Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenured/Tenure-Track), MizzouForward, mHealth/Digital Health at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri - Columbia (MU)
Columbia, MO
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 25, 2024
Job Description
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenured/Tenure-Track), MizzouForward, mHealth/Digital Healthat the University of Missouri
The University of Missouri(MU) seeks applications and nominations for outstanding faculty candidates with a focus onmHealth Research (and Digital Health more broadly). This appointment is part ofMizzouForward, the most important strategic investment to achieve research excellence and student success in the history of the university. This prestigious initiative will leverage existing institutional strengths and address national health and scientific priority areas through innovation and collaboration. Successful candidates will have outstanding, competitive, externally-funded research programs in any area related to mHealth/Digital Health. Positions are available in all units across campus and joint appointments between multiple departments are possible.
Incoming faculty will build on existing strengths in mHealth/Digital Health, including interdisciplinary collaborations across psychology, education, engineering, nursing, health sciences, social work, human development & family science, communication, statistics, and medicine, with the goal to serve as a one-stop resource that will provide software, sensing devices, and advanced data management and analysis services to researchers across campus to apply this methodology to study populations relevant to their own research questions. For example, theTigerAware platformallows for the mobile collection of real time ecologically valid data critical to research in mHealth and has been utilized successfully for multiple NIH-sponsored studies. Related to this, thePersonality and Emotion Labserves as a hub for Ecological Momentary Assessment and Ambulatory Assessment as well as the analysis of Intensive Longitudinal Data in projects examining personality, psychopathology, and substance use disorders. This lab has a strong partnership with theDistributed and Intelligent Computing Labwith expertise in artificial intelligence, wireless sensor networks, mobile and distributed computing, and bioinformatics. Additionally theCenter to Stream HealthCare In Placefocuses on the development of state-of-the-art monitoring technology for proactive healthcare that helps older adults and people of all ages and needs to lead healthier, more independent lives.
High-power computing and storage needs will be met by a newly-established research data ecosystem, theHellbender. Incoming faculty will also have the opportunity to collaborate with research colleagues currently supporting theUM System's NextGen Precision Health initiative.
The centerpiece of our renewed focus on research excellence involves theRoy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building. It is located adjacent to the MU Health Care and Truman VA hospitals. The building provides the facilities and resources needed to integrate multidisciplinary research with advanced analytical instrumentation, computational processing, and pilot-scale manufacturing to create a comprehensive precision health pipeline that encompasses the entire university system. As part of the statewide initiative, this world-class facility brings expert health researchers and clinicians together in search of solutions to the world's greatest health challenges.
Minimum Qualification
- An earned terminal degree in a related discipline
- Track record of external research funding, particularly from federal agencies
- Research portfolio and accomplishments (e.g., publication record, number of citations)
- National awards and honors, membership with national academies
- Interdisciplinary orientation of their work
To apply for this position clickhere. To apply, upload your CV including extramural funding information and a letter of application, describing your current research portfolio, accomplishments, and future research goals;
Current MU faculty members on a tenure track or with tenure do not qualify to apply for this opening.
Handling of Application Materials
After initial review by the committee all uploaded materials may be shared with all faculty in the prospective department. For affiliations and joint appointments materials may be shared with all faculty in all departments involved.
Benefit Eligibility
This position is eligible for University benefits. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.
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In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.
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