Tenure-Track Cardiovascular AI & Data Science Professor

Utmb; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor to strengthen interdisciplinary cardiovascular research. The 80% effort in Cardiovascular Medicine and SHVI will emphasize research and scholarly activity, with a 20% appointment in Biostatistics and Data Science for teaching and related academic activities.

Essential duties include leading AI-enabled cardiovascular research, publishing, grant development, and collaboration across departments and partners,

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a discipline relevant to cardiovascular research, biostatistics, data science, population health, or a related field.
• Academic credentials and scholarly accomplishments appropriate for appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at UTMB.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous, collaborative, data-driven research.
• Record of scientific productivity, including peer‑reviewed publications.
• Strong communication, teaching, organizational, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply artificial intelligence approaches in cardiovascular disease and clinical operations, including opportunistic screening and large language models.
• Produce peer‑reviewed publications and develop extramural grant applications that advance cardiovascular research.
• Build interdisciplinary collaborative research programs across Cardiovascular Medicine, SHVI, SPPH, and other academic partners.
• Conduct research using the Galveston Heart Study and its associated sub-studies.
• Lead and support research involving remote patient monitoring, wearable technologies, digital health, and other emerging approaches to cardiovascular care.
• Develop selected quality‑improvement initiatives and implement AI-enabled tools to improve cardiovascular clinical operations, care delivery, and patient outcomes.
• Teach and participate in academic activities within the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science in support of the SPPH educational mission.

Skills

AI expertise

Large language models

Data-driven research

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in relevant field

Tools

Wearable tech

Digital health tools

Remote monitoring tools

Job description

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor to strengthen interdisciplinary cardiovascular research. The 80% effort in Cardiovascular Medicine and SHVI will emphasize research and scholarly activity, with a 20% appointment in Biostatistics and Data Science for teaching and related academic activities.

Essential duties include leading AI-enabled cardiovascular research, publishing, grant development, and collaboration across departments and partners,