Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences
Artificial Intelligence / Biostatistics and Data Science
Medicine
Epidemiology
Public Health
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Position Description
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 that is commensurate with rank. We seek candidates with disciplinary expertise in nutrition, epidemiology, public health, medicine, translational research, or nutritional biochemistry. Candidates working at the intersection of related fields, for example leveraging the use of big data and bioinformatics to address challenges in human nutrition and health, are encouraged to apply. The successful candidates will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University invites applications for two positions in human nutrition and health. Both positions are for 9-month, full-salaried, tenure-track faculty members. We seek experienced candidates with research excellence in human nutrition and health, with a track record of high impact research in the US and/or internationally that is commensurate with rank.
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, 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 annual external
research expenditures in DNS averages 6.1 million dollars and DNS faculty
collectively publish over 180 papers annually in high-impact journals.
In 2022, a new
Cornell Center for Precision Nutrition and Health was established by the
College of Human Ecology, with its leadership based in the Division of
Nutritional Sciences. The Division also houses a 3,800 sq. foot Human Metabolic
Research Unit housing a DXA, a clinical chemistry laboratory, and a metabolic
kitchen. The College of Human Ecology also houses a 3,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art MRI facility that supports human research.
DNS is the administrative home for the Cornell Graduate Field of Nutrition and the
Graduate Field of Epidemiology and
currently has three NIH-sponsored training grants in Artificial Intelligence
and Precision Nutrition, Maternal and Child nutrition and Translational Research
to support pre- and post-doctoral trainees. DNS faculty currently support about
60 graduate students currently enrolled and DNS faculty support about 20
postdoctoral trainees. The DNS undergraduate program
consists of four majors
(over 700 students) 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 only
nutrition-focused World Health Organization | Pan American Health Organization
Collaborating Centre in the US and is an Affiliate Center in the Cochrane US
Network. DNS also is home to the Program in International Nutrition, the
longest running program of its kind with an alumni base of over 300 graduates.
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 8,400 graduate/professional
students and more than 15,000 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 doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DrPH, MD/PhD) in nutrition, epidemiology, public health, medicine, or a related field.
- Demonstrated research excellence in DNS’ strategic focus areas including maternal and child nutrition, precision nutrition, obesity and chronic disease prevention, nutrition and infectious disease and biological systems and networks linked to nutrition-related phenotypes.
- Commensurate with rank, potential for or demonstrated research excellence supported by a record of publication in the field and a strong externally funded research program.
- 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 graduate level.
The candidate is expected to:
- Maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program focused on human nutrition and health.
- 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’ undergraduate and graduate teaching programs.
The two positions, which are part of this hire, are 9-month appointments, with the expectation of tenure. The Assistant and the open rank position are designated as 60% effort in research, 40% in teaching/instruction. 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/26196 and upload a cover letter, CV, research statement, a teaching statement, and a mentoring statement. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current, or future) to fostering learning, research, service, and/or outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. Applicants must also arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted through Academic Jobs Online.
Review of applications will begin in mid-November 2023 and will continue until these positions have been filled.
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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Mentoring Statement
- Description of approaches to working in a diverse community (stand alone or embedded in other application mtls) (optional)
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
)
Further Info:
Division of Nutritional Sciences
Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853