OPEN RANK FACULTY Position in Environmental Health Science at Penn State's College of Health and Human Development

The Pennsylvania State University•University Park, FL

22h

About The Position

The Pennsylvania State University’s College of Health and Human Development invites applications for an open-rank tenure-track faculty position in its environmental health sciences initiative. Candidates’ research should align with one or both priority areas: built environment and health outcomes, or extreme weather and health outcomes. Research may use population-level approaches, including epidemiologic or computational methods, or investigate mechanisms underlying relevant associations. Applicants from a range of disciplines are welcome, and scholars bringing an environmental health policy perspective are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will develop a collaborative research program drawing on expertise across Penn State and examining environmental influences on health in interaction with social, behavioral, and physiological determinants. The primary academic appointment will be in one of the College of Health and Human Development’s eight academic units. Depending on the research program, the position may also receive support from university research institutes, including the Institute of Energy and the Environment, the Social Sciences Research Institute, or the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation, as well as academic units in other colleges. Tenure-track faculty are expected to teach, mentor trainees, and serve the university and profession. Applicants must demonstrate research excellence, a strong publication record, and an interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. Established researchers should have a record of external grant funding and a commitment to mentoring students or early-career researchers; early-career applicants should demonstrate the potential to achieve these expectations. A PhD in a relevant field is required.

Requirements

PhD in a relevant field, such as environmental health science, epidemiology, environmental or health policy, human biology, urban planning, architectural engineering, meteorology, or climate science.
Demonstrated excellence in research and a strong publication record.
Interest in collaboration across disciplines.
Established researchers must have a demonstrated track record of external grant funding and a commitment to mentoring students or early-career researchers; early-career researchers must demonstrate potential to achieve these expectations.

Nice To Haves

Research focused on built environment and health outcomes, including population-level epidemiologic or computational approaches.
Research focused on extreme weather and health outcomes, including population-level inquiry aligned with NIH’s Health and Extreme Weather Strategic Framework.
An environmental health policy perspective on built environment and health issues.
Research on mechanisms underlying associations between extreme weather and health outcomes.
Potential alignment with one or more co-funding institutes: IEE’s Health and the Environment theme, SSRI’s social and behavioral sciences activities, or the Cocoziello Institute’s work on buildings, infrastructure, and healthy, sustainable, affordable housing.

Responsibilities

Build a research program aligned with the built environment and health outcomes, extreme weather and health outcomes, or both.
Collaborate across disciplines and draw on Penn State expertise to study environmental influences on health alongside social, behavioral, and physiological determinants.
Teach and mentor trainees.
Engage in service to the university and profession.
For established researchers, attract external grant funding and mentor students or early-career researchers.