Assistant or Associate Professor (Adjunct) Biomedical Informatics Research

Position overview

Position title : Biomedical Informatics Research Salary range : The posted UC Salary scales set the minimum pay at the appointment as determined by appointment type and if applicable, rank and / or step.

The base pay range for this position is $117,000 - $200,000. Salary is negotiated annually. Additional compensation may be available if the position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

UC Salary information can be found here : https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / compensation / 2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html.

Application Window

Open date : July 3, 2024

Next review date : Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Thursday, Jul 3, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Division of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) in the Department of Medicine (https : / / dbmi.ucsd.edu / index.html) at the University of California San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body.

The Division of Biomedical Informatics seeks world-class talent in biomedical informatics to advance data-powered health and is recruiting outstanding faculty for Assistant or Associate Adjunct (non-tenure) Professor.

DBMI advances a strong commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and seeks faculty with shared commitment academically to this cause.

DBMI has research and / or service programs in the following areas : Clinical informatics, clinical research informatics, bioinformatics, biomedical data modeling and ontologies, biomedical natural language processing and information retrieval, health artificial intelligence and machine learning, privacy technology, global health informatics, equity in informatics, population health informatics, quality informatics, vital records and public health informatics, and translational bioinformatics.

Its annual extramural funding exceeds $23M / year. It is currently involved in several ambitious initiatives, including precision medicine such as the NIH All of Us Program (via the Coast to Coast consortium) and real-time cloud computing sepsis prediction.

Its faculty also play major roles in large programs and projects that support the NIH, Veterans Administration, CDC, and the State of California.

Its educational portfolio includes pre- and post-doctoral training, supported by three training grants including a T15.

The selected candidates will be responsible for teaching and conducting research in the areas of biomedical informatics, including the design, implementation, and application of innovative tools, algorithms, and techniques that advance discovery, equity, and health outcomes.

The successful candidates will also be able to build on their academic research career at UCSD with the potential for additional collaborations with other Departments in the School of Medicine, as well as across campus with the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, and Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health.

Appointments may require candidates to be self-funded.

Appointments will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Adjunct series. A link to full descriptions of each series is provided for your review :

Adjunct Professor - see : http : / / ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / files / apm / apm-280.pdf

As a member of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities, and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited.

Additional information can be found here : https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / files / apm / apm-671.pdf

Department : http : / / med.ucsd.edu

Division : http : / / dbmi.ucsd.edu

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Candidates must have at least three original, first-authored peer-reviewed publications.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, or related disciplines or have a health sciences doctoral degree (MD, OD, DMD, etc.

by the time of the appointment.

Preferred qualifications

Candidates with active research grants with funding are preferred.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity.

See our Faculty Equity site for more information.

Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link : https : / / apol-recruit.ucsd.edu / JPF04004

Help contact : nherbst@health.ucsd.edu

About UC San Diego

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit : https : / / policy.ucop.edu / doc / 4010393 / PPSM-20.

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit : https : / / policy.ucop.edu / doc / 1001004 / Anti-Discrimination.

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