Clinical Data Science & Digital Mental Health Division Director

Position Summary

The University of Georgia School of Medicine, in partnership with the School of Social Work, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Clinical Data Science & Digital Mental Health within the newly established Division of Digital Health & Behavioral Health. This position will play a catalytic role in building a university-wide platform for digitally enabled, equitable, and scalable behavioral health care.

The successful candidate will be a scholar at the intersection of clinical data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and behavioral health. This role is central to the University of Georgia’s vision of developing a learning health system that integrates clinical data, digital interventions, and implementation science across medicine, social work, psychology, and community partners. The faculty member will contribute to research leadership, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and public service and outreach.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in data science, clinical informatics, psychology, psychiatry, public health, social work, or a closely related field

Additional Requirements

• Record of peer-reviewed scholarship in digital health, behavioral health, AI or data-driven health research
• Demonstrated ability or strong potential to secure external research funding
• Commitment to interdisciplinary teaching, mentoring, and collaboration
• Demonstrated capability in working with complex health-related data sources (e.g., electronic health records, patient-reported outcomes, digital phenotyping, sensors, or language data)
• Evidence of collaborative research across disciplines or institutions
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Commitment to advancing health equity, ethical practice, and responsible use of AI in health care

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, and/or Certification

• Demonstrated expertise in conducting prospective clinical, pragmatic, or hybrid effectiveness–implementation studies
• Prior involvement in digital intervention development or evaluation
• Proven ability to collaborate with health systems, community-based organizations, or public-sector partners
• Familiarity with regulatory, privacy, and governance issues related to clinical data and digital health

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Advanced quantitative or computational methods relevant to clinical data science
• Knowledge of ethical, legal, and policy frameworks governing digital health and AI
• Ability to lead and mentor interdisciplinary research teams
• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching students from a wide range of educational and experiential backgrounds
• Strong record of externally funded research
• Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration

Duties/Responsibilities

Research & Scholarly Activities

• Build and manage multimodal data environments integrating clinical, behavioral, and digital data
• Develop and sustain an externally funded research program in clinical data science and digital mental health
• Lead or co-lead multi-investigator grants aligned with NIH, NSF, PCORI, HRSA, SAMHSA, and related agencies
• Publish in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and contribute to national research leadership in digital behavioral health

Teaching & Curriculum Development

• Teach undergraduate and graduate/professional courses in digital health, AI for behavioral health, clinical data science, and ethics
• Participate in the development of interdisciplinary curricula, certificates, or minors in Digital Health & Behavioral Health
• Mentor undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across participating schools

Practice, Service & Community Engagement

• Collaborate with clinical and community partners (e.g., hospitals, FQHCs, community-based organizations) on practice-improvement initiatives
• Contribute to continuing education (CE/CME/CEU) efforts in digital health competencies, ethics, and implementation
• Participate in governance and strategic planning for the Division of Digital Health & Behavioral Health
• Engage in university, college, and professional service consistent with faculty rank