1 opening for Associate/Full Professor
Nutrition and Health Inequalities Cluster Hire
Division of Nutritional Sciences
The Division of Nutritional
Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University invites applications for a 9-month,
full-salaried, tenured/tenure-track position at the rank of associate or full
professor. We seek candidates with demonstrated research excellence in
nutrition and health inequalities in the US with a focus in maternal and
child nutrition, obesity, chronic disease, application of sociological,
cultural and behavioral theory in nutrition interventions and evaluation, food
insecurity, and/or other areas. The successful candidate is
expected to provide vision and leadership for the New York State Expanded Food
and Nutrition Education Program (NYS EFNEP; 3rd largest program in
the US) delivered through the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) system, and
for the Division’s Food
and Nutrition Education in Communities program that includes NYS
EFNEP as well as training and evaluation projects for the NYS Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). The successful candidate should
have demonstrated research excellence in nutrition and health inequalities in
the US. An interest in advancing the
understanding of the connection between nutrition and human health in
populations in low-income US community or public health settings, in the
broadest sense, should be central to the candidate's research program.
Commensurate with rank, research excellence should be demonstrated by an
active, externally funded research program as well as by a substantial record
of publication in recognized peer-reviewed journals. The successful candidate
should have experience in and/or the potential to develop collaborations with
other faculty who have broad interests in basic and applied aspects of food,
nutrition, and/or public health. Interest in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level is
required.
Candidates may have
disciplinary expertise in nutrition, public health nutrition, community
nutrition, nutrition intervention and policy, or related fields. The qualifications of the candidate will
determine the rank of the tenured/tenure-track appointment. This position is part
of a cluster hire in Nutrition and Health Inequalities. The cluster of positions within the Division
of Nutritional Sciences recognizes and highlights the key role of nutrition and
health inequalities today and the importance of the relationship of factors in
the social, cultural, economic, physical, policy, and information/technology
environments to the health and nutritional well-being of human populations. The Division of Nutritional
Sciences
The Division of Nutritional
Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University is among the largest academic units in the
United States devoted to human nutrition and is distinguished by its
multi‐disciplinary faculty. The scholarly activities of the Division, including
research, education and extension/outreach, integrate knowledge across the
physical, biological and social sciences to address important questions related
to nutrition and health, food systems and behavior patterns, and social and
institutional environments and governmental policies in relation to nutrition
and human health. The multidisciplinary environment includes programmatic foci
such as obesity and chronic disease, nutrition and global health, food systems
for health and nutrition, precision nutrition and nutritional genomics, and
maternal and child nutrition. The
mission of DNS is to support and contribute to advances in basic disciplines
and to promote the health and well‐being of populations in the U.S. and
globally. The DNS undergraduate program consists of four majors (~740 students
in total) and a University-wide minor in Global Health; the Nutritional
Sciences and Global and Public Health Sciences majors are offered in the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology while
the Human Biology, Health and Society major is offered in the College of Human
Ecology, and the concentration in Nutrition in the Biological Sciences Major is
offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Arts
and Sciences. The Division of Nutritional Sciences is the administrative home
for the Cornell Graduate Field of Nutrition and the Graduate Field of
Epidemiology and currently has two NIH-sponsored training grants to support
pre- and post-doctoral trainees. DNS is also the only nutrition-focused
WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center in the US and was recently named an Affiliate
Center in the Cochrane US Network. Academic Environment at
Cornell University Cornell is a major
Land Grant research and teaching institution established in 1865 with both
endowed and state‐assisted units. The student population on the Ithaca campus is
approximately 5,350 graduate/professional students and more than 14,000
undergraduates. Cornell offers a strong, interdisciplinary research
environment, and has ongoing campus‐wide investments in Radical Collaborations
that seek to leverage our uniquely collaborative environment to advance the
areas of social sciences, sustainability, data science, digital agriculture,
genome biology, humanities and arts, infection biology, nanoscale science and
molecular engineering. Other Cornell programs and initiatives include Cornell
Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Center for Health Equity, the Cornell Center
for the Study of Inequality, the Global Cornell Initiative, the Engaged Cornell
Initiative, and the Academic Integration Initiative that seeks to strengthen linkages
among Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell Tech and Cornell’s main campus in Ithaca,
NY. Qualifications:
The candidate is expected
to have: - A PhD, ScD, DrPH, or equivalent degree in nutrition, community
nutrition, nutrition education, nutrition intervention, public health
nutrition, or a related field;
- Demonstrated
leadership experience and ability to provide vision for NYS EFNEP, and for the
Division’s Food
and Nutrition Education in Communities program that includes NYS
EFNEP as well as training and evaluation projects for NYS SNAP-Ed;
- Demonstrated research excellence in nutrition and health
inequalities in one or more areas including, but not limited to, maternal and
child nutrition, obesity, chronic disease, application of sociological, cultural and
behavioral theory in nutrition interventions and evaluation,
and/or food insecurity;
- Demonstrated scholarship related to nutrition and human health, in
the broadest sense, should be central to the candidate's research program;
- Prior experience with Cooperative Extension is preferred;
- Interest in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level;
- Commensurate with rank, demonstrated research excellence supported
by a record of publication (in recognized peer-reviewed journals and/or books)
in the field and a strong history of externally supported research;
- An interest in building academic linkages within DNS program
areas, and with other departments and centers throughout the university.
Responsibilities: The candidate is expected
to: - Lead the NYS EFNEP staff and activities;
- Lead the Division’s Food and Nutrition
Education in Communities staff and activities;
- Maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program;
- Maintain a high level of scholarly activity;
- Mentor graduate students;
- Forge professional relationships within the Division of
Nutritional Sciences and other academic units on campus;
- Forge professional relationships with state and national leaders
of EFNEP and SNAP-Ed;
- Participate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences’ graduate
and/or undergraduate teaching programs.
Academic
Rank and Compensation: This position, which is part of a cluster hire, is a 9-month
appointment, with the expectation of tenure.
The Associate/Full Professor position is designated as 55% effort in
research, 25% effort in extension, and 20% effort in teaching. Salary level will depend on experience and
expertise and will be competitive with comparable positions at peer universities.
Applicants must apply through Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14284 and upload a cover letter, CV, research statement, a teaching statement, and a statement
of diversity. Applicants must
also arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted
through Academic Jobs Online. For the related positions that are part of the
cluster hire, please also see https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14333. Review of applications will begin in late October of 2019 and will
continue until this position has been filled. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Diversity and
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