Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
General DescriptionGeneral DescriptionThe Department of Environmental Health and Engineering in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health invites applications for a full-time, tenure track research and teaching assistant professor faculty position. We are seeking applicants with specific expertise in domestic and global health security, especially concerning high-consequence health security threats that could lead to pandemics or other large scale biological disasters.The Center for Health Security, within the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, is a leader in the field of health security. We explore how new policy approaches, scientific advances, and technological innovations can strengthen health security and save lives. We advance policies and practice addressing diverse challenges, including the global rise in emerging infectious diseases, a continued risk of pandemic flu, major natural disasters, and the potential for biological accidents or intentional threats.Expectations for ApplicantsStrong applicants will have expertise/experience within some, or all, of the following health security areas:Diagnostics and medical countermeasures development and innovation for domestic and global pandemic preparedness and response;
Global and national health security implications of emerging developments in biotechnology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in biotechnology development;
Global health clinical and/or field experience;
Policy approaches to protecting peoples' health from naturally occurring, deliberately caused, or accidentally released high-consequence pathogens;
Policy approaches for incentivizing pandemic preparedness technologies;
Preventing or mitigating catastrophic health events and natural disasters threatened by climate change and understanding/addressing disproportionate impacts on specific populations and geographic areas.
Focus on equitable access to medical countermeasures and/or disparities in health outcomes during pandemics and other public health emergencies.
Strong applicants will also have research and some teaching expertise in any of the above areas, as well as experience engaging with the policymaking community and private sector to make progress in the field. Candidate(s) will be expected to be active contributors to the educational mission of the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering (EHE) and thus should also have experience in mentoring and advising students at the graduate level.The ideal candidate will also have experience in utilizing innovative approaches to advance international and national mechanisms for infectious disease pandemic prevention, detection, response, or recovery. The candidate should enjoy working in a highly interdisciplinary team environment.Candidates should also be committed to fostering principles of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout their research, teaching, and mentoring activities.Successful applications will demonstrate:A solid record of scholarship and extramurally-funded research commensurate with rank;
Strong skills to contribute to advancing their field and teaching;
Notable contributions to health security practice;
A commitment to addressing key challenges in their identified area.
The Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at BSPHThe Department of Environmental Health and Engineering strives to utilize fundamental science conducted at the interface of environmental health sciences and engineering to protect the health of the environment and people. The Department offers excellent opportunities for cross cutting interdisciplinary research in areas including health security, climate change, environmental epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, toxicology, physiology and risk assessment for susceptibility to environmental diseases.Excellent collaboration opportunities exist within the Department and throughout our top - ranked Schools of Public Health, Engineering , and Medicine. Please visit our departmental website at
https://ehe.jhu.edu/Qualifications
Desired QualificationsQualified applicants must hold a PhD, MD, DrPH, JD, DVM/VMD, or equivalent degree in public health, medicine, health policy, biology or related health or life science disciplines. Candidates with long-standing interest and experience in pandemic preparedness for potentially catastrophic outbreaks are encouraged to apply.Additional preferred qualifications include post-doctoral research and/or policy scholarship in at least one of the following areas: health policy, public health, medicine, healthy security, emerging biotechnology policy, and/or AI and biotechnology, as well as teaching experience in one or more of these fields. Ideal candidates will have on-the-ground clinical and/or field experience in a global health security and/or infectious diseases setting. This experience could be US-based or internationally based.Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted using Interfolio, and include:Cover letter addressed to Crystal Watson, DrPH, MPH, Search Committee Chair;
Curriculum vitae;
Names and contact information of three references;
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health strives to improve the health and health equity of global communities by advancing public health education, scholarship, and practice and is firmly committed to a school that embraces scholarship, critical thinking, innovation and scientific rigor and cultivates a diverse, inclusive, and nurturing environment for all students, faculty and staff. Only by uplifting these principles and promoting a culture of belonging, can we deliver on our mission of protecting health and saving lives and drive excellence in all we do. As such, applicants should submit a letter of interest that summarizes why they are attracted to this position, what attributes and experiences make them a competitive candidate, and how their past record, current actions, and future plans will contribute to the mission and values of the BSPH as stated here (link to: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/about/at-a-glance/mission-vision-and-value).
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Global and national health security implications of emerging developments in biotechnology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in biotechnology development;
Global health clinical and/or field experience;
Policy approaches to protecting peoples' health from naturally occurring, deliberately caused, or accidentally released high-consequence pathogens;
Policy approaches for incentivizing pandemic preparedness technologies;
Preventing or mitigating catastrophic health events and natural disasters threatened by climate change and understanding/addressing disproportionate impacts on specific populations and geographic areas.
Focus on equitable access to medical countermeasures and/or disparities in health outcomes during pandemics and other public health emergencies.
Strong applicants will also have research and some teaching expertise in any of the above areas, as well as experience engaging with the policymaking community and private sector to make progress in the field. Candidate(s) will be expected to be active contributors to the educational mission of the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering (EHE) and thus should also have experience in mentoring and advising students at the graduate level.The ideal candidate will also have experience in utilizing innovative approaches to advance international and national mechanisms for infectious disease pandemic prevention, detection, response, or recovery. The candidate should enjoy working in a highly interdisciplinary team environment.Candidates should also be committed to fostering principles of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout their research, teaching, and mentoring activities.Successful applications will demonstrate:A solid record of scholarship and extramurally-funded research commensurate with rank;
Strong skills to contribute to advancing their field and teaching;
Notable contributions to health security practice;
A commitment to addressing key challenges in their identified area.
The Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at BSPHThe Department of Environmental Health and Engineering strives to utilize fundamental science conducted at the interface of environmental health sciences and engineering to protect the health of the environment and people. The Department offers excellent opportunities for cross cutting interdisciplinary research in areas including health security, climate change, environmental epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, toxicology, physiology and risk assessment for susceptibility to environmental diseases.Excellent collaboration opportunities exist within the Department and throughout our top - ranked Schools of Public Health, Engineering , and Medicine. Please visit our departmental website at
https://ehe.jhu.edu/Qualifications
Desired QualificationsQualified applicants must hold a PhD, MD, DrPH, JD, DVM/VMD, or equivalent degree in public health, medicine, health policy, biology or related health or life science disciplines. Candidates with long-standing interest and experience in pandemic preparedness for potentially catastrophic outbreaks are encouraged to apply.Additional preferred qualifications include post-doctoral research and/or policy scholarship in at least one of the following areas: health policy, public health, medicine, healthy security, emerging biotechnology policy, and/or AI and biotechnology, as well as teaching experience in one or more of these fields. Ideal candidates will have on-the-ground clinical and/or field experience in a global health security and/or infectious diseases setting. This experience could be US-based or internationally based.Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted using Interfolio, and include:Cover letter addressed to Crystal Watson, DrPH, MPH, Search Committee Chair;
Curriculum vitae;
Names and contact information of three references;
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health strives to improve the health and health equity of global communities by advancing public health education, scholarship, and practice and is firmly committed to a school that embraces scholarship, critical thinking, innovation and scientific rigor and cultivates a diverse, inclusive, and nurturing environment for all students, faculty and staff. Only by uplifting these principles and promoting a culture of belonging, can we deliver on our mission of protecting health and saving lives and drive excellence in all we do. As such, applicants should submit a letter of interest that summarizes why they are attracted to this position, what attributes and experiences make them a competitive candidate, and how their past record, current actions, and future plans will contribute to the mission and values of the BSPH as stated here (link to: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/about/at-a-glance/mission-vision-and-value).
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