SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
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Assistant Professor (12MO), Data Science & Analytics (Tenure-Track)
Assistant Professor (12MO), Data Science & Analytics (Tenure-Track)
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The Role
Tenure-track Assistant Professor teaching data science and analytics courses while conducting funded research in machine learning, statistical modeling, data mining, omics, bioinformatics, and population health. The role requires interdisciplinary teaching, publication, service, and contributions to health equity and community-engaged research.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor (12MO), Tenure-Track. The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate expertise in data science, analytics, and big data computational ecosystems.
- Operate effectively within data-intensive computing environments and possess a deep working knowledge of both Python and R for data analytics and big data interfacing.
- Demonstrate a strong background in applied machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining.
- Teach both online and on-campus sections of core data science training courses, as well as developing specialized emphasis areas or advanced courses
- that align with the School's strategic focus on population health
- and community-engaged research.
- Contribute to the School's commitment to training the next generation of public
- health leaders through excellence in research, service, and interdisciplinary teaching focused on improving health equity within urban and immigrant populations.
Required Qualifications
- Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, ScD).
- Ability to operate effectively within data-intensive computing environments and ecosystems, with analytic expertise in omics data and bioinformatics, and possess a deep working knowledge of machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining.
- Successful attainment of extramural funding and demonstrated research expertise evidenced by a substantial publication record in high quality journals.
About Us
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
About the Team Equal Employment Opportunity
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Terminal degree such as PhD, MD, or ScD
- Expertise in data science, analytics, and big data computational ecosystems
- Experience operating in data-intensive computing environments
- Analytic expertise in omics data and bioinformatics
- Deep working knowledge of Python and R
- Expertise in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining
- Successful attainment of extramural funding
- Substantial publication record in high-quality journals
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What We Do
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is Brooklyn’s only academic medical center and part of the State University of New York. Through five schools and University Hospital at Downstate, it educates physicians, nurses, scientists, public-health leaders, and allied health professionals; advances biomedical, healthcare, and public-health research; and delivers patient-centered care while promoting health equity for New York’s diverse communities across the borough.
