"Department Chair and Associate/Full Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics"

Job Details

The Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis seeks exceptional candidates for a tenured faculty position to serve as chair in the Department of Biomechanical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI). The appointment will begin July 1, 2026 on the IU Indianapolis campus or potentially sooner. Exceptional faculty candidates are being sought to join our fast-growing department. We welcome applications from established researchers with collaborative research teams. Candidates will be considered from all areas in bioinformatics, health and biomedical informatics, biomedical engineering, clinical informatics, medical informatics and other related informatics areas at the intersection of computing, engineering and human health. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong leadership and vision to expand and advance current and future Biomedical Engineering degree programs at the BS, MS, and PhD levels. Candidates must be tenured and demonstrate a strong scholarly record of effective, well-reviewed teaching, a scholarly record of externally-funded research, exhibited by high-impact peer-reviewed publications and a forward-looking, research agenda.

The new Chair will have the opportunity to shape and expand a dynamic department on the premier urban research campus of Indiana University. By strengthening or complementing the faculty research in the department, the ideal candidates will use creative, innovative approaches and technologies to address fundamental BMEI challenges with broader societal impact...

The Department Chair role will involve a balanced distribution of responsibilities, with 50% dedicated to administrative leadership, 30% to research activities, and 20% to teaching.

Application review will begin on November 15 and will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About the Department of Biomechanical Engineering and Informatics

The Department of Biomechanical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI) is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 19 faculty members... [detailed description]

About the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering – IU Indianapolis

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About Indiana University Indianapolis

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The Ideal Candidate

• Experience providing leadership, building and managing effective teams...
• Ability to design, manage and grow research-driven...
• We seek candidates who have an active forward looking research agenda...
• Outstanding record conducting individual and collaborative research.
• Ability to communicate clearly and directly.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or clinical doctorate (M.D., D.N.P., D.D.S. or Pharm.D.) in biomedical informatics...
• Demonstrated ability to develop a record of outstanding research productivity...

Questions may be directed to Deb Abbott, the Senior Assistant to the Dean, debabbot@iu.edu. Applications can be submitted at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30812.