Job Description
Appointment Status: Tenure
Department: IU Indianapolis Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics - Luddy School
Location Indianapolis
Position Summary The
Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IU Indianapolis seeks exceptional candidates for a tenured faculty position to serve as chair in the
Department of Biomechanical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI) . The appointment will begin July 1, 2026 on the IU Indianapolis campus or potentially sooner. Exceptional faculty candidates are being sought to join our fast-growing department.
We welcome applications from established researchers with collaborative research teams. Candidates will be considered from all areas in bioinformatics, health and biomedical informatics, biomedical engineering, clinical informatics, medical informatics and other related informatics areas at the intersection of computing, engineering and human health. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong leadership and vision to expand and advance current and future Biomedical Engineering degree programs at the BS, MS, and PhD levels. Candidates must be tenured and demonstrate a strong scholarly record of effective, well-reviewed teaching, a scholarly record of externally-funded research, exhibited by high-impact peer-reviewed publications and a forward-looking, research agenda.
The new Chair will have the opportunity to shape and expand a dynamic department on the premier urban research campus of Indiana University. By strengthening or complementing the faculty research in the department, the ideal candidates will use creative, innovative approaches and technologies to address fundamental BMEI challenges with broader societal impact, and have the potential to leverage the strengths of the Luddy School, including the Polis Center, the
Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI) , the Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute (CBATI) and the
Institute for Human Health and Wellbeing (H2W) at the Indianapolis Campus level, the unique location in downtown Indianapolis, interdisciplinary and collaborative environment and nation-wide leadership in the health and life sciences. IU has also broken ground on a $138 million dollar
Launch Accelerator for Biosciences (IULAB) - a first-of-its kind academic-industry initiative to harness Indiana's extensive resources in bioscience discovery, leading to significant advancements in human health.
The Department Chair role will involve a balanced distribution of responsibilities, with 50% dedicated to administrative leadership, 30% to research activities, and 20% to teaching.
Application review will begin on November 15 and will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
About the Department of Biomechanical Engineering and Informatics The Department of Biomechanical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI) is home to a dynamic and interdisciplinary group of 19 faculty members across its Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics (BMI), Health Information Management (HIM), and Biomedical Engineering programs. The department offers a B.S. in HIM, a B.S. in BMI, an M.S. in Health Informatics, an M.S. in Bioinformatics, MS in Biomedical Engineering, seven Graduate Certificates, a Ph.D. in Informatics - Health & Biomedical Informatics Track, and a Ph.D. in Informatics - Bioinformatics Track. The faculty in the department conduct groundbreaking, externally-funded (e.g., NIH, NSF, PCORI, VA and AHRQ) research in the areas of clinical and health informatics, systems interventions, community participatory research, human-computer interaction, usability, mobile technology, bioinformatics and biomedical engineering. Indiana is home to large healthcare exchanges, including Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) and Michiana Health Info Network [MHIN], as well as multiple healthcare systems within Indiana. BMEI enjoys close collaborations with other departments in the school and with the Regenstrief Institute, a pioneering institution in healthcare information technologies. Other partnerships include the IU Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CCBB), the IU Center for Bioethics, the VA Center for Health Information and Communication (CHIC), Indiana University Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest), the Schools of Nursing, Dentistry and Fairbanks School of Public Health as well as IU School of Medicine.
About the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering - IU Indianapolis The Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering is the first completely new school in the United States devoted exclusively to Informatics and a range of its subdisciplines. With its formative national role in creating the nation's largest Informatics Program on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses, the school is the broadest and one of the largest information/computing schools in the U.S. At IU Indianapolis, the school also has strong ties with the health and life sciences in the areas of health data exchange, clinical decision support, consumer health informatics, integrated health information systems, and interactive health information technologies. The school provides state-of-the-art facilities including fully equipped classrooms, media and gaming labs, human-computer interaction research labs, usability and mobile development labs, ample research facilities, and studios for sound design and interactive media production. Access to advanced, high-resolution wall-sized displays and virtual environments are also available within the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex. The Luddy School at IU Indianapolis is also home to the nationally recognized Polis Center. The Polis Center works with community partners to develop innovative place-based policies and practices for healthier and more resilient communities by leveraging data in Geoinformatics, Community Informatics and Community Health Informatics.
For additional information about the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, including degrees, course descriptions, plans of study and faculty research, please see
luddy.indianapolis.iu.edu .
About Indiana University Indianapolis The IU Indianapolis campus, with over 16,000 students, is located on a large tract of land adjacent to downtown Indianapolis. An R1 research institution, IU Indianapolis is the health and life science campus of Indiana University, the focal point of health profession education in the State of Indiana. IU Indianapolis offers a full range of academic programs, with degrees from both Purdue University and Indiana University. Indiana University is an academic leader in the development and use of information technology. The Luddy School in Indianapolis is situated on the academic Medical Center Campus, home to the Indiana University School of Medicine, the second largest medical school in the US. The school has formed several key research partnerships with the IU School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, an internationally recognized medical informatics research center. The school also enjoys collaboration with the Roudebush VA Medical Center, IU Health (one of the largest health care organizations in the Midwest), the IU Schools of Nursing, Public Health, Health & Human Science, Medicine, and the IU School of Science. Luddy School faculty enjoy
state-of-the art computing resources . IU's Quartz supercomputer and Big Red 200 are among the world's fastest research supercomputers. Owned and operated solely by IU, these high-performance resources are designed to accelerate discovery in a wide variety of fields, including medicine, physics, fine arts, and global climate research, and enable effective analysis of large, complex data sets (i.e., big data).
About Indianapolis Indianapolis is the nation's 15th largest city, the capital of Indiana, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis Symphony, Indianapolis Ballet, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Zoo and one of the country's most livable big cities. Indy is also a top sports destination: home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and sports teams including the Colts, Pacers and Fever. To learn more about Indianapolis, see any of the following websites:
- IndyParks , over 150 parks in and around the city -
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- Carmel, Indiana, rated the #1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. -
Basic Qualifications The Ideal Candidate - Experience providing leadership, building and managing effective teams, supervising faculty and staff. Experience planning, building, and managing academic programs. Experience managing complex budgets.
- Ability to design, manage and grow research-driven and industry-oriented academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
- We seek candidates who have an active forward looking research agenda, as evidenced by a history of peer-reviewed publications, grant proposal writing, and involvement in grant supported research projects.
- Outstanding record conducting individual and collaborative research.
- Ability to communicate clearly and directly.
Qualifications - Ph.D. or clinical doctorate (M.D., D.N.P., D.D.S. or Pharm.D.) in biomedical informatics, medical informatics, biomedical engineering, computer science or related field and relevant research training and experience.
- Demonstrated ability to develop a record of outstanding research productivity, to obtain external funding, to exhibit effective teaching, and to creatively adapt and diversify pedagogy for online or blended learning.
Department Contact for Questions Questions may be directed to the Senior Assistant to the Dean, Deb Abbott, debabbot@iu.edu .
Expected Start Date: 07/01/2026
Posting Number IU-101378-2025
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