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Indiana University Bloomington: Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Aging and Technology
Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) invites applications for an open-rank, tenured/tenure-track faculty position in the School of Public Health-Bloomington in the field of Aging and Technology. We seek candidates to join IU’s outstanding research enterprise in aging and gerontology and collaborate in areas such as social and behavioral science, digital health, behavioral epidemiology, bio-health informatics, human factors, robotics, implementation science, and neuroscience.
This 10-month appointment begins August 1, 2027, although an earlier or later start date is negotiable. Applications received by October 16, 2026, will receive full consideration, and applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Candidates with special interest in any of the following (or related) areas are encouraged to apply:
Wearable & Ambient Sensors: Continuous physiological and behavioral monitoring;
fall detection and prediction; dementia care and wandering prevention; activity tracking
for chronic disease management.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Predictive risk modeling for falls, hospitalization, and cognitive decline; Natural Language Processing (NLP) for remote cognitive assessment; image analysis for wound care; condition prediction and diagnosis.
Conversational AI & Social Robotics: Companionship for socially isolated or lonely older adults; medication reminders for adherence; caregiver-facing information and guidance systems.
Telehealth & Remote Monitoring: Chronic disease management; specialist access for rural populations; post-acute monitoring to prevent readmissions.
Smart Home Technologies: Automated safety systems for dementia patients; environmental controls for mobility-limited adults; passive monitoring without wearables.
Digital Biomarkers: Passively collected behavioral data from consumer devices enabling detection of cognitive decline, mood changes, and functional deterioration years before clinical presentation.
Extended Reality (XR / VR): Pain management, cognitive rehabilitation, physical therapy engagement, and social connection for homebound and institutionalized older adults.
For more information or to apply visit: https://go.iu.edu/F100