Duke Kunshan University (DKU) invites applications for a senior faculty position at the rank of tenure-track/tenured associate/full professor in Climate Health to begin in the academic year 2026-2027. The faculty member will be primarily affiliated with the Master Science Program in Global Health (MSc-GH) and will have close interactions with other academic units, including the Global Health Research Center (GHRC), the International Master Program in Environmental Policy (iMEP), the Division of Social Sciences, etc. His/her potential responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

· Conduct and lead interdisciplinary research on the links between climate change and human health, with focus of climate health, environmental health, environmental epidemiology, population health, green healthcare and climate-health policy, driving the development of evidence-based policies and innovative solutions.

· Foster strategic relationships and build partnerships with key global and local stakeholders, particularly Duke and Duke-NUS, in the domains of climate change, health, and sustainability.

· Collaborate with academic institutions, such as Duke and Duke-NUS, governmental agencies, and international organizations to foster leadership in addressing climate-health challenges.

· Mentor and train the next generation of leaders and practitioners in environmental epidemiology, climate policy, sustainability, and global health through course works, training modules, and direct supervision.

· Candidates with interdisciplinary backgrounds who employ computational methods and causal inferences in their research on climate health to drive innovative solutions are particularly encouraged to apply.

· Candidates with expertise in policy, the ability to engage with media to drive public discourses, communication and/or education in climate health are particularly encouraged to apply.

·  Candidates who can partner with major funding sponsors to thrive are particularly encouraged to apply.

As an international intellectual community that encourages diversity, openness and creative learning, DKU welcomes outstanding faculty from around the world who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to a global learning and research environment. DKU particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and minorities.

In order to meet Chinese visa requirements, prior to the position start date, international (non-Chinese) candidates must have worked full-time (work experience obtained while studying full-time is not considered as full-time work experience) for at least two years in a relevant area (including post-doctoral work) after receiving their Bachelor’s degree, or begin their appointment at DKU within 12 months of obtaining their master’s degree/Ph.D. and without having work experience between graduation date on master’s degree diploma/Ph.D. diploma and position start date.

DKU is a collaborative partnership of Duke University, Wuhan University and the Municipality of Kunshan, China (https://dukekunshan.edu.cn/). Our campus provides an innovative and robustly interdisciplinary undergraduate liberal arts experience to a student body that now consists of around 2,000 students and 200+ faculty, with an acceptance rate of <8% and a student body represented by over 60 countries. We also offer a discrete number of Master Programs such as Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Master of Science in Global Health (MSc-GH) and Master of Environment Policy (iMEP). The DKU pedagogical model draws on the best of Duke’s educational experience and resources to reimagine undergraduate instruction on an intimate campus setting.

Similar to the best liberal arts colleges in the United States, DKU values dedication to teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment, as well as a strong commitment to successful scholarly engagement and research. This includes research with undergraduate students. As a whole, the Duke Kunshan faculty will have strong commitments to teaching and research, and outstanding quality in both areas will be highly valued.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in a relevant field. Research experience at a postdoctoral level (or greater) and teaching experience are desirable, as is working experience in an interdisciplinary setting. Applicants should provide a cover letter including a clear statement of the candidate’s specific interest in DKU, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three reference letters. All materials should be submitted through Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31951">https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31951. The search committee also invites and encourages letters of nomination for potential candidates. Nominations and questions about the positions may be sent to ghrc@dukekunshan.edu.cn using the subject “Faculty Candidates in Climate Health” as the subject line. Priority will be given to applications received by August 1, 2026; we will accept applications until the positions are filled.

The DKU campus is 37 miles west of Shanghai in Kunshan and is connected to Shanghai via high-speed train and subway-light rail train system. DKU provides internationally competitive compensation, housing allowance, child education benefits (for applicable faculty positions), and a discretionary fund or start-up package.