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Four Tenure-Leading Faculty Positions Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health College of Public Health The College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) seeks qualified candidates for four (4) tenure-leading faculty positions at any rank in Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, with a research emphasis in environmental health and occupational health and safety issues. The positions will emphasize agricultural environments, agricultural producers, farm workers and their families. Areas of emphasis include (1) occupational health and medicine, (2) environmental health and environmental protection, (3) risk analysis, (4) industrial hygiene or (5) the science of healthy, habitable and sustainable environments. The individual will conduct research and education activities related to exposure assessment, risk communication, and the prevention of disease and injury; advise students; teach graduate-level courses in environmental health sciences, and interact with other faculty on research projects. These efforts may include clinical aspects of disorders related to work in industry, especially production agriculture. Critical to this position will be strong linkages, communication and collaboration with other academic, governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in research and outreach on environmental, occupational, and agricultural health and safety issues. The individual will be expected to collaborate with faculty at UNMC, the University of Nebraska-Omaha and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (location of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Existing areas of strength in the department include water quality, contaminant fate and transport, the effects of environmental exposures, respiratory responses from exposure to particulates (particularly organic dust), work-related musculoskeletal injuries, toxicology and biostatistics. UNMC has an environment that facilitates a growing research enterprise (growth in NIH funding even in years of level NIH budget). Requirements include a doctoral degree, productivity, and the ability to communicate effectively. Evidence of extramural research funding is desirable. The individual must qualify for the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor and will be expected to serve on college and university committees as well as play active roles in the Master of Public Health program and the M.S./Ph.D. program in Environmental Health, Occupational Health and Toxicology. Applicants should send a letter of application, resume, and a list of three (3) professional references to:
Chair, Search Committee College of Public Health 987850 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-7850 | ||
