BUSPH believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs. We are eager to recruit colleagues who support our commitment to ensuring BU is inclusive, equitable, diverse, and a place where all community members can thrive. 

The Department of Environmental Health is comprised of approximately 20 primary faculty members and is internationally recognized for innovation in research, teaching, and practice, and for its culture of collaboration. Our faculty investigate the pressing environmental health challenges of our time, including the health effects of contaminants such as metals, PFAS, air pollutants, and complex mixtures of chemical and non-chemical stressors in occupational and residential settings; climate change; energy systems and sustainability; water and sanitation; military environmental health; and emerging diseases of global significance and other facets of international environmental health. We emphasize solutions-oriented work in partnership with transdisciplinary stakeholders, decision-makers, and communities, with explicit consideration of environmental racism and social justice. The Department runs MPH certificates in both Environmental Health and Climate Change and Health, the MS in Public Health Research Climate and Health specialization, and a PhD program in Environmental Health.

Additionally, the school-wide Center for Climate and Health at BUSPH is led by Environmental Health faculty, and there are collaborative opportunities with the Center for Trauma and Mental Health, the Center for Health Data Science, and other resources at BUSPH. Faculty who join the Department also have access to BU’s world-class laboratory and clinical resources, computing facilities, and faculty expertise, and the opportunity to collaborate with university centers including the Institute for Global Sustainability, the Initiative on Cities, the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, and the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. Faculty receive mentorship and development opportunities to position them for success. 

Position Qualifications. Candidates should have a PhD, DrPH, or equivalent degree in environmental health or a related field, demonstrated potential for outstanding scholarship through publication and/or externally funded research, and a commitment to excellence and innovation in teaching, education, and mentorship of students. Successful candidates will be expected to lead an independent research program; actively engage in collaborative research; teach and mentor master’s and doctoral-level students; and provide stage-appropriate service to the department, university, and profession. The search is not focused on a specific area of environmental health, and we welcome applicants from diverse disciplines, including but not limited to exposure science, epidemiology, toxicology, risk/health impact assessment, and data science. We also welcome applicants who engage in public health practice, translational research, or science communication. 

Applicants should provide a cover letter; curriculum vitae; a research statement describing their research interests and previous experience; and a teaching and mentoring statement detailing their teaching experience and their approach to mentoring trainees in an inclusive and diverse learning environment on AJO. 

 Application review will begin January 6, 2025 and applications will continue to be accepted through February 18, 2025.