Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Health Informatics and Data Science

Job Title:

Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Health Informatics and Data Science

Position Title:

Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Health Informatics and Data Science

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:

Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson Faculty are Called to Be Innovators. Join Us.Tenure-Track Assistant or Tenured/Tenure-track AssociateHealth Informatics and Data Science DepartmentCenter for Health Outcomes and Informatics ResearchThe Department of Health Informatics and Data Sciences and the Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR) at Loyola University Chicago seek outstanding applicants to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant/associate professor level. This position is a 12-month appointment.
Parkinson School HighlightsLoyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (est. 2019) 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 the health sciences and the promotion of health equity.The Parkinson School is the academic home to four departments (Applied Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics and Data Science, and Public Health Sciences), the Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR), the Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CHIE), Loyola’s participation in the Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) and the COVID Equity Response Collaborative (CERCL).To learn more about the Parkinson School visit https://www.luc.edu/parkinson/.Loyola University Chicago HighlightsLoyola University Chicago is best known as Chicago’s Jesuit Catholic University. Recognizing Loyola’s excellence, U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks it among the top national universities. Loyola is also among a select group of universities recognized for community service and engagement by prestigious national organizations like the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Further, Loyola is one of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter.At Loyola University Chicago, we are driven by our Jesuit tradition of social justice, our service to humanity, and our role as an institution of higher education to create a more equitable and sustainable future for our local and global communities.To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/.To learn more about LUC’s focus on transformative education, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.About the DepartmentThe Department of Health Informatics and Data Sciences is one of four departments hosted in the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health. It is a highly multidisciplinary department with a strong focus on using approaches from public health informatics and data science to improve the totality of human health and reduce health disparities.Launched in 2017, the Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR) anchors a collaborative mission of people-centered education and people-centered care shared by Loyola University Chicago and Loyola University Health System through education, research and service to others. In the Jesuit tradition, the phrase cura personalis speaks to a distinctive person-centered approach to education. In the context of Trinity Health, a people-centered health system speaks to that same commitment through clinical research and clinical care at the service of the community and population health.As a catalyst for social change, CHOIR seeks to achieve truly people-centered care by leveraging unprecedented institutional commitment to effectively use data for the benefit of all patients. To this end, CHOIR’s objective is to create a data-driven culture at the service of improved outcomes and health equity.QualificationsWe are especially interested in applicants with expertise in public health informatics, systems design, public health decision-making, global health, network science, mobile health and applications to areas that are relevant to the Department and to CHOIR. Candidates with experience in public health practice at the local, federal, or international level, working or co-designing with communities, and/or collaborating with non-governmental organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. As the department is developing its graduate programs, we welcome applicants who excel in developing coursework across the spectrum of biomedical informatics and precision public health.The ideal candidate at the assistant professor level will demonstrate potential for developing a strong independent research program and securing extramural funding. At the associate professor level, the ideal candidate will have an established research program with consistent federal funding.The selected candidate will join and work with a robust and highly innovative team that will define the cutting edge of biomedical informatics research. They will build strong collaborations with public health and healthcare professionals at the institution, in the region, and nationally. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, biostatistics, or epidemiology, or related field.
How to ApplyApplicants should apply online at: https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/23122 . Questions of content and process can be directed to Search Committee Chair, Dr. Nicholas Soulakis at [email protected].Applicants should include electronic copies of:

1. a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position;
2. a curriculum vitae;
3. a statement of research interests;
4. a statement of teaching and training interests, teaching philosophy, and evidence of teaching and mentoring effectiveness;
5. a list of references (who will be contacted for finalists only).
6. Optional – Applicants may also include a writing sample.

o Our review of applications will continue until we fill the position. The anticipated start date is Summer 2023, or until position is filled.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. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. We encourage underrepresented minorities and women candidates to apply.
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.

Qualifications:

QualificationsWe are especially interested in applicants with expertise in public health informatics, systems design, public health decision-making, global health, network science, mobile health and applications to areas that are relevant to the Department and to CHOIR. Candidates with experience in public health practice at the local, federal, or international level, working or co-designing with communities, and/or collaborating with non-governmental organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. As the department is developing its graduate programs, we welcome applicants who excel in developing coursework across the spectrum of biomedical informatics and precision public health.The ideal candidate at the assistant professor level will demonstrate potential for developing a strong independent research program and securing extramural funding. At the associate professor level, the ideal candidate will have an established research program with consistent federal funding.The selected candidate will join and work with a robust and highly innovative team that will define the cutting edge of biomedical informatics research. They will build strong collaborations with public health and healthcare professionals at the institution, in the region, and nationally. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, biostatistics, or epidemiology, or related field.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

QualificationsWe are especially interested in applicants with expertise in public health informatics, systems design, public health decision-making, global health, network science, mobile health and applications to areas that are relevant to the Department and to CHOIR. Candidates with experience in public health practice at the local, federal, or international level, working or co-designing with communities, and/or collaborating with non-governmental organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. As the department is developing its graduate programs, we welcome applicants who excel in developing coursework across the spectrum of biomedical informatics and precision public health.The ideal candidate at the assistant professor level will demonstrate potential for developing a strong independent research program and securing extramural funding. At the associate professor level, the ideal candidate will have an established research program with consistent federal funding.The selected candidate will join and work with a robust and highly innovative team that will define the cutting edge of biomedical informatics research. They will build strong collaborations with public health and healthcare professionals at the institution, in the region, and nationally. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, biostatistics, or epidemiology, or related field.

Open Date:

12/20/2022

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

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. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. We encourage underrepresented minorities and women candidates to apply.
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.

Quick Link for Posting:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/23122

Job Number:

8550390

Organizational Location:

HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS

Number of Vacancies:

1

Desired Start Date:

07/01/2023

Open Until Filled:

Yes