Professor/Associate Professor of Health Informatics [LKCMedicine]

Professor/Associate Professor of Health Informatics

Institution: Nanyang Technological University, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Academic Faculty Appointment

Join the esteemed Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine as an Associate or Full Professor of Health Informatics. Contribute to groundbreaking research and top-tier education in the field. We seek dedicated professionals eager to advance our Population/Global Health Research Programme through high-quality, internationally recognized research.

Key Responsibilities

Job Purpose

The selected candidate will be responsible for high-quality research in computational medicine. Responsibilities include obtaining research funding, supervising research staff and students, and developing a multidisciplinary computational biology group. This research will focus on disease predisposition and progression, utilizing large population cohorts, multi-omics data, and electronic health records.

Further duties include exploring artificial intelligence methodologies and incorporating them within research efforts to uncover factors associated with disease progression.

Primary Activities

• Maintain a sustainable personal research plan.
• Develop innovative research proposals and funding bids.
• Undertake and manage research activities.
• Publish in international, peer-reviewed journals and patent research outcomes when applicable.
• Review manuscripts and grant applications.
• Secure competitive grant and industry funding to support a sustainable research programme.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision.
• Develop and support interdisciplinary research projects.
• Supervise and mentor junior faculty members and research staff.
• Participate in academic committees and fulfill other administrative responsibilities as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• MBBS/MD and/or PhD degree(s)
• Over 10 years of experience in computational biology
• Outstanding record of translational research and teaching

Management and Teamwork

• Ability to lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Competence in supervising research staff and students

Communicating and Influencing

• Effective communication with staff and students
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to motivate others and work in a team

Desirable Attributes

• Experience in medical education and training
• Ability to foster team development and networking
• Conversant with modern, patient-centered approaches in medicine
• Understanding of academic and administrative needs at internationally ranked universities
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders
• Track record of supervising successful PhD students

Time Commitment

This position requires a 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) commitment.

Join us at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and be a part of our mission to revolutionize health informatics and improve global health outcomes. Apply today!