Faculty (Assistant Professor) TIRN - Neurology (Neuroinformatics), McGovern Medical School
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Department of Neurology, is seeking a data scientist with expertise in clinical informatics or neuroinformatics, as well as research interests focused on neurological diseases, to join the Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies (TIRN) as a Research-Track Assistant Professor.
The prospective candidate would be able to participate in neuroinformatics initiatives, engage in field-leading research, assist in developing grant proposals, and collaborate on and submit research findings for publication to advance scientific knowledge. Research expertise/knowledge, demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications in data science, biomedical informatics, machine learning, AI, and healthcare applications, is most preferred.
Position Key Accountability:
- Work independently and collaboratively on research projects that focus on developing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research in the areas of biomedical informatics, AI, and healthcare applications.
- Participate in committees at the school and university levels, contribute to the broader community, and help enhance curriculum for medical students, residents, fellows, and post-docs.
- Mentor post-docs and graduate student research assistants in research and development activities.
- Participate in, develop, and expand the scope of collaborative and funded program portfolios for the institution. Independent extramural funding is encouraged but not required.
- Assist the UTHealth Chief Data Scientist in strategic planning and operational activities across school and inter-institution collaborations involving health data.
Qualifications:
- Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.) in related research environment with verifiable publication.
- History of participation and contribution to extramural research funding activities.
- Outstanding research, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Expertise in using machine learning and AI technologies to address healthcare problems.
- Experience in utilizing information technology to manage and process data sets in conjunction with electronic health records, particularly in the context of creating a data ecosystem and for domain-specific disease registries and repositories.
- Background in neuroinformatics, ontologies, and large-scale data.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
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