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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Department of Applied
Ecology<br>
Environmental Health and Risk Assessment Faculty Position</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Job description:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Department of Applied Ecology within the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State University (NCSU) seeks a
tenure-track Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Risk
Assessment. The position is a 12-month tenure-track
appointment with 80% Extension (within NC Cooperative Extension), 10% research,
and 10% academic (teaching) duties. The new faculty member will integrate with
our Extension Toxicology focal area, and provide expertise and collaboration
that will benefit CALS and our stakeholders.
In particular, this person will fill a major gap in current expertise in
<u>human health and risk assessment</u> by extending research, translation, and
mitigation strategies related to contemporary topics of concern to NC citizens
(and people throughout the region and nation) such as coal ash, PFAS, harmful
algal blooms, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, endocrine disrupting
compounds, excess nutrients and microbes, and aquatic diseases. North Carolina
faces immediate and long-term challenges connected to a substantial number of
agricultural and environmental contaminants and there is a strong need to
better communicate with our stakeholders and the general public to help them
understand, manage and mitigate associated risks. The new faculty member will be instrumental
in the process of connecting stakeholders with NCSU scientists in times of
crisis (e.g., major storms that lead to flood events and spread contaminants),
as novel concerns are identified and studied (e.g., GenX), and as ongoing
changes to our environment influence human and environmental health and
well-being. For example, home garden
plants, row crops, or livestock being grown with contaminated soil or
contaminated water could be assessed and communicated by this new faculty
member. This person will bridge CALS
focal areas in water, soil, and food production (crops, livestock, fish) and
will bring the human health risk expertise to our existing strengths in aquatic
health risk assessment. The new faculty member
will compete for extramural funding in the National Institute for Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS) and other federal or state-related programs that are
currently outside of our purview, but needed by CALS. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Required
qualifications:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A Ph.D. in environmental toxicology, epidemiology, public
health, ecology or related area.
Exposure assessment and environmental chemistry experience is desired.
Preference will be given to individuals with experience in scientific
communication and outreach.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For full announcement and to apply online visit:
<a href="https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/121642">https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/121642</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>The Department of Applied Ecology is a growing, vibrant
and productive unit within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a
supportive, collaborative academic setting. Faculty strengths are in the areas
of ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, conservation biology, environmental toxicology,
and related fields. Research in these fields drives a strong, well-funded
graduate program, effective extension and outreach, and graduate and
undergraduate mentoring, teaching and advising. The Department hosts the U.S.
Geological Survey’s NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the
Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center and faculty of NC State
University’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology.</i></p>
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