Associate Director, Education And Training (Center For Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics - Cb2)

Associate Director, Education and Training (Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics- CB2) Posting Number req20911 Department UAHS Research Department Website Link https://cb2.uahs.arizona.edu/ Location University of Arizona Health Sciences Address Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights

The University of Arizona (UA) Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics (CB2) and the College of Health Sciences (COHS) seek an innovative and experienced educational leader to design, launch, and oversee new educational offerings in Biomedical Informatics. This individual will also serve as the Associate Director of CB2 for Education and Training.

UA currently graduates the largest number of Indigenous students with doctoral degrees in the country. This, combined with Arizona's large Hispanic population, positions UArizona to be the leader in developing educational offerings that position graduates to tackle the unique needs and challenges of developing informatics solutions for and with Indigenous and underserved populations in the state of Arizona and beyond.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an informatics leader to envision and create entirely new programs and to shape the direction of informatics education in Arizona and nationally. Initial activities will involve designing and launching degree and non-degree educational programs in Biomedical and Health Informatics. This position will collaborate with colleges and department across UA to develop new educational offerings, and to expand and tailor existing offerings for the health and biomedical domains.

The successful candidate will meet the requirements of either a career track or tenure track faculty in the College of Health Sciences according to the College and University guidelines.

The CB2 is the home for informatics research and services across the six UA health science colleges. The COHS includes Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Clinical Translational Sciences, Health Sciences Design Education and Genetic Counseling Graduate Programs.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary leader in the development and implementation of informatics curricular initiatives.
• Provide vision and oversight for strategic curriculum development, implementation, assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement for the informatics programs.
• Collaborate and liaison with various internal and external stakeholders both in the United States and internationally.
• Direct the development, evaluation, and revision of course descriptions, course learning outcomes, objectives, and methods of student assessment.
• In collaboration with the COHS and CB2 leadership, oversee and assess the onboarding, orientation, and effectiveness of informatics teaching faculty.
• Identify, recommend, and formally evaluate teaching faculty and directors. Ensure timely sharing of feedback to educators and support the development of teaching faculty.
• Serve in an advisory and/or leadership capacity for relevant curricular management and development committees and sub-committees.
• Provide academic and career advising to students where appropriate.
• Oversee implementation of student remediation efforts, document outcomes for use in the program's ongoing process of self-assessment and effectively communicate these efforts and outcomes to program directors.
• Participate in teaching relevant courses.
• Recruit teaching faculty, research mentors, and capstone supervisors, as appropriate.
• Develop and lead a team of experienced educators, each of whom is administratively responsible for a significant area of the educational mission.
• Strengthen partnerships and relationships with affiliate institutions and community partners to benefit the educational mission.
• Assume primary responsibility for CAHIIM accreditation and collaborate with other college leaders to ensure the college exceeds all accreditation requirements.
• Oversee management, planning, and budgetary responsibility for the degree program.
• Through grants, philanthropy and advocacy, grow supplemental funding for informatics education at UA.
• Other duties assigned by the CB2 Director and/or the COHS Dean.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and educational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to present the missions of the informatics educational programs to external audiences.
• Knowledge of and experience with AI, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, sociotechnical systems, and other emerging informatics trends.
• Working knowledge of modern educational technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary educational trends and some formal training in curriculum design and pedagogical methods, including project-based learning, self-directed learning, and team-based learning, and involvement in innovative and evidence-based methods for teaching is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse students, trainees and colleagues.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical or Health Informatics or related field, or clinical doctorate (e.g. MD, DO, DNP) with additional training in biomedical or health informatics.
• Minimum of five (5) years' experience teaching and/or providing education services in a health-related domain.
• Minimum of three (3) or more years developing and overseeing budgets and effectively leading and developing teams.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in educational program administration and curricular development and implementation.
• Candidates who are clinically prepared and who wish to practice should be board certified (or participating in maintenance of certification) and be eligible for medical licensure in Arizona.
• Meet the requirements for a faculty appointment as assistant, associate or full professor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience establishing new educational programs.
• Experience working directly with students to ensure their success, including those from non-traditional backgrounds.
• Experience integrating cultural sensitivity and systematic change to promote equity and inclusion.
• Experience and understanding of formal accreditation of education programs.
• Record of national-level involvement and recognition in informatics education organizations.

FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Faculty Benefits Eligible Yes- Full Benefits Rate of Pay Per AAMC Public School for Rank and Specialty Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date 1/13/2025 Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates UAHS Office of Human Resources | hr-uahs@arizona.edu Open Date 10/15/2024 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter Special Instructions to Applicant Diversity Statement At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness. Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.

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