Center for Precision Environmental Health (Assistant Professor)

Baylor College of Medicine and Department Summary:

The Center for Precision Environmental Health at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas invites applications for a faculty position to expand capacity within the Program in Population and Environmental Health Disparities.

 

A top-20 medical school, ranked among the best research-intensive institutions in the USA, BCM is the largest biomedical research campus in the world. BCM fosters an academic environment of inclusion among students, fellows, faculty and staff.

 

Center faculty enjoy access to Baylor's state-of-the art core facilities, outstanding M.D./Ph.D., and Ph.D. graduate programs, a CPRIT training grant opportunities for post-doctoral fellows interested in cancer, a NIEHS P30 Environmental Health Sciences Core Center, and a P50 Center of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research.

 

Further, ample opportunities exist for collaborations with faculty throughout the Texas Medical Center, including The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Texas A&M University, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Rice University.

Summary

We are seeking candidates for a non-tenure track assistant faculty position who will conduct environmental epidemiologic research in collaboration with faculty members at BCM and elsewhere in the world's largest and most comprehensive life science and medical complex, the Texas Medical Center.  Individuals with interests in joint chemical and non-chemical stressors, exposure assessment, emerging environmental health issues, health disparities, climate change, environmental racism and environmental justice are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) with a strong record of scholarly activity. Candidates should be nationally or internationally recognized scholars with externally funded research programs. The Search Committee hopes to draw from a diverse applicant pool, with applications from women and individuals from underrepresented populations strongly encouraged.  Prospective candidates should send a statement of research accomplishments and research plans (no more than 2 pages total), CV and a list of at least three references to precisionhealth@bcm.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and remain open until the position is filled. Applications will be considered in strict confidence.

 

Diversity among Baylor's students, trainees, faculty, and staff is a prerequisite to accomplishing Baylor's institutional mission, and to maintaining the highest standards in training for healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, scientific innovation, and patient-centered care. Baylor is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for all qualified persons without considering race, color, national origin, creed, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, veteran status, or disability unrelated to job requirements.

 

 

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

 

 

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