UTHealth Houston School of Public Health seeks applicants for an Open Rank, tenure-track position with expertise in environmental or public health engineering, with a focus on water treatment technologies, water reuse applications, and/or sustainable water management. The selected candidate will be part of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and be based at the El Paso location.
Specific areas of research experience may include:
• Water quality and waterborne disease
• Water system infrastructure and extreme weather
• Premise plumbing pathogens
• Engineered water cycle
• Direct/indirect potable water reuse
• Desalination
• Aquifer storage & recovery
• Wastewater epidemiology
Successful candidates are expected to contribute to the school’s teaching, research and service missions. We encourage applications from diverse areas of environmental and occupational health science.
• Strong scholarly credentials, including research publications and an appropriate record of external research funding from diverse sources including federal programs.
• Provide educational leadership, including classroom teaching and field work mentoring to graduate students.
• Develop and implement research related to water sustainability and public health by engaging with community organizations, including utilities.
• Work collaboratively with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health colleagues to submit research proposals for external funding.
• Effectively engage with industrial partners and/or non-academics.
Appointment will be at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience with competitive salaries and startup packages.
Qualifications:
PhD or DrPH in public health/environmental/civil engineering, water epidemiology, environmental resource management, or a related field. Successful applicants will have demonstrated potential as independent researchers with experience developing and implementing research studies, conducting data analyses, presenting research findings, and writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications. Prior experience with pilot plants would be useful but not required.
The School of Public Health, an integral part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has over 170 faculty and more than 1300 students at six locations strategically placed throughout Texas. Interested applicants should complete the web application at UTHealth Careers - Careers - UTHealth.
Address any questions to Dr. Eric Brown, Chair of the Search Committee, at eric.l.brown@uth.tmc.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment‐related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
This is a security-sensitive position and thereby subject to Texas Education Code §51.215. A background check will be required for the final candidates.