Nutrition and Health Equity Division of Nutritional Sciences Cornell University The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell
University invites applications for a 9-month, full-salaried, tenure-track
position at the rank of associate or full professor. We seek experienced candidates
with demonstrated research excellence in nutrition and health inequalities in the U.S. and/or globally.
This position is the
third in a cluster hire in the Division in Nutrition, Health Equity and Social
Justice. The Division recognizes the key role of social and structural
determinants in shaping the health and nutritional well-being of individuals,
families, and communities. This position is under the umbrella of the College
of Human Ecology Pathways
to Social Justice: Faculty Cohort Hire, which supports a comprehensive and collaborative college-wide
initiative to bring together a cohort of scholars who are
committed to studying race, ethnicity, and the nature, persistence, and consequences
of inequality.
Candidates are expected to be leaders in their disciplines and
have demonstrated research excellence in nutrition and health equity. 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. Candidates may have disciplinary
expertise in epidemiology, public health nutrition, community nutrition, food systems, food
security, or a related field. The qualifications of the candidate will
determine the rank of the tenured/tenure-track appointment. The successful
candidate will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate
level.
The Division of Nutritional Sciences
The Division of Nutritional Sciences 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 mission of DNS is to advance
discovery in basic disciplines and to promote the health and well‐being of populations in the U.S. and globally. The scholarly activities
in DNS include research, education and translation, and extension and outreach.
These activities integrate knowledge across the physical, biological, and social
sciences to address important questions related to nutrition and health, food systems, and social and institutional
environments and governmental policies related to nutrition and human health. The
multidisciplinary environment supports faculty who work across the Division’s 4
programmatic foci of Precision
Nutrition, Lifecycle Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Systems, and Social and
Behavioral Nutrition. The DNS undergraduate program
consists of four majors
(~750 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 (CALS) and in the College of Human Ecology
(CHE), the Human Biology,
Health and Society major is offered in CHE, and the concentration in Nutrition in the Biological Sciences Major
is offered in CALS and the College
of Arts and Sciences.
The Division is home to the Food and
Nutrition Education in Communities program, which leads the New York State
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (NYS EFNEP) delivered through the
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) system. DNS 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 World Health Organization Collaborating Center in
the US and is 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, which 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, MD/PhD or equivalent degree in
public health nutrition, epidemiology, community nutrition, a
social science discipline, or a related field
- Demonstrated research excellence in nutrition and health equity
- 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
- Interest in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level
Responsibilities: The candidate is expected to: - 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
- Participate in the Division of Nutritional
Sciences’ graduate and/or undergraduate teaching programs
Academic Rank and Compensation: This position is a 9-month
appointment, with the expectation of tenure.
This open rank position will be filled
at the level of Associate or Full Professor and is designated as 50% effort in
research, 50% in teaching/instruction. The 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/19708 ;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 related positions in other departments in CHE, which
are included in the Pathways to Social Justice:
Faculty Cohort Hire, see this central description.
Review of applications will begin in late October 2021 and will continue until this position
has been filled.
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