Scientific Director, Division of Translational Toxicology
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Scientific Director of the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT), formerly the Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), to provide creative scientific vision and innovative leadership.
The Scientific Director will be responsible for recruiting and providing leadership for the research faculty; creating and maintaining a research environment that encourages creativity and collaboration among different disciplines; nurturing an inclusive and diverse environment for trainees at all levels; providing effective administrative management; and being an active and valued member of the overall NIEHS senior leadership team.
Review of applications will begin on Monday, March 27, 2023, and the search will be closed once the position is filled.
Learn more about this position and how to apply on the NIEHS Careers & Training website.
Assistant/Associate Professor: Occupational and Environmental Health
The University of Oklahoma, Hudson College of Public Health is recruiting a tenure track faculty member to join the Occupational and Environmental Health Department.
Qualifications: Doctoral degree in environmental health, industrial hygiene, environmental science, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, ergonomics, or a closely related field such as applied physical science, toxicology, microbiology, or molecular biology. Record of publications in peer-reviewed national or international scholarly journals. Evidence of potential to obtain extramural funding. For the rank of Associate Professor, a history of external research funding.
Preferences: Record of teaching at the graduate level. Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential, or eligibility to take the certification examination for the CIH credential within three years of hire.
Full details of the position and application instructions can be found at http://apply.interfolio.com/118823
Director Opening with NCEH
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is actively recruiting for a Director. The announcement is posted on USAJOBS, and the applicant will be expected to lead and manage environmental health program areas to achieve Center and Agency goals and objectives.
UK Seeking an Environmental Health Professor
The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Public Health is looking for an associate professor to expand its environmental health program capacity in exposure science. Candidates will be expected to perform collaborative research, offer mentorship to UK students, and provide service to committees and professional organizations.
Northeastern - Postdoctoral Fellow: Social Scientist for Transdisciplinary Environmental Health-Social Science Team
Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI) seeks a postdoctoral research associate, supported by our National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences T-32 Training Program “Transdisciplinary Training at the Intersection of Environmental Health and Social Science” which is jointly run by SSEHRI and Silent Spring Institute.
This is a two-year postdoctoral position, with the second year dependent on satisfactory performance. The postdoc will develop their own research in the social study of environmental health issues with the assistance of the Institute’s interdisciplinary research group. The postdoc will have a regular mentor, opportunities for collaboration on existing research, involvement with other postdocs, multiple venues for presenting work in progress, the option to take or audit courses, and opportunities for guest-lecturing. The postdoc will mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
The Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute trains graduate students and postdocs in community-based participatory research aimed at transforming and improving environmental health through linking environmental health science, sociology, science and technology studies, and work with community-based organizations. It currently has 4 core faculty members, 8 affiliated faculty, 4 postdocs, 8 doctoral students, 1 MPH student, and 5 undergraduate students.
Silent Spring Institute, with a staff of about 20, celebrated its 27th anniversary in 2021 as the nation’s leading scientific research organization focused on achieving breast cancer prevention through environmental research and outreach programs. Silent Spring Institute’s research focuses on breast cancer and environmental pollutants, especially hormone disruptors and animal mammary gland carcinogens. Silent Spring Institute develops and applies new technologies to identify safer chemicals and measure exposures. This is an opportunity to be part of a nationally recognized, innovative, mission-driven team. Silent Spring Institute’s publications list is here.
The postdoc will collaborate on one or more of several active grants, depending on training and experience. Work includes major participation in one of the projects led by Core Faculty.
• The Water Equity Team (WET) Lab examines problems related to water resources from different environmental and social justice perspectives.
• The Wylie Lab investigates environmental injustice across the life cycle of oil and gas from production, transport, refining and storage, and toxicities of downstream products.
• The PFAS Project Lab studies children’s immunotoxicity, activism and governance issues, health professionals’ knowledge and practice, and GIS analyses of inequalities to PFAS exposure.
• Research report-back. Practice and research on whayresearchers tell study participants about their own results biomonitoring and personal exposure studies
• The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) documents, analyzes, and advocates for the federal provision of environmental data and governance, from policies and institutions, to public access to information, to environmental decision-making.
• The Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) Program PROTECT studies exposure to environmental contamination in Puerto Rico and its contribution to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm births.
This position offers a competitive salary (standard NIH NRSA salary, which starts at $54,835 with 0 years post-PhD and increases with each year post-PhD) and benefits package. The start date of this position is preferably September 1, 2023, but may be flexible. Review of applications will begin immediately and the search will remain open until the position is closed or filled. Please note that NIH requires recipients to be US citizens or permanent residents. For additional information write Phil Brown at: p.brown@northeastern.edu
To apply, please:
1. Send an application packet containing a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, writing samples (published or unpublished), and graduate and undergraduate transcripts to Professor Phil Brown by email at p.brown@northeastern.edu (put “T32 postdoc” in subject line).
2. Send three letters of reference, including one from the dissertation advisor, to Professor Phil Brown by email at p.brown@northeastern.edu
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor: Environmental Social Sciences and Humanities with Emphasis on Environmental Justice
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University has launched a cluster hire search in Environment.
We seek to recruit a cohort of outstanding faculty who are engaged in studying and developing innovative and transformative responses to anthropogenic environmental disruptions and climate change in areas such as environmental governance and diplomacy; security and resilience; displacement; biodiversity conservation and ecological integrity; indigenous conceptions of nature and the environment; social, religious, and cultural practices; ethnic, regional, and international conflict; health; technological innovation; and economics.
The college is particularly interested in scholars whose work contributes to environmental justice.
We encourage diverse methodologies that range across qualitative or quantitative approaches, including digital humanities and computational techniques.
We are seeking colleagues at ALL levels and they will have a tenure home in one department within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and may have a joint appointment either within or outside of the college, depending on area of expertise.
Interdisciplinary area(s) of interest may include environmental ethics, environmental sociology, environmental humanities, science technology studies, environmental policy, urban/spatial planning, environmental health, and environmental economics. We are also interested in colleagues who will work together with partners within the university as well as partners outside of academia.
The full announcement - https://bit.ly/3MBnN6u.
Postdoctoral Researcher position at Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
A position as Postdoctoral Researcher in health risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals is available at Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
This project is focused on development of a mechanism-based approach for identifying and assessing the toxicity of endocrine disrupting chemicals that is applicable in the regulatory setting. The project is centered around applying Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) methodology to organize, integrate and interpret different types of toxicity data (in silico, in vitro, in vivo and human) and draw conclusions about endocrine disrupting properties of chemicals.
Application deadline is September 16, 2022.
Application and more information:
https://ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:534348/
Multiple Faculty Positions (open rank) in Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
The Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) is excited to announce the recruitment of candidates for multiple new faculty positions. We are seeking versatile, collaborative, and exceptionally creative faculty motivated to understand and improve population health at any scale from local to global.
Qualifications: Candidates should have a PhD, DrPH, or equivalent degree in public health or a related field, demonstrated potential for outstanding scholarship through publication and/or externally funded research, as well as a commitment to graduate education and mentorship of students. Successful candidates will be expected to lead an independent research program, actively engage in collaborative research; participate in teaching and mentoring master’s and doctoral-level students; and provide stage-appropriate service to the department, university and profession. We especially welcome applicants who are passionate about environmental justice and strong communicators. The search is not focused on a specific area of environmental health, and we welcome applicants from diverse disciplines, including those with qualitative and quantitative backgrounds.
Applicants should provide a cover letter; curriculum vitae; a research statement describing their research interests and previous experience; a teaching and mentoring statement detailing their teaching experience and their approach to mentoring trainees; and a diversity statement that details how their leadership will promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice at our school at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22081.
Application review will begin September 15, 2022 and continue until the positions are filled.
Director of The UC Davis Center for Occupational and Environmental Health - Department of Public Health Sciences
The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences invites applications for a faculty position at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level for a leader with expertise in occupational or environmental health sciences, a distinguished record of research accomplishments evidenced by extramural funding and peer-reviewed publications, demonstrated multidisciplinary team science leadership, and experience in graduate-level teaching and mentoring of students, other trainees, and junior faculty.
This is a full-time, state-supported, tenure track appointment. A doctoral degree (e.g., PhD or DrPH and/or M.D. with M.P.H) in a relevant field is required. The candidate must have a record of progressive successful academic and administrative leadership and a strong research focus on population-based occupational or environmental health science.
For the full job posting, click here
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Department of Environmental and Global Health
The Department of Environmental and Global Health in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida is recruiting a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level. Ideally, the candidate will be engaged in research on understanding the health consequences of exposure to multiple stressors (environmental and social) on vulnerable populations. Areas of particular research interest include: how social determinants interact with environmental exposures to impact health outcomes; defining molecular (e.g. immune and epigenetic biomarkers) and/or social drivers of adverse health outcomes; linking exposure measurements in environmental, occupational and global health settings with spatial and field epidemiology to identify at risk populations. Research in these areas underscores the Department’s commitment to social justice and environmental health. Candidates who have expertise in implementing sustainable approaches to reduce health burdens and build community resilience are also encouraged to apply. Highly productive candidates demonstrating a strong track record of publication and extramural funding may be considered at the level of Associate Professor or Professor.
In addition to research, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching mission of the Department including participation in graduate and undergraduate level courses such as Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health, Sustainability and Health Equity in the Built Environment, and Global Public Health.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in an environmental or global health-related field. Evidence of extramural funding and experience in public health teaching is preferred. The position is supported by a competitive salary and start-up package. This is a 1.0 FTE, 12-month, tenure-track position expected to start Summer/Fall 2022.
To view the job posting online and submit an application packet, which includes a CV, letter of interest, and contact information for three references, go to EGH Asst/Assoc/Full Professor posting , job# 521820. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. We welcome nominations of and applications from anyone who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical mission, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
Professor Environmental Health Sciences – Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University
Oregon State University is seeking applicants with a record of leadership and accomplishment in creating or leading transdisciplinary research programs to serve as a full-time tenure-track professor in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. A successful candidate will commit the majority of their effort towards research in the area of environmental health sciences. As part of this research effort, this individual will lead multidisciplinary research programs such as the NIH-supported Environmental Health Sciences Center. This position is also expected to contribute to teaching, advising and service.
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
To learn more and to apply for this opportunity: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/117235
NIEHS seeks Director of Extramural Research and Training
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), is seeking exceptional candidates for the Director of the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT). The ideal candidate will have executive and managerial leadership experience, to include experience in scientific review and grants management. Candidates must have an M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree in a field relevant to the position. The application period began on March 1, 2022 and will remain open for 60 days. For more information, please visit the NIEHS website.
The NIEHS is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This position will be filled under a Title 42 (f) excepted service appointment.
Mount Sinai Seeks Postdoctoral Fellows
The Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai seeks applicants for three-year postdoctoral appointments. Successful candidates must have a doctoral degree, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and have expertise in environmental health research related to children or maternal health. To apply, please send letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Luz Claudio (luz@drluzclaudio.com).
Postdoctoral Opportunity at Emory University
The Saikawa lab at Emory University is hiring a postdoctoral researcher with a passion for environmental justice and experience conducting community-engaged participatory research. The lab studies soil contamination, air pollution, and climate change. For more information and to apply, see the job posting.
Program Officer – California Breast Cancer Research Program
The California Breast Cancer Research Program at the University of California seeks a Program Officer who will take a leadership role in independently managing and developing large and complex research grant initiatives in breast cancer, environmental science, disease prevention, and policy research. The Program Officer will also have opportunities to contribute to addressing structural barriers to health and research, as well as program evaluation. For more information, see the University of California’s job search webpage.
Several Opportunities – University of Washington
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington invites applications for three full-time, tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in fall 2022. The successful candidate should have expertise in occupational health and safety, environmental epidemiology, or toxicology. A minimum of a Ph.D., M.D., or other appropriate terminal degree in a relevant field is required.
The department also invites applications for two full-time assistant teaching professors (this track is not tenure-eligible) to begin fall 2022. Candidates must have a M.S., M.P.H., or M.S.P.H. with expertise in environmental public health and occupational health and safety.
The University of Washington Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars (PREHS) K12 Program is looking for fellows who hold a doctoral degree focused on children and reproductive health. PREHS is a new two- to three-year research fellowship program funded by NIH that provides clinically trained scientists with expertise in environmental health, the science of environmental exposures and their health effects on the child life-course from fetal development to adolescence. For more information and to apply, see the PREHS webpage.
Research Scientist and Postdoctoral positions at Brown University
Brown University is seeking a Research Scientist and Postdoc to study patterns, determinants, and health effects of environmental chemical exposures with an emphasis on PFAS and mixtures. These positions have two years of funding, with the potential to continue if funds are available.
These persons would collaborate on projects related to environmental pollutants, children's health, and metabolomics. They would have the opportunity to work on grant development, supervise students, and independently lead projects. This Research Scientist position would be ideal for a talented postdoc who wants to continue working in academia without the pressure of having to obtain their own funding.
Research scientist: https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/staff-careers-brown/job/121-South-Main-Street/Research-Scientist_REQ174384
Postdoc position: https://apply.interfolio.com/100782
NIEHS Postdoctoral Position: Informatics in Toxicology & Environmental Health
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), seeks a postdoctoral trainee who wants to build their career in toxicological sciences to better understand how factors in our environment may impact our health. This postdoctoral fellowship will provide experience in both the Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP) and the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT). The research focus for the postdoctoral position will be on advancing informatics approaches in toxicology and environmental health through an evidence mapping project on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The postdoctoral position is available in the Integrative Health Assessment Branch (IHAB) in DNTP at NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Although the postdoctoral fellowship will be housed in DNTP, this is a cross-divisional NIEHS position that will be mentored by NIEHS staff from both IHAB in DNTP and the Genes, Environment and Health Branch (GEHB) in DERT. Please see the attached announcement for more detailed information about the postdoctoral position and relevant planned activities.
We appreciate your help publicizing the position. If you have questions about the position, please contact Dr. Andy Rooney (andrew.rooney@nih.gov) or Dr. Cindy Lawler (lawler@niehs.nih.gov).
Assistant/Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma
The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health is seeking applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. This is a state-funded 12-month position located at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Candidates for this position must have a doctoral degree (Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, or Doctor of Public Health) in environmental health, environmental microbiology, industrial hygiene, environmental science, or a closely related discipline such as toxicology, chemistry, biology, or physics; a record of publications in peer-reviewed national or international scholarly journals; and evidence of potential to obtain extramural funding.
For more details, please see the complete announcement for the position at https://publichealth.ouhsc.edu/News/details/tenure-track-assistantassociate-professor-position-in-the-department-of-occupational-and-environmental-health-1
A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, research statement, diversity and inclusion statement, and three references with contact information should be sent via e-mail to margaret-phillips@ouhsc.edu.
Faculty Positions – University of Washington
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington invites applications for three full-time, tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in fall 2022. The successful candidate should have expertise in occupational health and safety, environmental epidemiology, or toxicology. A minimum of a Ph.D., M.D., or other appropriate terminal degree in a relevant field is required.