Full-Professor) – Precision Health

The University of Texas at Arlington Portal•Arlington, TX

16h

About The Position

The University of Texas at Arlington (“UTA”) is pleased to announce a cluster hiring initiative for three tenured and tenure-track faculty positions across mid- and established-career stages to advance the university’s growing research enterprise in large-scale precision medicine, clinical AI, and genomics. This cluster forms a cornerstone of UTA’s RISE 100 initiative and its strategic expansion in Precision Health and translational health sciences. Position Overview UTA is launching a transformative, interdisciplinary cluster hire in AI-enabled precision medicine within UTA’s Center for Innovation in Health Informatics. This initiative integrates innovative programs in health-system–scale genome-informed care; clinical natural language processing and large language models for clinical data capture and communication; and hospital-grade AI implementation frameworks and system architecture into a unified translational ecosystem. This effort is conducted through a deep strategic partnership with Cook Children’s Health Care System, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems. Through collaboration with the Research IT team at Cook Children’s, faculty members will have access to enterprise-scale clinical data, EHR -integrated research platforms, production-adjacent AI infrastructure, diverse pediatric cohorts, and real-world clinical workflows that enable rapid translation from genomic insights through language intelligence to live clinical deployment. Investigators with translational research programs spanning one or more stages of a comprehensive clinical discovery-to-deployment platform are strongly encouraged to apply. This integrated pipeline spans: continuous clinical genomic data re-analysis → massive parallel clinical biomarker postprocessing → clinical NLP and LLM tool development (history-taking, visit summarization, and clinician–patient communication) → AI integration frameworks, EHR adapters, and orchestration layers → validation, monitoring, governance, and safety → real-world clinical deployment, longitudinal evaluation, and continuous improvement. Each stage embeds big data science and implementation science at scale, regulatory readiness, bias mitigation, equity considerations, and measurable patient outcomes from inception. The appointed faculty will hold a primary appointment in the College of Engineering while being embedded in the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics, with a secondary appointment at Cook Children’s Health Care System. Successful candidates will be expected to build and lead independent, externally funded research programs and to contribute to the broader academic mission of UTA , including research, teaching, mentorship of graduate students and clinical trainees, and service. Competitive startup packages, dedicated research personnel, access to high-performance computing, enterprise clinical datasets, and strong health-system partnerships provide an exceptional environment for faculty seeking to build nationally recognized programs at the intersection of precision genomics, clinical language intelligence, and AI-driven healthcare implementation. https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/engineering/research

Requirements

a Ph.D. or equivalent in one of the disciplines noted above or a related discipline that clearly aligns with a focus on Precision Health
a strong publication record or potential in the field of expertise
strong research program with existing external funding or potential for funding
commitment to quality teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Nice To Haves

an internationally recognized or rapidly emerging research program in precision medicine, clinical AI, genomics, or biomedical informatics
a strong record of sustained extramural funding (e.g., NIH , NSF , ARPA -H, PCORI , foundations, or industry)
demonstrated leadership of interdisciplinary research programs and mentorship of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars
evidence of translating computational, genomic, or AI innovations into real-world clinical or healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

build and lead independent, externally funded research programs
contribute to the broader academic mission of UTA , including research, teaching, mentorship of graduate students and clinical trainees, and service.
committed to excellence in research, teaching, and service
teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses
build and lead a team of student researchers
implement a program of externally funded research that yields top-tier publications
contribute to professional service within UTA and the external community.

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