Assistant or Associate Professor, School of Global Health Management and Informatics

University of Central Florida•Orlando, FL

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The School of Global Health Management and Informatics (SGHMI) in the College of Health Professions and Sciences at the University of Central Florida invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-earning Assistant Professor or tenured Associate Professor for its Health Care Informatics programs. The position is based at UCF’s Downtown campus, with an anticipated start date in August 2027. The successful candidate will conduct research and teach face-to-face and fully online undergraduate and graduate courses in healthcare informatics, particularly in artificial intelligence. UCF provides infrastructure and support for online teaching. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with advanced AI technologies and their applications in healthcare. Candidates with a strong record of interdisciplinary scholarship and external research grant funding are highly desirable. The candidate will join SGHMI, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs in health services administration and health informatics, and is expanding its offerings with a Master of Public Health cohort anticipated in Fall 2027. The School’s programs include CAHME- and CAHIIM-accredited programs, and its undergraduate Health Services Administration program is AUPHA-certified. Applicants for the Assistant Professor level must hold a qualifying doctoral degree by the date of hire, with ABD candidates considered if the degree is conferred before hire. Applicants for the Associate Professor level must hold the qualifying doctorate at application and have a record of teaching, externally funded projects or research, and service commensurate with a tenured associate professor appointment. Candidates must have industry or academic research experience related to AI applications in healthcare by the start of the appointment. Review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Requirements

For Assistant Professor: Doctoral degree from an accredited institution in a health discipline (such as healthcare informatics, biostatistics, public health, or health services research) or an information technology discipline (such as management information systems, applied science, computer science, computer engineering, or biomedical engineering); ABD candidates may be considered if the degree is conferred before the date of hire.
For Associate Professor: Doctoral degree from an accredited institution in a qualifying health or information technology discipline at the time of application.
Industry or academic research experience related to artificial intelligence applications in healthcare by the start of the appointment.
For Assistant Professor: Demonstrated ability to develop a research agenda that supports tenure and promotion, along with potential to secure external funding.
For appointment as a tenured Associate Professor: Demonstrated record of teaching, externally funded projects or research, and service commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment at associate professor rank.
All applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer. H-1B sponsorship and H-1B transfers or employment-based visa processing for individuals currently sponsored by another employer are not available.
The university expects employees to reside in Florida when employment begins, unless the posting explicitly states otherwise.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in AI applications in healthcare provision, including large language models, biomedical data processing, and data analysis.
Strong background in health informatics, digital health, and emerging healthcare technologies, including clinical decision support, health data interoperability, Internet of Things, wearable technologies, and other technologies applicable to healthcare delivery and population health.
Expertise in responsible and trustworthy AI, including explainable AI, algorithmic fairness and bias, privacy, security, model validation, AI governance in healthcare, and AI interoperability.
A record of publishing high-quality research articles in top-tier international or national refereed journals, or completion of a postdoctoral appointment with an associated publication record in the preferred research areas.
Active engagement with health informatics societies such as AMIA and HIMSS.
Experience collaborating with healthcare providers, health systems, government agencies, industry partners, or other healthcare organizations on interdisciplinary research, implementation, or externally funded projects.
Strong record of interdisciplinary scholarship and external grant funding for research.

Responsibilities

Conduct research in healthcare informatics, particularly artificial intelligence applications.
Teach face-to-face and fully online undergraduate and graduate courses in healthcare informatics.