Multiple Full-time Associate and Full Professor Positions in Climate Change and Health, School of Public Health

The Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) is seeking applicants for multiple Associate and Full Professor faculty positions in Climate Change and Health, one of the five strategic directions articulated on the School’s Strategy Map.

Scholarly activity in this area seeks to identify and reduce health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan, advance equitable solutions that prioritize the needs of those who are most affected by climate change, and / or support communities to better prepare for future threats to their well-being.

Given this multidisciplinary school-wide search, successful candidates may be appointed to any of the School’s six academic departments : Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, or Health Law, Policy & Management.

Successful candidates will also be affiliated with the BUSPH Center for Climate and Health.

BUSPH believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs.

We seek colleagues who will support our institutional commitment to ensuring BU is inclusive, equitable, diverse, and a place where all constituents can thrive.

We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we continue our tradition of educating a diverse and talented student body.

The Boston University School of Public Health pursues a detailed plan for fostering a diverse and inclusive community recognizing that diversity of experience deepens the intellectual endeavor.

Founded in 1976, the Boston University School of Public Health ranks in the top 10 public health schools in the country, according to the latest U.

S. News & World Report graduate school rankings. It offers master's- and doctoral-level education in public health. With over 300 faculty in six departments, the School conducts policy-changing public health research, aiming to improve the health of populations especially the underserved locally and globally.

Required Skills

Successful candidates will have an established, extramurally funded research program; a track record of teaching and mentoring graduate students;

and provide service to the department, university and profession. We consider multiple disciplines and areas of inquiry to be relevant to the study of climate change and health, and we encourage candidates from a range of backgrounds to articulate the relevance of their research to this area.

Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent degree in public health or a related field.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research statement describing their research interests and experience, a teaching statement describing their experience and approach to teaching and mentoring, and a diversity statement that details how they will promote diversity and inclusivity at our school.

These materials should be submitted via the following website : https : / / academicjobsonline.org / ajo / jobs / 27837 .

Please note that applications will only be accepted through this AcademicJobsOnline website and not through BU HR.

Application review begins September 1, 2024 and will continue to be accepted through October 15, 2024.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status.

We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .

Required Experience

Successful candidates will have an established, extramurally funded research program; a track record of teaching and mentoring graduate students;

and provide service to the department, university and profession. We consider multiple disciplines and areas of inquiry to be relevant to the study of climate change and health, and we encourage candidates from a range of backgrounds to articulate the relevance of their research to this area.

Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent degree in public health or a related field.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research statement describing their research interests and experience, a teaching statement describing their experience and approach to teaching and mentoring, and a diversity statement that details how they will promote diversity and inclusivity at our school.

These materials should be submitted via the following website : https : / / academicjobsonline.org / ajo / jobs / 27837 .

Please note that applications will only be accepted through this AcademicJobsOnline website and not through BU HR.

Application review begins September 1, 2024 and will continue to be accepted through October 15, 2024.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status.

We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .