Title: Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Faculty Position: Tenure Track/Open Rank
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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety
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The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks a faculty member with academic background/experience and major research interests in the area of Exposure Assessment, Measurement, and Human Health. The position is in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, appointed jointly with the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, established to promote collaborative environmental research among faculty from across the disciplinary spectrum. Appointment to IESP carries a reduced teaching load with proportionately increased emphasis on sponsored research. EOHS has strong research, educational, and service programs, is closely linked to the federally sponsored Great Lakes Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, is home to UIC's occupational medicine residency program, and has an ABET accredited program in Industrial Hygiene. Appropriate academic/experience backgrounds include environmental epidemiology, toxicology, industrial hygiene, environmental engineering, environmental medicine and behavioral sciences. Candidates should have demonstrated strong research skills to be able to successfully compete for NIH, NSF, NIOSH, DOE, and EPA research grants. The successful candidate will be expected to take a leadership role in organizing multi-disciplinary research on crosscutting environmental themes. A doctoral degree is required, and a demonstrated track record of research funding and peer-reviewed publication is preferred.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For fullest consideration, applications should be received until position is filled. Send a letter of interest and a curriculum vitae to:
Ms. Candy James
School of Public Health (M/C 922)
University of Illinois at Chicago
2121 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612 7260