AST/ASO/FULL PROF

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Florida’s College of Medicine is launching a new Master’s of Science program in Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Health Sciences (AIBHS). This new program aims to train the healthcare and biomedical sciences workforce to develop and implement trustworthy artificial intelligence technologies. AIBHS will equip students with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to leverage AI's potential in translational biomedical applications and clinical care, including diagnostics, therapeutics, personalized medicine, and healthcare management. Students will learn to design and implement various trustworthy AI architectures in domains such as generative AI, large language models, neural networks, and imaging, as well as to integrate various types of data to advance research and improve clinical decision making. AIBHS graduates will be uniquely positioned to accelerate translational biomedical research, precision medicine, health management, processes, and delivery, and to improve patient care. This is a 12-month tenure-tracked teaching and research position. Duties include teaching graduate courses in biomedical and health-related AI, such as Fundamentals of AI in Medicine and Clinical AI Design Studio courses, as well as graduate student mentoring. The successful candidate will also establish and maintain an energetic, independent research program utilizing AI in medicine. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AI and its applications in medicine or the biomedical sciences, demonstrated teaching expertise, and evidence of a developing publishing and research portfolio.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in computer science or related field
• Expertise in AI/ML, deep learning
• Expert proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and Linux/command line
• Familiarity with LLM in-context learning and prompt engineering
• Basic understanding of modern LLM models, ecosystems, and pipelines, including retrieval-augmented generation, tools/chains, and LLM agents
• Teaching experience

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare domain experience and/or knowledge
• Formal training in clinical care or the biomedical sciences
• Teaching experience across various modalities: face-to-face, hybrid, online
• Experience teaching various student populations
• Documented evidence of productivity, based on publications in appropriate peer reviewed journals and successful competition for external funding
• Expertise in research and teaching in reinforcement learning, digital twins, generative AI, AI for drug development, and computation and spatial biology
• Experience in teaching and innovative training programs in AI and dedicated to leading this program and courses and newly formed PhD program

Responsibilities

• Teaching graduate courses in biomedical and health related AI
• Mentoring graduate students
• Establishing and maintaining an energetic, independent research program utilizing AI in medicine

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree