Description

Position Summary

The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics - part of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis, invites applicants for a Lecturer appointment in the Health Informatics Program. Exceptional instructors are being sought to join our fast-growing department.

The responsibilities of the position include teaching in the Health Informatics Program, developing courses for the traditional classroom setting, computer labs, and for online education; help setting program goals, developing and continually updating the curriculum and training activities; contributing to the recruitment and marketing of the program; interviewing, evaluating and advising students; engaging in scholarly activity; serving as a member of the school and departmental committees; maintaining current knowledge in the field through active participation in professional organizations, collaboration, practice and research; and serving on professional committees. The appointment can begin immediately on the IU Indianapolis campus but will remain open until filled.

The Lecturer is expected to cover major areas of the AMIA 2017 core competencies of Health Informatics Education that lie in the intersection of (1) Health Information Science and Technology; (2) Human Factors and Socio-technical systems; and (3) Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health.

This position entails a standard teaching load of four courses per semester, with a distribution of effort consisting of 80% teaching and 20% service responsibilities. Also, this is an in-person faculty appointment requiring full-time on-campus presence. Salary is competitive based on experience and qualifications.

IU offers an exciting track for advancement for non-tenure track faculty devoted to teaching: Lecturer faculty who meet school and campus criteria may apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer and even, ultimately, Professor of Teaching. See the school's criteria here and the IU Indianapolis Faculty Guide for more information. Promotion requires documented evidence that the candidate has met IU Indianapolis, school and departmental standards. Indiana University offers a competitive and wide-ranging array of benefits to full-time faculty, including health, dental and life insurance, retirement contribution, and tuition assistance. An overview of these is available at https://hr.iu.edu/benefits/new-employee/index.html .

About the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics

The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics ( BMEI ) is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 20 faculty members and over 300 students across its Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics ( BMI ), Biomedical Engineering 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, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, seven Graduate Certificates, a Ph.D. in Informatics - Health and Biomedical Informatics Track, and a Ph.D. in Informatics - Bioinformatics Track. The faculty in the department conduct groundbreaking, externally-funded (e.g., NIH , NSF , PCORI , VA, and AHRQ ) research in the areas of 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. BMEI enjoys close collaborations with other departments in the school and with the Regenstrief Institute, a pioneering institution in healthcare information technologies. Other partnerships include the IU Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics ( CCBB ), the IU Center for Bioethics, the VA Center for Health Information and Communication ( CHIC ), Indiana University Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest), the Schools of Nursing, Dentistry and Fairbanks School of Public Health.

For additional information about the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, including degrees, course descriptions, plans of study and faculty research, please see luddy.indianapolis.iu.edu .

Review of applications will begin immediately, therefore qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible.

Basic Qualifications

Requirements for this appointment include:

• Ph.D. or M.D. degree, preferably in Health or Biomedical Informatics or a related field or
• MS degree (MS/ MPH / MBA ) with 10+ years of experience in Health Informatics.

Department Contact for Questions

Questions may be directed to the Assistant to the Chair, Paulette Thornton ([email protected]).