Outstanding Senior Environmental Health Scientist - Tenure Track

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking an outstanding Senior Environmental Health Scientist for a tenure-track position at the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. The successful candidate will lead significant research in environmental health, contribute to teaching, and work collaboratively with multiple departments. Candidates should hold an M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent and demonstrate a commitment to diversity and community engagement.

Benefits

Generous start-up package

Opportunities for secondary appointments in various departments

Qualifications

• Candidates should have research expertise in air pollution, environmental influences on reproduction, or environmental neuroscience.
• Experience in leading multi-investigator research initiatives is essential.
• Interest in translating research findings to policy makers and communities is a strength.

Responsibilities

• Sustain an independently funded research program with national or international recognition.
• Teaching responsibilities may involve graduate or medical students.
• Lead multi-investigator research utilizing the Center and University resources.

Skills

Translational research

Environmental health sciences

Leadership

Education

M.D. or Ph.D. or equivalent

Job description

Outstanding Senior Environmental Health Scientist - Tenure Track


Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Jul 05, 2023
Deadline: Jul 05, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate or Full Professor position with tenure. We seek an outstanding senior scientist in environmental health sciences who has research expertise in one of the following domains: air pollution and lung health; environmental exposures & cancer; windows of susceptibility, environmental influences on reproduction & fetal development or environmental neuroscience, however other areas of interest will be considered. Individuals that conduct translational research on environmental exposures and human disease using animal models, human subjects or population-based approaches using "omics" approaches are of particular interest. Interest in translating research findings to vulnerable communities, policy makers and health professionals would be a strength. Applicants must have an M.D. Ph.D. or equivalent degree.

Research or scholarship responsibilities include sustaining an independently funded research program of national or international recognition in the discipline and the ability to lead multi-investigator research initiatives using the rich resources in the Center, Perelman School of Medicine and other Schools in the University, including the School of Nursing, The School of Veterinary Medicine and the Schools of Arts and Sciences.

Teaching responsibilities may include teaching graduate or medical students in the School of Medicine.

The primary faculty appointment will be in the Department of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics or another School of Medicine department that is consistent with the scientific expertise of the successful candidate. Opportunities for a secondary academic appointment in the Department of Medicine (within the Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine or Translational Medicine and Human Genetics), Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, the Department of Neurology or the Department of Pediatrics (based in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) are possible. Joint recruitment with the Abramson Cancer Center, Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health is also possible.

Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology is Penn's P30 Environmental Health Sciences Core Center and has enjoyed continued funding since 2006. A generous start-up package will be provided to the successful candidate.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.



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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.










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