for a full-time faculty position in Health Informatics at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level on the non-tenure track. The successful applicant will join a dynamic faculty at MSBMI active in research, education, and applying informatics to clinical practice.

UTHealth is in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center (TMC), located in cosmopolitan Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. MSBMI currently offers PhD and Master's degrees; it also features certificate programs in Biomedical and Health Informatics.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and teach graduate-level courses and participate in mentoring graduate students in their academic development
• Participate in departmental and university-wide committees to support curriculum development, student success initiatives, and strategic planning efforts
• Provide service at the national and international levels
• Participate in collaborative project work with other faculty in the school and across UTHealth and the Texas Medical Center.

APPOINTMENTS/BENEFITS:

This position is a full-time, 12-month appointment on the non-tenure track, renewable yearly.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctoral degree in clinical science, biomedical informatics, nursing, computer science, or related disciplines
• Substantial experience working in an informatics capacity in a health care organization, as well as a strong track record of teaching at the graduate level, extramural funding, and published research, is required for applicants at the Associate or Full Professor level
• Substantial experience working in an informatics capacity in a health care organization is required for applicants at the Assistant Professor level.

PREFERRED:

• Demonstrated teaching experience, along with experience mentoring junior staff.
• A strong organizational performance improvement background utilizing informatics
• Work in Six Sigma, Lean, Quality, Project Management, or other performance disciplines.

HOW TO APPLY:

The applicant should provide a current curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, contact information for three references, and a cover letter describing qualifications and career goals. All application materials must be submitted through UTHealth Houston Careers' online system.

SALARY:

Competitive and dependent upon qualifications and experience.