Digital Health Faculty Position, Assistant or Associate Professor jobs in United States
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University of Utah ยท 9 hours ago

Digital Health Faculty Position, Assistant or Associate Professor

positionSalt Lake City, UT
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level

The University of Utah is seeking an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences to enhance its focus on digital health. The successful candidate will develop independent research programs, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and mentor graduate students in innovative digital health interventions.

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Responsibilities

Develop independent, extramurally-funded research programs
Collaborate with colleagues across campus
Train and mentor graduate students
Conduct cutting-edge research
Engage in scholarship that advances methodologies and/or demonstrates innovative digital health interventions
Participate in multi-disciplinary research teams within the institution and in national and international research networks

Qualification

Digital health researchIndependent scholarshipExtramurally-funded researchMentoring graduate studentsHealth equityCollaborationTeam scienceDiversityInclusionInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication

Required

PhDs, MDs, or other Doctorates in a diverse array of disciplines (e.g., Psychology, Public Health, Biomedical Informatics, Human Factors, Communication, Health Services Research, Implementation Science, Kinesiology, Nutrition, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Computer Science)
Outstanding record of research productivity in digital health
Research skills and experience required to successfully become leaders in multi-disciplinary research teams
Ability to develop independent, extramurally-funded research programs
Collaborate with colleagues across campus
Train and mentor graduate students
Strong record or potential for independent scholarship in digital health
Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Ability to support diversity and inclusion within the research community
Focus on advancing health equity and resolving existing inequities

Preferred

Scholarship that advances methodologies and/or demonstrates innovative digital health interventions designed to improve the health of our community
Research areas including the use of digital health technologies for assessment and building the conceptual foundation for human behavior change
Development, evaluation, and/or implementation of interventions using serious games, apps, XR interventions, texting apps, conversational agents, and/or integration of tools into electronic health records

Benefits

Highly competitive salaries and start-up packages
Exceptional benefits

Company

University of Utah

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The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah.
dateFounded in 1850
location
Salt Lake City, ut, US
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://utah.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Allison Nicholson
Special Assistant to CFO
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Bruce Hunter
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