Faculty (Open Rank) Tenure Track; Public Health Engineer – Dept of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS), School of Public Health - ElPaso, United States - University of Texas Health Science Center

Description

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health seeks applicants for an Open Rank, tenure-track position with expertise in environmental or public health engineering, with a focus on water treatment technologies, water reuse applications, and/or sustainable water management. The selected candidate will be part of the new Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and be based at the El Paso location .

Specific areas of research experience may include:

· Water quality and waterborne disease

· Water system infrastructure and extreme weather

· Premise plumbing pathogens

· Engineered water cycle

· Direct/indirect potable water reuse

· Desalination

· Aquifer storage & recovery

· Wastewater epidemiology

Position Key Accountabilities:

Successful candidates are expected to contribute to the school's teaching, research, and service missions. We encourage applications from diverse areas of environmental and occupational health science.

• Provide educational leadership, including classroom teaching and fieldwork mentoring to graduate students.
• Develop and implement research related to water sustainability and public health by engaging with community organizations, including utilities.
• Work collaboratively with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health colleagues to submit research proposals for external funding.
• Effectively engage with industrial partners and/or non-academics.

Qualifications:

PhD or DrPH in public health/environmental/civil engineering, water epidemiology, environmental resource management, or a related field. Successful applicants will have demonstrated potential as independent researchers with experience developing and implementing research studies, conducting data analyses, presenting research findings, and writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications. Prior experience with pilot plants would be useful but not required.

Address any questions to Dr. Eric Brown, Chair of the Search Committee, at

Interested applicants should complete the web application. Please attach a letter describing qualifications and interests, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references to the web application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

Appointment will be at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience with competitive salaries and startup packages.

This is a security-sensitive position and thereby subject to Texas Education Code § A background check will be required for the final candidates.

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