Professor of Practice in Health Informatics

Indiana University, United States

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Location: Indiana, PENNSYLVANIA
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Title Professor of Practice in Health Informatics
Appointment Status Non-Tenure Track
Department IUPUI Department of Biohealth Informatics – School of Informatics and Computing
Location Indianapolis
Position Summary
The IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis (formerly known as IUPUI) invites applications for a Professor of Practice faculty position in the Health Informatics Program of the Department of BioHealth Informatics (BHI). The appointment will begin August 1, 2024 or when the position is filled on the Indianapolis campus. This is a non-tenure track, 10-month appointment, with the opportunity for annual reappointment and additional summer compensation. The primary duties of a Professor of Practice appointee at IU are teaching and service. Teaching duties include classroom teaching (in-person and online), course and curriculum development, student mentoring and advising. Service includes institutional, professional, and community service promoting innovative research, workforce development, industrial collaborations and sponsorship as aligned to the department’s mission.
Position Summary:
Exceptional candidates in the field of health informatics are being sought to join our fast-growing department. Candidates will be considered from all related areas, including biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, medical informatics and other informatics areas.
Applications materials required:
· a letter of application
· current curriculum vitae
· a statement of teaching philosophy
· statement of service (to be uploaded as ‘Other’ required application document)
· sample syllabus
Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
About the Department:
The Department of BioHealth Informatics (BHI) is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 15 faculty members and over 500 students across its Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics (BMI), and Health Information Management (HIM) programs. The Department offers a
B.S. in HIM, a B.S. in BMI, an M.S. in Health Informatics, an M.S. in Bioinformatics, seven Graduate Certificates, a Ph.D. in Informatics – Health and Biomedical Informatics Track, and a Ph.D. in Informatics – Bioinformatics Track.
Faculty in the department conduct groundbreaking, externally funded research in clinical and health informatics, systems interventions, community participatory research, human-computer interaction, usability, mobile technology and bioinformatics. Indiana is home to large healthcare exchanges, including Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) and Michiana Health Info Network [MHIN], as well as multiple healthcare systems within Indiana. BHI enjoys close collaborations with other departments in the school and with the Regenstrief Institute, a pioneering institution in healthcare information technologies.
About the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering https://luddy.iupui.edu/
The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is the first completely new school in the United States devoted exclusively to Informatics and a range of its subdisciplines. With its formative national role in creating the nation’s largest Informatics Program on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses, the school is the broadest and one of the largest information/computing schools in the U.S. In Indianapolis, the school also has strong ties with the health and life sciences in the areas of health data exchange, human-computer interaction, consumer health informatics, and AI applications to health sciences and clinical settings. The school provides state-of-the-art facilities including fully equipped classrooms, media and gaming labs, human-computer interaction research labs, usability and mobile development labs, ample research facilities, and studios for sound design and interactive media production. Access to advanced, high-resolution wall-sized displays and virtual environments are also available within the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex. The school is also home to the nationally recognized Polis Center. The Polis Center works with community partners to develop innovative place-based policies and practices for healthier and more resilient communities by leveraging data in Geoinformatics, Community Informatics and Community Health Informatics.
About Indiana University–Indianapolis| http://www.iupui.edu/
 As the state’s premier urban research institution, IU Indianapolis (formerly known as IUPUI) is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. IU Indianapolis condemns racism in all its forms and has taken an anti-racist stance that moves beyond mere statements to interrogating its policies, procedures, and practices. We hope to identify individuals who will assist in our mission to dismantle racism so that everyone has the opportunity to succeed at IU Indianapolis.
With over 24,000 students, the campus is located on a large tract of land adjacent to downtown Indianapolis. IU Indianapolis is also the health and life science campus of Indiana University, the focal point of health profession education in the State of Indiana. IU Indianapolis offers a full range of academic programs, with degrees from both Purdue University and Indiana University. Indiana University is an academic leader in the development and use of information technology. The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis is situated on the academic Medical Center Campus, home to the Indiana University School of Medicine, the second largest medical school in the US. The school has formed several key research partnerships with the IU School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, an internationally recognized medical informatics research center. The school also enjoys collaborations with the Roudebush VA Medical Center, IU Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest), the IU Schools of Nursing, Public Health and Health and Rehabilitation Science, and the Purdue Schools of Engineering and Technology and Science. Faculty of the Luddy School at IU Indianapolis enjoy state-of-the art computing resources. “Big Red 3” is among the world’s fastest research supercomputers. Owned and operated solely by IU, Big Red 200 is designed to accelerate discovery in a wide variety of fields, including medicine, physics, fine arts, and global climate research, and enable effective analysis of large, complex data sets (i.e., big data).
IU Indianapolis promotes the educational, cultural, and economic development of central Indiana and beyond through innovative collaborations, external partnerships, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. IU Indianapolis has received the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity for eight consecutive years. We seek greater diversity in our faculty and staff to broaden students’ academic experience and to enrich our campus community. Candidates must be sensitive to the needs of and possess an interest in working in an academic community that is diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or identity, disability status, and protected veteran status.
Basic Qualifications
  • Terminal professional degree in the field or give evidence of equivalent capabilities by virtue of experience. Applicants must have completed their degree by the date of appointment.
  • Be able to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Demonstrated ability of classroom teaching, curriculum development, and creatively adapting and diversifying pedagogy for online or blended learning.
  • Be able to communicate clearly and directly.
Department Contact for Questions
Robyn Hart, Assistant to the Chair, robhart(at)iupui.edu
Additional Qualifications
Salary and Rank
Special Instructions
In ‘Other’ requested application documents, please include a ‘statement of service.’
For Best Consideration Date
Expected Start Date 08/01/2024
Posting/OAA # IU-100623-2023

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