Assistant or Associate Professor of Environmental Health Science - RISE EARTH

Universities of Wisconsin • Madison, WI

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invite applications for a joint, tenure-track faculty position in environmental health as part of the Wisconsin RISE-EARTH initiative. The appointment is 75% in the Nelson Institute and 25% in the Department of Population Health Sciences, on an annual 12-month pay basis. Appointment rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications; associate professor candidates must meet UW–Madison Divisional Committee and Nelson Institute tenure standards. Affiliations with other campus departments, centers, and institutes are possible. Qualified candidates will receive a generous start-up package, including flexible research funds.

The successful candidate will develop and maintain an independent, extramurally funded research program in environmental epidemiology; teach or direct credited research; advise and mentor students; and contribute service to the department, school, university, and profession. Research may address environmental exposures and health outcomes, including air and water contaminants, soil or food exposures, climate change, noise, emerging technologies, energy policy, and the exposome. Candidates may use observational or experimental studies, longitudinal or cross-sectional designs, and/or mathematical modeling of environmental health risk.

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, which brings faculty together across disciplines for research, teaching, and outreach. RISE supports collaboration through research infrastructure, funding, and regular opportunities to share work and identify collaborative projects. The role requires collegiality and the ability to engage with interdisciplinary communities spanning health sciences, physical systems sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

The Nelson Institute is a university division with interdisciplinary faculty, research centers, educational programs, and campus and community partnerships focused on environmental challenges and sustainability. The Department of Population Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary department focused on understanding, preserving, and improving population and individual health. The successful candidate will contribute to both units’ research, teaching, and service missions.

Requirements

• Terminal degree (PhD, MD, or DrPH) by the position start date; the job summary also states that advanced training in environmental health, such as a PhD or an MD and Master combination, will be considered.
• Evidence of creativity and excellence in teaching and scholarly research.
• Ability to conduct cutting-edge research, teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute to department and university service.
• Ability to foster a teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive.
• For appointment at the associate professor level, experience and scholarly credentials meeting the tenure standards of the UW–Madison Divisional Committee and the Nelson Institute.
• All requirements must be met by the position start date.
• Eligibility to work in the United States on or before the effective date of appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Highly competitive candidates will have training and scholarship in one or more of air pollution epidemiology, human health effects of drinking-water contaminants, biomarker or other environmental exposure and risk assessment, and measurement and analysis of lifetime environmental exposures (the exposome).
• Experience working within interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to engage and interact with interdisciplinary communities and enthusiasm for team-building across health sciences, physical systems sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
• Research employing observational or experimental studies, longitudinal or cross-sectional designs, and/or mathematical modeling of environmental health risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an independent program of research in environmental epidemiology, including pursuit of extramural funding.
• Teach nine credits, or equivalent credited research direction, annually in environmental health and population health or environmental epidemiology.
• Advise and mentor graduate students in the Nelson Institute, Population Health and Epidemiology programs, and other relevant UW–Madison degree programs.
• Depending on background, teach graduate and undergraduate students, medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools, and colleges.
• Participate in faculty governance and administrative and committee work supporting the Nelson Institute, the School of Medicine and Public Health, the department, university, and profession.
• Work collegially with faculty and contribute to an inclusive teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive.
• Engage interdisciplinary communities and contribute to team-building within and beyond the health sciences.

Benefits

• Generous start-up package, including flexible research funds, for qualified candidates.
• Generous sick leave.
• Competitively priced health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Tax-advantaged savings accounts.
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System pension fund.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree