The Department of Health Services Administration in the School of Health Professions the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites applications for a full time, open rank, tenure-track faculty position. The new faculty member should demonstrate experience in the application of Health Informatics across various healthcare disciplines.
Essential job responsibilities included expertise and experience in health informatics as applied to the various elements of data science, user experience, human factors and other related fields that intersect with health informatics. The ideal candidate will have earned a terminal degree in a relevant discipline that qualifies for mentoring students and teaching in our data analytics or user experience tracks of our health informatics graduate programs. Candidates at the rank of Associate professor or above will demonstrate a strong portfolio of research and scholarship. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
EEO Statement:
UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.
Department: Health Services Administration
Assignment Category: Full-Time
Tenure Status: Tenure Track
Required Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have earned a terminal degree in a relevant discipline that qualifies for mentoring students and teaching in our data analytics or user experience tracks of our health informatics graduate programs. Candidates at the rank of Associate professor or above will demonstrate a strong portfolio of research and scholarship. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
A Doctoral degree preferred. Previous academic experience – designing and teaching courses, mentoring students, or other relevant work.
Pre-Employment Background Check:
A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
Internal Number: 7327
About University of Alabama Birmingham
In fall 2018, UAB had a third consecutive year of record-high over all enrollment with 21,923 students, including its largest freshman class ever (2,299), with enrollment growth in every school on campus and in the acclaimed UAB Honors College. The freshman class had an average ACT of 25.2 and GPA of 3.73- both higher than 2017. UAB's students are talented and diverse, with minority students making up 40.5 percent of the freshman class and 39.7 percent of the entire of the student body. Logo Logo UAB is was recently recognized as the Top Young University in the U.S. and 10th globally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. UAB research expenditures are at a record high, exceeding $562 million in FY17, and UAB ranks 15th in federal funding nationally among public universities (top 4 percent) and 31st overall (top 5 percent). In National Institutes of Health funding, UAB ranks 8th among public universities (top 2 percent) and 23rd overall (top 4 percent) with more than $244 million. UAB Health system has over one million patient visits annually and is home to Alabama's largest hospital and the 3rd largest public hospital in the U.S. UAB houses the state's only level ...1 adult trauma center and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Alabama and a five-state region. UAB is the state's largest single-site employer, with more than 23,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact of over $7.15 billion on Alabama.
