Tenure-Track AI for Health & Multimodal Modeling

HU101 The Howard University; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Retirement plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Howard University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position for a broadly trained computer scientist focused on AI for healthcare, especially multimodal foundation models for clinical decision support. Start date August 2026, part of the AI Cluster Hire Initiative across colleges.

Responsibilities include interdisciplinary AI research, course development and teaching, collaboration on EMR data projects, securing external funding, and mentoring diverse students.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in computer science or data science.
• Ability or potential to secure external funding for research.
• Excellence in teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary environments.
• Expertise in AI, machine learning, or multimodal modeling.
• Experience applying AI to EMR data or healthcare challenges.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and inclusive teaching.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interdisciplinary AI research focused on health applications.
• Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in AI, ML, data science, or health informatics.
• Collaborate across disciplines to apply AI methods to EMR data and healthcare challenges.
• Pursue external funding to support research and training initiatives.
• Mentor students from diverse backgrounds and foster inclusive environment.

Skills

AI/ML expertise

Multimodal modeling

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Teaching experience

Grant funding experience

Publications in AI/healthcare

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in CS/Data Science

Job description

Howard University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position for a broadly trained computer scientist focused on AI for healthcare, especially multimodal foundation models for clinical decision support. Start date August 2026, part of the AI Cluster Hire Initiative across colleges.

Responsibilities include interdisciplinary AI research, course development and teaching, collaboration on EMR data projects, securing external funding, and mentoring diverse students.