Internship International Health Informatics Jobs

Description
Deadline: Reviews will begin on March 23, 2026 and continue until the positions are filled.
The School of Information (iSchool) at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for full-time professional track positions (Assistant/Associate Professor of Instruction and Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice). We seek candidates qualified to teach a range of courses in the iSchool's new undergraduate degree programs, the B.S.I. and B.A. in Informatics (https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/informatics) as well as the Master of Science in Information Studies (MSIS) (https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/master-science-information-studies) program. Qualified candidates will also be considered for joint appointments in the University of Texas Libraries and other appropriate units. We particularly encourage applications from candidates with professional experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Libraries and Librarianship (e.g., information literacy, library research and strategy, library instruction, library assessment, user experience research in libraries, management and leadership in information organizations, digital libraries, information organization and access, design and management of information services, collection development and management, school libraries, academic libraries, public libraries, youth services, open-source software development and management)
• Archives (e.g., archives, critical data studies, digital humanities, digital collections, (digital) preservation, (digital) curation, museum studies, metadata, cultural studies of information technology, history of information, community archiving)
• Health Informatics (e.g., public health informatics, consumer health informatics, human-computer interaction in health and medicine, human-centered data science in health and medicine, health information for underserved populations, eHealth, mobile health, electronic health records, data management, self-tracking, biomedical informatics, AI for health)

The University of Texas School of Information has active and growing teaching and research programs in each of these areas. Professional track faculty at the iSchool are valued intellectual partners in their area of concentration, adding their valuable expertise to our undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and are represented in faculty governance.
Qualifications
Candidates for the Instruction or Practice tracks should hold a graduate degree in a relevant field, broadly defined. Applicants for the Practice track should have at least three years of professional experience in a field relevant to the subject(s) in which they teach. Applicants for the Instruction track should hold a doctoral degree and/or have a record of successful teaching experience in higher education. Applicants for the Practice track should have strong professional practice and networks, with plans to maintain and develop these while incorporating student mentoring. We specifically invite applications from people actively contributing and leading open-source software projects in these areas.
Compensation
Salaries for candidates hired at the Assistant rank will be determined based on experience, starting at a minimum of $90,000+ for a nine-month contract, while those at the Associate rank will begin at a minimum of $100,000+ for a nine-month renewable contract. Candidates will receive nine-month academic appointments, leaving summer months for additional reaching, research, or consulting activities, with benefits that continue across the full year. In addition, all full-time faculty at UT Austin have opportunities for outside employment during academic years, enhancing connections to practice.
Application Instructions
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Required application materials should include:

• Current CV
• Cover letter (1 page suggested)
• Teaching statement (2-3 pages suggested)
• Sample course syllabus
• Names and contact details of 3 references who have agreed to provide a reference letter (we will solicit reference letters, if needed, later in the process).

Questions about the positions may be sent to Dr. R. David Lankes, Bowden Professor, rdlankes@utexas.edu.
All faculty positions are based in Austin, Texas. Successful candidates residing outside of the Austin area will be expected to relocate
Please apply via Interfolio's Faculty Search solution. If you do not have a Dossier account with Interfolio, you will be prompted to create a free account prior to applying for the position.
About the UT Austin iSchool
The UT Austin iSchool is a premier research and education program for the 21st century field of information, where we are changing the future by engaging the present and preserving the past. Research and teaching at the iSchool changes the ways that we interact with information and technology, changes how information can make the world a better and fairer place for everyone, and changes the ways we protect and preserve our collective memory.
The UT Austin iSchool is a founding member of the international iSchools organization (https://ischools.org/), and has a long history of interdisciplinary scholarship and research focused on the human, social, cultural, and technical aspects of information. Our program is consistently ranked among the top programs in information internationally. We offer an ALA-accredited Master of Science in Information Studies as well as degrees at the undergraduate and PhD levels. For more details on our current degree offerings, see https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs.
UT Austin has an internationally distinguished faculty making it one of the world's leading research universities. UT Austin embraces interdisciplinary research and is home to more the 200 dedicated research units, centers, and research grand challenges, including Good Systems: Ethical AI at UT Austin. For more information on UT Austin, see https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/about_ut_austin.
About Austin
Austin is a city bursting with entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for discovery. Austin has a vibrant, internationally renowned music, film, and art scene, along with a thriving economy that leads the way in the technology, engineering, and health care sectors. It is a city with natural beauty in abundance, with a glittering river that runs through the center of the city, year-round sunshine, and a location in the picturesque Hill Country of central Texas. Austin is a creative center that attracts the best and the brightest from around the world. Often referred to as the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin hosts major annual events such as the Austin City Limits Music Festival and South by Southwest (SXSW), which includes Education, Film, Music, and Interactive Festivals. Austin serves as the home for corporate headquarters and research and development centers for many Fortune 500 companies and new startups providing opportunities for collaboration and student placements for internships and careers. It is the capital city of Texas, and home to many cultural heritage institutions and opportunities in the public sector. Austin is a regular among top places to live and work lists and has many highly rated public schools. More information on Austin can be found at https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/about_austin.