Lecturer Positions in Biomedical Engineering

Position Summary
The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis invites applicants for two Lecturer appointments in the Biomedical Engineering Program. Exceptional instructors are being sought to join our fastgrowing department. The responsibilities of the position include teaching in the Biomedical Engineering Program developing courses for the traditional classroom setting computer labs and for online education; help setting program goals developing and continually updating the curriculum and training activities; contributing to the recruitment and marketing of the program; interviewing evaluating and advising students; engaging in scholarly activity; serving as a member of the school and departmental committees; maintaining current knowledge in the field through active participation in professional organizations collaboration practice and research; and serving on professional committees. The appointment can begin immediately on the IU Indianapolis campus but will remain open until filled. As the states premier urban research institution IU Indianapolis is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive campus community. We seek candidates who will pursue the highest standards of academic excellence and whose research teaching and community engagement efforts contribute to welcoming respectful and inclusive learning and working environments for our students staff and faculty. IU offers an exciting track for advancement for nontenure track faculty devoted to teaching: Lecturer faculty who meet school and campus criteria may apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer and even ultimately Professor of Teaching. See the schools criteria here and the IUI Faculty Guide for more information. Promotion requires documented evidence that the candidate has met IU Indianapolis school and departmental University offers a competitive and wideranging array of benefits to full time faculty including health dental and life insurance retirement contribution and tuition assistance. An overview of these is available at . About the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics BHI is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 11 faculty members and over 300 students across its Health Informatics Bioinformatics Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Informatics BMI and Health Information Management HIM programs. The Department offers a B.S. in HIM a B.S. in BMI an M.S. in Health Informatics an M.S. in Bioinformatics seven Graduate Certificates a Ph.D. in Informatics Health and Biomedical Informatics Track and a Ph.D. in Informatics Bioinformatics Track. Degree programs in Biomedical Engineering are currently in development. The faculty in the department conduct groundbreaking externallyfunded (e.g. NIH NSF PCORI VA and AHRQ research in the areas of clinical and health informatics systems interventions community participatory research humancomputer interaction usability mobile technology and bioinformatics. Indiana is home to large healthcare exchanges including Indiana Health Information Exchange IHIE and Michiana Health Info Network MHIN as well as multiple healthcare systems within Indiana. BHI enjoys close collaborations with other departments in the school and with the Regenstrief Institute a pioneering institution in healthcare information technologies. Other partnerships include the IU Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics CCBB the IU Center for Bioethics the VA Center for Health Information and Communication CHIC Indiana University Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest) the Schools of Nursing Dentistry and Fairbanks School of Public Health as well as the Purdue Schools of Engineering and Technology and Science. For additional information about the Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering including degrees course descriptions plans of study and faculty research please see . Application Documents: CV Letter of application Statement of Teaching Philosophy Contact information for three references Review of applications will begin immediately however the position will remain open until filled.