Open Rank (Assistant/Associate/Full-Professor) – Precision Health

About the role

The University of Texas at Arlington (“UTA”) is pleased to announce a cluster hiring initiative for three tenured and tenure-track faculty positions across mid- and established-career stages to advance the university’s growing research enterprise in large-scale precision medicine, clinical AI, and genomics. This cluster forms a cornerstone of UTA’s RISE 100 initiative and its strategic expansion in Precision Health and translational health sciences.

Responsibilities

The appointed faculty will hold a primary appointment in the College of Engineering while being embedded in the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics, with a secondary appointment at Cook Children’s Health Care System. Successful candidates will be expected to build and lead independent, externally funded research programs and to contribute to the broader academic mission of UTA, including research, teaching, mentorship of graduate students and clinical trainees, and service.

Requirements

Minimum requirements for this position include: (1) a Ph.D. or equivalent in one of the disciplines noted above or a related discipline that clearly aligns with a focus on Precision Health; (2) a strong publication record or potential in the field of expertise; (3) strong research program with existing collaborations and a clear vision for future research directions.

Qualifications

Applicants should demonstrate the ability to conduct research within or adjacent to large-scale clinical platforms such as Epic, including the development or study of EHR-integrated workflows, clinical decision support, phenotype-driven pathways, secure orchestration layers, implementation frameworks, and outcome-focused deployment models. This initiative is especially interested in faculty whose research sits at one or more points along the following translational continuum: EHR-integrated digital pathway design and evaluation, Clinical decision support and workflow-aware informatics, Secure clinical data infrastructure and governed research environments, Clinical NLP, language technologies, and communication tools embedded in care delivery, Real-world implementation, monitoring, safety, and continuous improvement of healthcare AI and digital tools, Epic-connected genomics, phenotype-driven precision medicine, longitudinal registries, and genome-informed care pathways, Methods for conducting scalable clinical, quality, and implementation research in secure enterprise health IT environments.

Skills

Candidates should demonstrate scientific leadership through high impact publications, invited presentations, a track record of mentoring PhD students, postdoctoral scientists, and junior faculty, and proven experience in multidisciplinary team leadership and real-world clinical or EHR-based environments.

Benefits

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Pay

Pay Basis: Monthly

Schedule

Standard