Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Artificial Intelligence (84886)

Applicants for this tenure-track position in AI-powered healthcare decision making, policy and management will specialize in predictive analytics, risk stratification or causal inference methods to develop evidence and tools for decision support in healthcare policy and management.

The successful applicant will join a cross-college network of AI researchers grounded in the values of Trustworthy AI, Community, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Application review will begin in November 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

Successful applicants will join the University of Florida’s (UF) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative ( https://ai.ufl.edu ) aimed at advancing the University to a national and world-wide leader in the application of AI. This initiative is supported by a $70 million initial investment and implementation of the most powerful AI supercomputer in higher education in the world, as well as the hiring of 100 new faculty members in a highly collaborative framework for inter-college collaboration. This new position, which will be a joint appointment in the Departments of Information Systems and Operations Management in the UF Warrington School of Business and the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy in the College of Pharmacy, is uniquely focused on the intersection of decision and data sciences with healthcare policy, health economics and management.

Applicants will have expertise in the use of large healthcare data and application of AI methods and have a doctoral degree in the health sciences, computer science, engineering, information systems, economics, or related disciplines.

To submit an application packet, which includes a CV, letter of interest including a diversity statement that demonstrates commitment to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the applicant’s field of study, and list of references, go to https://facultyjobs.hr.ufl.edu/ . For further information about these positions, contact the search committee co-chairs Dr. Kenny Cheng (kenny.cheng@warrington.ufl.edu) or Dr. Almut Winterstein (almut@ufl.edu).

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/ .

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

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