Lecturer Department of Health

Lecturer I Department of Health & Biomedical Sciences(Master of Science in Health Sciences)  3 year

• Job Class Code:
  
  -
• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Posting Number: FRGV
  2050
• Location:
  
  Rio Grande Valley, Texas
• Division/Organization:
  Division of Health Affairs
• Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 3 years
• Tenure Status:
  Non Tenure Track
• FTE: 1

The Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences (HaBS) seeks applicants for a full-time, non-tenure-track LecturerI position with a three-year appointment beginning inthe  academic year. The successful candidate will teach graduate health science courses in the Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) program, including healthcare informatics (HI).

• delivering high-quality instruction in anaccelerated online format
• developing and updating courses toreflect current professional standards and emerging practices
• assessing student learning
• mentoring and supporting graduate students
• contributing to curriculum development, program assessment, accreditation-related activities, and departmental and university service

The successful candidate will have the qualifications to teach other MSHS graduate-level health sciencescourses as needed.

UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valley and beyond through an innovative, unique multicultural education dedicated tostudent access and success. By championing leading research,healthcare, and application of university discoveries, we support sustainable development, community engagement, and well-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is committed to building and sustaining a highly qualified and talented faculty topursue excellence in everything that we do, including teaching,research, and service.

Drawing on our unique identity as the leading

Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and biculturalenvironment, UTRGV will promote student access and success by building from strength in education and creating a vibrant campus experience. By 2027, we will accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by driving meaningful advances in research and creative work, expanding access to high-quality, affordablehealthcare, and fostering authentic community engagement and integration. UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanningfour counties and multiple locations.

Our purpose is to be auniversity for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% ofUTRGV students identify as Hispanic, making it one of the top 3universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit UTRGVwebsite.

HaBS offers the interdisciplinary MSHS program designed for working professionals and delivered in an accelerated, fully online format.

The program consists of five concentrations and serves students from varied healthcare and health-related backgrounds and emphasizes the application of evidence, technology, leadership, and interdisciplinary perspectives to contemporary healthcarechallenges.

An earned doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution in one of the following fields is required by the start date of the position: health informatics, biomedical informatics, nursinginformatics, or health information management. Candidates whosedoctoral degree is in a related health science field must demonstrate a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours ininformatics-specific coursework as part of that degree or throughsubsequent graduate coursework.

Candidates must demonstrateacademic or professional expertise sufficient to teach graduate-level health informatics courses and must have at leastone year of teaching experience in health informatics or a closely related informatics discipline at an accredited college or university.

Demonstrated expertise in health informatics and the ability toteach graduate coursework in areas such as health information systems, electronic health records, data standards and governance,healthcare analytics, clinical decision support, privacy and security, systems implementation, or informatics project management. A current, nationally recognized professional certification relevant to healthcare informatics or the candidate'sarea of expertise. Examples include the AMIA Health Informatics Certification (AHIC/ACHIP);
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS);
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA);
Certified Health Data Analyst(CHDA);
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