Associate professor [h1.location_city]

The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) of Columbia University seeks an exceptional faculty member of any rank in the tenure track.

The position is open to researchers interested in developing and applying informatics theory and achieving tangible benefits to health care and biology. Three foci are (1) machine learning for healthcare and health-related data science, (2) AI and technology-based interventions to improve health care and the health of individuals and populations, and (3) translational bioinformatics.

DBMI is an interdisciplinary department, comprising 45 faculty members and 50 students and postdoctoral fellows. The Department has amassed a large, diverse research portfolio, breaking new ground in several areas of informatics research. Its mission is to improve the health of the population and to make biomedical discoveries using information and computational techniques. It runs a diverse portfolio of clinical applications for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital including a 7-million-patient, 20,000-user electronic health record and a number of vendor products. The Department is known for its work on informatics to support clinical care and clinical research, observational research, machine learning for healthcare, human-centered AI, and translational bioinformatics. More recently, DBMI hosts the AI Initiative for our medical school, which enables the advancement of AI and the use of AI across all of the school's missions of research, education, clinical care, and health of our patient community.

The ideal candidate will have a strong record of accomplishments and publications in research areas spanning the boundary between medicine, health, and computational sciences. Applicants must have the potential to do pioneering research and to teach effectively.

The candidate will benefit from interactions with various faculty from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Data Science Institute, Columbia Business School, Columbia Climate School, and the School of Arts and Science.

The Department, like the University itself, is an extraordinarily vibrant academic community. We are especially interested in candidates who through their research, teaching and / or service will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. For further information about the Department and our programs, please go to our webpage at : https : / / www.dbmi.columbia.edu /

The following are the salary ranges for each rank :

Assistant Professor : $145,000 - $165,000

Associate Professor : $165,001 - $220,000

Professor : $220,001 - $290,000

Columbia University offers a highly competitive benefits package, including tuition exemption for faculty members who wish to pursue graduate programs and tuition assistance for family members as well as retirement plan options.

The candidate must have a doctorate in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Computational Biology, or a related computational or health field and / or a medical degree.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.