Assistant/Associate Professor - Biostatistics & Data Science (AI Focus)

Department of Biostatistics & Data Science at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) is partnering with The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) to invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Statistical Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biomedical Data Science.

About the role

The incumbent will establish and maintain external funding while collaborating with investigators across KUMC's nationally recognized research centers and institutes. The incumbent will join a collaborative department with internationally recognized expertise in biostatistics, statistical omics, bioinformatics, Bayesian methodology, clinical trials, and data science. Opportunities exist to collaborate with investigators at the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine, Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and the newly established Enhanced Artificial Intelligence Center for Human-Focused Research.

In addition to developing an innovative research program, the faculty member will contribute to the Department's educational mission through excellence in teaching and mentoring graduate students in biostatistics, data science, and related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain external funding in statistical artificial intelligence and biomedical data science.
• Develop novel statistical and AI methodologies motivated by important biomedical problems.
• Collaborate with KUCC investigators, as well as investigators across KUMC’s research centers and institutes.
• Teach graduate courses in biostatistics, statistics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.
• Participate in the mentoring of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff.
• Participate in departmental, institutional, and professional service activities.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives involving the Enhanced Artificial Intelligence Center for Human-Focused Research and other interdisciplinary programs across KUMC.

Requirements

• PhD in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or statistical learning.
• Experience developing or applying statistically principled AI methodologies.
• Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration in biomedical research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience in statistics, biostatistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data science.
• Research collaboration experience in cancer, obesity/metabolic disease, or precision medicine.
• Experience with one or more of the following: medical image analysis, computational pathology, multi-omics integration, electronic health record analysis, Spatial ‘omics, Reinforcement learning for healthcare, explainable AI, machine/deep learning, Bayesian machine learning, or causal AI.

Benefits

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance, including health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Various additional voluntary insurance plans available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
• Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement program with generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b).

More information on benefits.

Schedule

Full time