Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Health Informatics (opens in new tab)
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy · View all jobs
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States (On-Site) · Posted 29 days ago
$95k–$110k / yr
Industry Academic Institution
Job Function Health Information Educator
Job Type Full-Time
Job Duration Indefinite
Min Education Ph.D.
Min Experience None
Required Travel None
Salary $95,000.00 - $110,000.00
Salary - Type Yearly Salary

About this role

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks to hire a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor, for appointment beginning July 2027. We seek a scholar whose research advances the design, evaluation, and responsible use of artificial intelligence, information systems, data, and computational methods to improve health and healthcare. We welcome candidates whose work spans clinical informatics, public health informatics, consumer health informatics, quantitative medicine or biomedical data science. Specific areas of interest include expertise in: 

  • Clinical decision support and electronic health record data science
  • Machine learning and AI in health care, including design, evaluation, bias, and safety
  • Health data interoperability and standards
  • Population and public health informatics, including social determinants of health and built environment effects
  • Digital health, mobile health, and patient-facing technologies
  • Causal inference and evaluation of health technologies
  • Learning health systems and implementation science
  • Ethics, privacy, and governance of health data
  • Agentic AI solutions for healthcare 

The faculty member will teach courses in both the Master of Public Informatics and Health Administration (undergraduate, master's and doctorate) Programs.

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is a professional school offering  doctoral programs in Planning and Public Policy and in Health Administration; master’s degrees in Public Policy, Urban Planning and Policy Development, Public Informatics, and Health Administration; undergraduate degrees in Public Policy, City & Regional Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Health Administration, and Public Health. The school has eight research centers and institutes, and annually attracts approximately $25 million in external grants and contracts. The programs in urban planning, public policy, and public health are all highly ranked nationally. The Health Administration Programs maintain an industry Advisory Board with strong affiliation with the leading New Jersey healthcare systems. For more information, visit the web site at https://bloustein.rutgers.edu.

The mission of Rutgers-New Brunswick is to apply the university's outstanding strengths in research and teaching in service to the public good. The university is a dynamic and diverse center for research, technology innovation, public engagement and development, and is located in the heart of the Northeastern megalopolis with easy access to New York City and Philadelphia, and is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive public research universities, with annual research expenditures exceeding $900 million, and membership in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Association of American Universities. 

Rutgers is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer committed to expanding the educational diversity of its faculty and students and encourages applications from a broad variety of candidates.

Key Requirements

  • Minimum requirements include:
  • By June 1, 2027, hold a doctoral degree in health informatics, health administration, biomedical informatics, computer science, data science, public health, economics or a related field and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring.
  • The ideal candidate will:
Job ID: 86446730

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