Department Chair and Full Professor: Biomedical Engineering and Informatics

The Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis invites applications for a tenured full professor position to serve as chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI). The appointment will begin January 1, 2025 on the IU Indianapolis campus. Exceptional faculty candidates are being sought to join our expanding and fast-growing department. We welcome applications from established researchers with collaborative research teams. Candidates will be considered from all areas at the intersection of informatics, computing, engineering and medicine, including but not limited to bioinformatics, health and clinical informatics, biomedical engineering, bioelectronics and bioengineering. Candidates must be tenured and demonstrate an excellent scholarly record of externally-funded research, effective and well-reviewed teaching, a forward-looking agenda of research and education, and last but not the least a record of leadership experience in an academic setting.

The new chair will have the opportunity to shape and expand a dynamic department on the premier urban research campus of Indiana University. By strengthening or complementing the faculty research in the department, the ideal candidates will use creative, innovative approaches and technologies to address fundamental scientific challenges in one or more areas of biomedical informatics and engineering with broader societal impact, and have the potential to leverage the strengths of Luddy, including: the Polis Center, the Luddy AI Center, leadership on the campus-level Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), the unique location in downtown Indianapolis, and interdisciplinary, collegial and collaborative environment, as well as direct access to the research enterprise of IU School of Medicine, the largest medical school in the country, located on the Indianapolis campus. The incoming chair is also expected to further the research impact of the department by leveraging two newly established campus-wide research institutes at IU Indianapolis: The Institute for Human Health and Wellbeing (H2W) and The Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute (CBATI). These Indianapolis-based institutes will drive transformative research in the areas of health, medicine, life sciences and biotechnology, while equipping IU to nimbly address emerging disciplines. The BMEI department will play a central role in advancing the academic and research mission of these institutes.

Fostering an inclusive environment makes us stronger. The Luddy School in Indianapolis draws on the strengths of an intellectually and culturally diverse community of students, faculty and staff to enrich the educational experience, broaden participation in computing, and meet the needs of emerging technology. We are committed to actively recruiting and retaining students, faculty and staff from all backgrounds and cultures to join the next generation of innovators. We welcome what every individual brings to our learning environment--socially, geographically, and in thought and experience.

The Ideal Candidate

• Tenured full-rank professor
• Experience in principled leadership, building and managing effective teams of intellectually and culturally diverse individuals, and supervising faculty and staff. Experience planning and building academic programs. Experience in managing complex budgets.
• Ability to design, manage, grow, and evolve research-driven and industry-oriented academic programs of the highest quality at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
• Pursue an active, forward-looking and externally-funded research agenda, as evidenced by a history of peer-reviewed publications, successful grant proposal writing, and involvement in grant supported research projects as the principal investigator.
• Outstanding record conducting individual and collaborative research.
• Ability to communicate clearly and directly.

Qualifications

• Ph.D in bioinformatics, health informatics, medical informatics, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, computer science or related fields.
• Significant research and education experience in the field.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a record of outstanding externally-funded research productivity, exhibit effective teaching, and creatively adapt and diversify pedagogy for online or blended learning.
• Successful experience or demonstrated potential in leading an academic unit with staff and faculty employees.

About the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics

The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 18 full-time faculty members, 20+ part-time instructors and nearly 400 students across its Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics (BMI), and Health Information Management (HIM) programs. The department offers a B.S. in HIM, a B.S. in BMI, an M.S. in Health Informatics, an M.S. in Bioinformatics, two Graduate Certificates, a Ph.D. in Informatics - Health and Biomedical Informatics Track, and a Ph.D. in Informatics - Bioinformatics Track. The faculty in the department conduct groundbreaking, externally funded from federal agencies and local life science industry (e.g., NIH, NSF, PCORI, VA, AHRQ and Eli Lilly and Company) research in the areas of bioinformatics, clinical and health informatics, genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology. biomedical engineering, biomedical systems design and mobile technology. Indiana is home to large healthcare exchanges, including Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) and Michiana Health Info Network [MHIN], as well as multiple healthcare systems within Indiana. BHI enjoys close collaborations with IU School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, a pioneering institution in healthcare information technologies. Other partnerships include the IU Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CCBB), the Luddy AI Center (LAIC), the IU Center for Bioethics, the VA Center for Health Information and Communication (CHIC), Indiana University Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest), the Schools of Nursing, Dentistry and the Fairbanks School of Public Health.