Faculty and Academic Associates - Biomedical Informatics Biomedical Diagnostics

Description

The Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions’ (CHS) Biomedical Informatics (BMI), Health Informatics (HI), and Biomedical Diagnostics (BMD) seek part-time Faculty Associates and Academic Associates to teach courses or provide instructional related support for the 2024-2025 academic year and beyond for both in-person and online courses. Through coursework and research opportunities, our degree programs provide students with a well-rounded understanding of all aspects of biomedical informatics, health informatics, and biomedical diagnostics. While we seek to fill positions in all areas of BMI/HI/BMD, the following topics have a higher priority in our current search:

• Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
• Android App Development for Biomedical Applications
• iOS App Development for Biomedical Applications
• Software Engineering in Biomedical Informatics
• Database Design and Management in Healthcare
• Biomedical Data Science
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare
• Foundations of Biomedical Informatics
• Computational Genomics
• Python Programming for Biomedical Applications
• Biomedical Modeling and Knowledge Representation
• Deep Learning for Biomedical Data Analysis
• Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Data Analysis

These positions are part-time, non-benefits eligible, semester to semester contracts based on the dates of the sessions/courses assigned. Subsequent semester assignments may be offered at the discretion of the college and university based on teaching performance, student course evaluations, and course availability and enrollment.

Responsibilities for the faculty associate positions include course instruction, course development, and mentoring of academic associates. Responsibilities for the academic associate positions include supporting the instructor with the various activities related to the course development, delivery, and assessment such as development of course materials, grading of the various assignments, exams, and projects, giving lectures, holding discussion sessions, teaching for recitation sessions.

At ASU and the College of Health Solutions, we work to maximize opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. We value and encourage inclusive excellence as outlined in our ASU, and strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff and students — which we believe is critical to our success as a community. All individuals who can strengthen our academic community are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

About the College of Health Solutions

The College of Health Solutions is committed to translating scientific health research and discovery into practice to improve health outcomes through education, research, and service. We equip students with the knowledge and skills to influence healthier lifestyle choices; develop creative interventions to improve the health of people and populations; analyze and translate large amounts of health data into solutions; and maximize the technology, science, business, and application of diagnostics. Our research programs encompass basic science, discovery science, clinical trials, intervention science, and measurement of health outcomes. In all cases, our faculty use interdisciplinary approaches to address the complex systems that underpin health problems. We are highly collaborative, transparent, and team-oriented. Our innovative organizational structure includes translational teams that move science from labs into communities with evidence-based interventions that make a difference, as well as affinity networks where teams of people work together to improve methodologies and processes. All of our programs, in and out of the classroom, are designed with the goal of improving the health of people and communities.

About Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU #1 in the U.S. for innovation for nine years in a row. ASU has been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, a major milestone in its enterprise wide commitment to increase the diversity of its student body. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising multiple differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves 144,800 students across all campuses and on-line as of the Fall 2023 semester. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

For more information about ASU, College of Health Solutions, and the Biomedical Informatics, Health Informatics, and Biomedical Diagnostics programs, visit and.

Qualifications

Faculty Associate Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a related field
• Experience teaching or related professional experience
• Demonstrated ability to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively with diverse students, colleagues, and staff in a multicultural environment

Desired Qualifications

• Experience teaching courses in biomedical informatics, computer science, computer engineering, health informatics, biomedical diagnostics, biomedical engineering, or electrical engineering.
• Experience using online learning platforms for course instruction
• Experience managing course(s) at the undergraduate or graduate level, including development of course content, lectures, assessments

Academic Associate Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
• Experience supporting course instruction such as grading, student engagement, and outreach
• Demonstrated ability to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively with diverse students, colleagues, and staff in a multicultural environment

Desired Qualifications

• Teaching assistant experience at the undergraduate or graduate levels
• Student mentoring experience
• Experience managing course(s) at the undergraduate or graduate level, including development of course content, lectures, assessments