Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor, Technology Services and Informatics - School of Dentistry
Position Key Accountabilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and sustain research programs with extramural funding, play an integral role in new program initiatives and contribute to the teaching mission of the center and the school. Intramural faculty practice opportunities are available for eligible candidates.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in clinical science, biomedical informatics, public health, statistics, computer science, or related disciplines. The position is highly competitive with regard to salary, start-up funds and laboratory space.
The ideal candidate will have experience working or interacting with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and have a commitment to inclusion and equity.
The mission of the Center for Oral Healthcare Quality and Safety is to improve oral health by developing a dental learning health system and informatics infrastructure capable of continuous self-study and improvement. The School of Dentistry is one of six schools in The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and is located in Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical center. This unique environment offers significant and unique research resources. For example, UTSD hosts BigMouth, a multi-institutional, centralized dental data repository that contains clinical data on over 3 million patients. UTSD is also a leader in the adoption and use of applied informatics and clinical technology including electronic health records, digital imaging, digital dentistry, and advanced simulation.
Instructions to Applicants: Please complete the online application at the following link. Attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research interests, and names and addresses of three (3) references:
This is a security sensitive position and thereby subject to Texas Education Code # 51.215. A background check will be required for the final candidate.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University 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 is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical schiences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Herman Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon b. Johnson Hospital.
UTHealth Benefits
UTHealth offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Office of Benefits Website.
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