Faculty Position Announcement
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Research in Patient Safety

We have an exciting position open for an enthusiastic researcher to join our research group. The position has the rank of Assistant Professor, in the Division of Research in Patient Safety (established in 2005 to conduct research on fundamentals of improving quality and safety with human factors methodologies and information technologies). As part of the medical school with a long tradition of collaborative research activities, the Division has unparallel access to and indeed obligations to work closely with University of Maryland Medical Center in its pursuit of excellence in quality and safety. The Division has received tremendous support from hospitals, Program in Trauma and Department of Anesthesiology, with dedicated office and laboratory space. External funding agencies have included National Science Foundation, Army Research Institute, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The exciting opportunity is for someone with a passion of advancing fundamentals of human factors in patient safety, committed to excellence and high standard, and a desire to lead research activities and play a leading role in applying human factors methodologies in improving patient safety in hospital settings. To do this, you should have (1) PhD in human factors, industrial engineering, engineering psychology, or similar, (2) 2-4 years of experience in research in patient safety, ideally with research grant experience, (3) Intimate knowledge of clinical environment to conduct field research. Other aspects of your experience will be greatly beneficial include (4) Teaching human factors principles to clinicians, (5) Consulting on patient safety, quality improvement, & task analysis, (6) Consulting on deployment of information technology in hospitals.

Salary is commensurate with experience, with standard university benefits including retirement contribution and health insurance. For more information, please see the website hfrp.umaryland.edu and contact Yan Xiao, PhD at yxiao@maryland.edu. The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.