Assistant Professor - Tenure track

Environmental Health Policy, Environmental Disasters, Environmental Management

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), seeks a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in environmental health policy, environmental disasters and environmental management. UAB is a highly innovative major research university with five schools ranking in the top 20 in NIH funding and an overall level of research funding totaling more than $433 million. The UAB Department of Environmental Health Sciences is ranked in the top 10 nationally. The University also hosts over 70 research centers, providing rich opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Responsibilities of this position include establishment of an independent, extramurally funded research program, graduate level teaching, and service. The successful candidate’s primary areas of focus will be environmental health policy, environmental management (including risk assessment), and environmental disasters. Primary appointment will be in Environmental Health Sciences with a Research Center appointment in the Center for the Study of Community Health. Minimum qualifications are a PhD, or equivalent degree, in public health or a related field with an established record of teaching and research. To apply, submit curriculum vitae, three letters of reference and cover letter to: Dr. Michelle Fanucchi, Search Committee Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, RPHB 530, 1530 Third Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  UAB is an equal opportunity employer/affirmative action employer