INFORMATICS/HEALTH SERVICES FACULTY RESEARCHER

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The University of Utah, an AA / EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

Position Information

Position / Rank Informatics / Health Services Faculty Researcher Department 00952 - Division of Epidemiology City Salt Lake City, UT Track Track Dependent on Qualifications New Position to Begin When filled Details

The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah is recruiting faculty to lead cutting-edge data management and analytics sciences and informatics / health services research while promoting and facilitating collaboration.

Priority areas of focus include expertise in data science and augmented intelligence (AI), cognitive informatics / decision support, population health and data analytics, sociotechnical systems analysis and implementation science.

Faculty selected will develop, implement and evaluate health information technologies, process modeling, digital health, sociotechnical systems, patient safety, and other areas of health services research including dissemination science, pharmacoepidemiology, health equity, health economics and health policy.

Prospective faculty will join a culture of collaborative and innovative research that crosses departments and schools within the University of Utah.

Unique opportunities at the University of Utah include research on healthcare quality in a health system that has been rated among the top 10 hospitals in the United States for a decade.

Resources include the VA Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Science (IDEAS) Center, an Informatics / Health Services Research & Development-supported center housed at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.

Existing areas of strength at the University of Utah and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System include biomedical informatics, clinical and population health, decision support systems, medical decision-making and patient preference assessment, survey research and measure development, data science, mixed methods, genomics, addiction medicine, neuroepidemiology, and infectious diseases.

Qualifications : To be considered, applicants must possess a PhD, PharmD, MD, or doctoral degree in a related discipline, currently have secured funding, demonstrate authorship, have a program of research, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The Department is committed to facilitating professional and leadership development as well as fostering a thriving diverse workforce.

As a key member of the Department of Internal Medicine, the successful faculty candidate will be a highly motivated investigator whose major focus is research and future productivity.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, or the search is closed.

Contact for inquiries : Brian Rood, Administrator : Brian.Rood@hsc.utah.edu

Please apply online here : https : / / utah.peopleadmin.com / postings / 163966

The University of Utah is in beautiful Salt Lake City, which offers an outstanding quality of life in a metropolitan area of 1.

5 million residents, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah's great outdoors are nearby, offering world-class skiing, hiking, and mountain biking activities in the spectacular surrounding canyons.

The city is vibrant and cosmopolitan, with theater, the arts, sports, and nightlife. The area has received international recognition for its light rail system, downtown, library system, and increasing diversity.

Salt Lake City is home to sizable Latinx and immigrant populations (21.5% and 11.5% of residents, respectively). More than a third of Utah's ethnic / racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years, and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majority-minority district, with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home.

The International Rescue Committee, headquartered in Salt Lake, is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States.

Per capita, Salt Lake City has the 11th largest LGBTQ population in the US and, among large US cities, has the highest percentage of same-sex couples (26 percent) raising children.

The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by

collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates

who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion,

collaboration, innovation, accountability, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that is

integral to our mission.

EEO / Non-Discrimination Information

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law.

Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106.

The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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More information, including the Director / Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at :

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Notice

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (URS). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work).

Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions.

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This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and / or drug screen and immunizations.

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Special Instructions for Candidates

Please upload a CV with mm / yyyy format for start and end dates.

Open Date 04 / 29 / 2024 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Requisition Number PRN03549F Type Faculty

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

One measure of faculty diversity at the School of Medicine is the proportion of faculty members who come from a rural background.

Did you graduate high school from a town with less than 10,000 persons?

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