Open Rank, Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Positions in Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, andor Health Informatics

Position Summary
The Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering at Indiana University Indianapolis invites applications for an open-rank tenure-track or tenured faculty positions in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics ( BMEI ). The appointment will begin August 1 2026 at the IU Indianapolis campus. Exceptional faculty candidates are 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 Biomedical Engineering including bio-nanosystems health and biomedical informatics including health informatics clinical informatics medical informatics and other related areas. Candidates should demonstrate a strong scholarly record of effective well-reviewed teaching accompanied by a scholarly record of research exhibited by high-impact peer-reviewed publications and a forward-looking research agenda. By strengthening or complementing the faculty research in the department the ideal candidates will use creative innovative approaches and technologies to address fundamental and translational research challenges with broader societal impact and have the potential to leverage the strengths of Luddy and affiliate with the Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute ( INDI ) and other campus-wide institutes the Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute ( CBATI ) and the Institute for Human Health and Wellbeing (H2W) the unique location in downtown Indianapolis interdisciplinary and collaborative environment and nation-wide leadership in the health and life sciences. IU has also broken ground on a $138 million dollar Launch Accelerator for Biosciences ( IULAB ) a first-of-its kind academic-industry initiative to harness Indianas extensive resources in bioscience discovery leading to significant advancements in human health. About the Positions Ideal candidates will strengthen and complement existing departmental expertise. Competitive applicants will: Conduct high-impact research in bioinformatics computational biology biomedical data science health informatics clinical informatics biomedical engineering medical informatics biotechnology or related fields. Apply innovative computational analytical and technological approaches to address foundational and translational challenges in health and life sciences. Demonstrate a strong and productive research program. Contribute to the departments interdisciplinary collaborative research culture and leverage unique strengths across the Luddy School and partner units. Candidates from all research areas in bioinformatics health/biomedical informatics and biomedical engineering are encouraged to apply including (but not limited to): Bioinformatics computational genomics omics analytics Biomedical data science & AI Clinical and health informatics Health information technology ( HIT ) EMR / EHR systems Health information exchange ( HIE ) Natural language processing in clinical/biomedical domains Mobile health digital health humancomputer interaction in health Learning health systems community health informatics Biomedical sensors and device engineering Responsibility of the new faculty: 1) to have or to develop an independently funded research program of international caliber: Candidates must demonstrate an outstanding scholarly record of research exhibited by high-impact peer-reviewed publications and a forward-looking vigorous research agenda that will secure competitive external funding. 2) to participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching : The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise to contribute to the teaching mission of the Bioinformatics program. Experience with active learning strategies co-teaching and interprofessional student teams is desirable. 3) to lead multiple initiatives: The successful candidate will promote BMEI research projects teach subject matters courses contribute to curriculum development expand the departments scope and serve on a cross-disciplinary team to develop multidisciplinary research projects and training programs in the health and life sciences. About the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics ( BMEI ) is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 19 faculty members across its Health Informatics Bioinformatics Biomedical Informatics ( BMI ) Health Information Management ( HIM ) and Biomedical Engineering programs. The department offers a B.S. in HIM a B.S. in BMI developing B.S. in BME an M.S. in Health Informatics an M.S. in Bioinformatics an MS in Biomedical Engineering a Ph.D. in Informatics Health & Biomedical Informatics Track (changing it to a PhD in Biomedical Engineering & Informatics while also adding BME track). The faculty in the department conduct groundbreaking externally-funded (e.g. NIH NSF VA DoD and other corporate & foundations) research in the areas of Biomedical Engineering including bio-nanosystems clinical and health informatics systems interventions community participatory research human-computer 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. BMEI 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 IU School of Medicine. About the Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering IU Indianapolis The Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering is the first completely new school in the United States devoted exclusively to Informatics and a range of its subdisciplines. With its formative national role in creating the nations largest Informatics Program on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses the school is the broadest and one of the largest information/computing schools in the U.S. At IU Indianapolis the school also has strong ties with the health and life sciences in the areas of health data exchange clinical decision support consumer health informatics integrated health information systems and interactive health information technologies. The school provides state-of-the-art facilities including fully equipped classrooms media and gaming labs humancomputer interaction research labs usability and mobile development labs ample research facilities and studios for sound design and interactive media production. Access to advanced high-resolution wall-sized displays and virtual environments are also available within the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex. The Luddy School at IU Indianapolis is also home to the nationally recognized Polis Center. The Polis Center works with community partners to develop innovative place-based policies and practices for healthier and more resilient communities by leveraging data in Geoinformatics Community Informatics and Community Health Informatics. For additional information about the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering including degrees course descriptions plans of study and faculty research please see . About Indiana University Indianapolis The IU Indianapolis campus with over 16000 students is located on a large tract of land adjacent to downtown Indianapolis. An R1 research institution IU Indianapolis is the health and life science campus of Indiana University the focal point of health profession education in the State of Indiana. IU Indianapolis offers a full range of academic programs with degrees from both Purdue University and Indiana University. Indiana University is an academic leader in the development and use of information technology. The Luddy School in Indianapolis is situated on the academic Medical Center Campus home to the Indiana University School of Medicine the second largest medical school in the US. The school has formed several key research partnerships with the IU School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute an internationally recognized medical informatics research center. The school also enjoys collaboration with the Roudebush VA Medical Center IU Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest) the IU Schools of Nursing Public Health Health & Human Science Medicine and the IU School of Science. Luddy School faculty enjoy state-of-the art computing resources . IUs Quartz supercomputer and Big Red 200 are among the worlds fastest research supercomputers. Owned and operated solely by IU these high-performance resources are designed to accelerate discovery in a wide variety of fields including medicine physics fine arts and global climate research and enable effective analysis of large complex data sets (i.e. big data). About Indianapolis Indianapolis is the nations 16th largest city the capital of Indiana home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a Sports Capital Indiana Repertory Theatre Indianapolis Symphony Indianapolis Ballet Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis Zoo and one of the countrys most livable big cities. To learn more about Indianapolis see any of the following websites: IndyParks over 150 parks in and around the city Local Government & Neighborhoods Downtown Tourism City Guide Carmel Indiana rated the #1 Best Place to Live in the U.S.