Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty in Environmental Health
About The Position
Rice University invites applications for multiple tenured and tenure-track positions at the senior and junior levels in Environmental Health. Preferred focus areas include environmental and occupational epidemiology, environmental exposures and sustainability, environmental risk assessment, toxicology, infectious diseases, global environmental health, and climate impacts on health, as well as the intersection of these areas with environmental justice. The ideal candidate(s) would bring an interdisciplinary approach, leveraging quantitative training in biostatistics, epidemiological modeling, spatial analytics (GIS), or AI/data science, with experience analyzing clinical (e.g., electronic medical records), registry (e.g., Texas Cancer Registry), or administrative (e.g., American Community Survey) health data. Primary academic appointment will be in the Department of Kinesiology, which is ranked #1 nationally by Niche™ and home to Rice’s Public Health Sciences and Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology undergraduate degrees. These positions are part of an initiative to support interdisciplinary environmental health scholarship, including a new Climate + Health Excellence Center (FORECAST) funded by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Successful candidates will have robust joint appointments in Departments of BioSciences, Chemistry, and Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences as most appropriate. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to establish a vibrant, externally funded research program, collaborate across disciplines, and teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We especially encourage applications from scientists addressing climate impacts on human health and infectious disease, and contributing to broad themes of sustainability or One Health principles. Potential to connect to exercise science, the department’s other major intellectual theme, will also be explored, such as through interests in impacts of extreme heat, air quality, and toxicants on human physiology and performance.
Requirements
- PhD, DrPH, or equivalent degree in public health science or a relevant field of natural science or engineering
- Completed requirements for the degree by July 1, 2027
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Quantitative training in biostatistics, epidemiological modeling, spatial analytics (GIS), or AI/data science
- Experience analyzing clinical (e.g., electronic medical records), registry (e.g., Texas Cancer Registry), or administrative (e.g., American Community Survey) health data
Nice To Haves
- Scientists addressing climate impacts on human health and infectious disease
- Contributing to broad themes of sustainability or One Health principles
- Potential to connect to exercise science, such as through interests in impacts of extreme heat, air quality, and toxicants on human physiology and performance
- Plans for building a diverse and inclusive research group
- Plans for fostering equitable and inclusive classrooms
Responsibilities
- Establish a vibrant, externally funded research program
- Collaborate across disciplines
- Teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
