Open Rank Research Faculty, Non-Tenure Track, Precision Medicine and Bioinformatics - Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics

UT Health Science Center at Houston • Texas Medical Center-Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Center for Precision Health (CPH) at UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), seeks an exceptional candidate for an open-rank research faculty, non-tenure track position in precision medicine and bioinformatics. UTHealth Houston a leading academic health center, is in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center (TMC), located in cosmopolitan Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. SBMI currently offers Ph.D. and Master's degrees; it also features certificate programs in biomedical and health informatics.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in bioinformatics, genomics, genetics, computational biology, biomedical informatics, bioengineering, medicine, biostatistics, computer science, or a related discipline.
• Record of verifiable and published research and method development in bioinformatics, genetics, or genomics.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Background in machine learning and single-cell omics.
• Potential to obtain extramural funding.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to lead in the development of study design, sample or data collection, pipeline development, data analysis, results interpretation, manuscript writing, and grant proposal preparation.
• Collaborate with other faculty in the Center for Precision Health, at SBMI, and across UTHealth Houston and the Texas Medical Center.
• Supervise postdoctoral fellows and lead projects or team research initiatives.
• Develop grant applications.

Benefits

• Full-time, 12-month appointment on the non-tenure track, renewable yearly.
• Competitive salary dependent upon qualifications and experience.

What This Job Offers

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