Regular/In Residence Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
University of California Davis
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Posted: 18-Aug-24
Location: Davis, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 5541771
Regular/In Residence Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
Position Overview: The salary range for this position is $130,000-$140,608. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan (https://aadocs.ucdavis.edu/policies/apm/apm-670.pdf).
Regular/In Residence Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health University of California, Davis School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health
The University of California (UC), Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences is seeking to fill one Assistant Professor faculty position in the Regular/In-Residence series to collaborate on research on environmental and occupational health.
As an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, the appointee chosen for this position will be responsible for independent research, collaborative research, teaching, mentoring, and service in the areas of occupational and environmental health.
Environmental and occupational health topics include (but are not limited to) exposure assessment or epidemiology in the area of green or blue spaces, the built environment, pollutants (e.g., air pollution, water pollution, pesticides, forever' chemicals), noise, and/or climate change (e.g., extreme temperatures and wildfires) and the impact of these factors on health outcomes in the general population or occupational populations.
This position would be housed within and will support the mission of the UC Davis Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH). The COEH at UC Davis is part of the state-legislated Northern California COEH, which brings together faculty and staff on the Davis, Berkeley, and San Francisco campuses of the University of California to:
Educate future leaders in occupational and environmental health
Develop new knowledge related to occupational and environmental health issues
Bring the resources of the University of California to people affected by health hazards in their workplaces or communities These three core activities are grounded in a multi-campus, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving based upon teamwork and training in medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. The UC Davis COEH builds upon these core areas through research built upon strengths of UC Davis and translational activities that broaden the influence of the Center.
The Department of Public Health Sciences is a major research and teaching department in the School of Medicine. Areas of active research in the Department include occupational/environmental health, health disparities, reproductive and women's health, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, aging, behavioral health, nutrition, obesity, children's health, autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, access to care, mobile health technologies, climate change, infectious disease, injuries, and worksite health interventions, as well as biostatistical methods related to these areas. The Division of Occupational and Environmental Health faculty have active collaborations both within the department and with faculty in many other departments and centers, including the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Clinical and Translational Science Center, the MIND Institute, the Environmental Health Sciences Center, and the Alzheimer's Disease Center.
The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first choice candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor, Steps 4, 5, or 6. The reference check involves contacting administration of the applicant's previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantial findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search for assistant professor to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled 'Authorization to Release Information' into Recruit as part of their application. If the candidate does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for Academic Senate Assistant Professor, Steps 4, 5, or 6 will be subject to reference checks.
UC Davis is the home of the Aggies — go-getters, change makers and problem solvers who make their mark at one of the top public universities in the United States. Since we first opened in 1908, we’ve been known for standout academics, sustainability and Aggie Pride as well as valuing the Northern California lifestyle. These themes are woven into our 100-plus-year history and our reputation for solving problems related to food, health, the environment and society.Our 5,300-acre campus is in the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 located in Yolo County. The state capital is 20 minutes away, and world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.