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Faculty Position- Translational Bioinformatics

Job Title: Translational Bioinformatics - Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Faculty 
Status: Full-Time
Job Location: Houston
Requisition Number: 131071

Job Summary:  The School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is recruiting tenure-track faculty positions in translational bioinformatics at assistant, associate, or full professor level. The successful applicants will join a dynamic faculty at SBMI who are active in research, education, and applying informatics to clinical practice.

Additional Summary Specific to Job:

  • The individuals should possess a doctoral degree in clinical science, bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, statistics, computer science, or related disciplines.
  • For applicants at the associate or full professor level, a strong track record of teaching at the graduate level, extramural funding and published research is required.
  • For applicants at the assistant professor level, a strong record of research publication and potential for obtaining extramural funding are required.
  • Candidates whose research area has strong potential to develop collaborative research with other SBMI faculty and faculty at UTHealth will be preferred.


RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be expected to conduct funded research, participate in teaching activities at the graduate level, and provide service at the school, university, national, and international levels. Collaborative research with other faculty in the school and across UTHealth and the Texas Medical Center is expected.

SALARY: Competitive and dependent upon qualifications and experience.

APPOINTMENT/BENEFITS: These positions are 12-month full-time appointments in the tenure track. 

All interested parties should apply through this posting and provide their curriculum vitae with the names of three references along with a letter describing applicant's qualifications and career goals.

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