at Loyola University Of Chicago in Maywood, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Details
Position Details
Job Title
Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Informatics and Data Science (primary) and Department of Surgery (secondary)
Position Title
Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Informatics and Data Science (primary) and Department of Surgery (secondary)
Position Number
Job Category
University Faculty
Job Type
Full-Time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Campus
Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
Location Code
HEALTH INFORMATICS & DATA SCI
Department Name
HEALTH INFORMATICS & DATA SCI
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?
No
Duties and Responsibilities
Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor,
Department of Health Informatics and Data Science (primary) and
Department of Surgery (secondary)
at Loyola University Chicago
About the position
The Department of Health Informatics and Data Science within the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and the Department of Surgery within the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago are seeking a candidate for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level. The successful appointee will collaborate closely with Dr. Vivian Gahtan, Chair of Surgery, and Dr. Nicholas Soulakis, Chair of Health Informatics and Data Science and the Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR). As this is a tenure-track position, the faculty member will be expected to teach and maintain an active role in research and service.
Qualifications
Required:
Possession of a terminal degree in Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Policy and Management, or an analogous field.
Profound knowledge in data science methodologies, especially in Health Informatics. This encompasses, but is not restricted to, machine learning, deep learning, and network science.
Preferred:
A demonstrated interest or previous experience in creating and improving graduate-level courses that focus on healthcare informatics and precision public health.
Demonstrated capability to forge robust collaborations with professionals in the health and healthcare sectors.
Expertise in natural language processing pertinent to clinical notes, adeptness in data integration, and proficiency in Electronic Health Record EHR integration.
Ideal:
The ideal candidate should demonstrate potential for developing a strong independent research program.
Experience or potential to secure extramural funding will be highly valued.
A keen interest in contributing to the departments' graduate programs and related coursework.
Proven ability or potential to establish strong collaborations with healthcare professionals at the institution, in the region, and nationally.
About The Parkinson School's Department of Health Informatics and Data Science
Parkinson School is an innovative new school committed to applying an entrepreneurial philosophy of educational excellence, research, and service as a means to achieve the goals of improving human potential through health sciences and the promotion of health equity (Discover Parkinson's vision: https://www.luc.edu/parkinson/). Through four areas of study (Applied Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics and Data Science, and Public Health Sciences), faculty teach, challenge, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, as well as conducting research and career professionals.
The Health Informatics and Data Science Department is home to two new Masters and Certificate Programs in Health Informatics, the first of several new programs planned. The department is located on Loyola's Health Sciences Campus in Chicago's western suburbs at the Center for Translational Research and Education (CTRE). This state-of-the-art facility brings together the Stritch School of Medicine, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, The Graduate School, and Loyola University Health System on an exciting cooperative journey with one unified goal-the rapid translation of fundamental science discoveries into real treatments for human health.
Loyola University Chicago's Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health is a home for a $25 million endowed Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR) with the mission of enhancing collaborative research across... For full info follow application link.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
