[ES_JOBS_NET] Water Institute Director and Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/150098

 


Position Type

Permanent Faculty


Working Title

Water Institute Director and Professor


Position Number

	

Appointment Type

Open Rank


Salary Range

	

Full-time/Part-time

Full-Time Permanent


If part-time, hours per week

	

FTE

1.0


Vacancy ID

FAC0002357


Posting Open Date

04/05/2018


Application Deadline

11/01/2018


Open Until Filled

No


Proposed Start Date

04/01/2019


Position Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), along with its
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) and Gillings
School of Global Public Health, seek an innovative and entrepreneurial
leader to serve as the next Director of the UNC Water Institute
(http://waterinstitute.unc.edu). The Water Institute (WI) has a global
mission to develop public health solutions and is world renowned for its
research, collaborative projects and signature event, the annual Water and
Health Conference
(http://waterinstitute.unc.edu/conferences/waterandhealth2017/).

The Gillings School is the top public school of public health and serves as
home to ESE, a vibrant top 20 graduate program that will soon celebrate its
100th anniversary. ESE has a distinguished history of being an engineering
department within a school of public health, including a long record of
accomplishments in water and sanitation. The WI, established in 2010, has
extended this record, and used strong connections with partners such as the
USAID, UNICEF and WHO (with whom it serves as a Collaborating Center) to
influence communities of practice and expand research opportunities. It is
expected that the incoming Director will build on the tremendous success
achieved under the Institute's Founding Director, Professor Jamie Bartram,
as he moves into retirement in Summer 2019. The successful candidate will
lead an organization that includes faculty, staff and graduate students, as
well as a robust portfolio of projects and funding (for details, see
http://waterinstitute.unc.edu/sixyearreview/).

Research themes in the WI have revolved around rigorous evaluation of the
effectiveness of interventions (including approaches to enhance learning
about effectiveness), climate change and resilience, monitoring, water
quality and sanitation. The Institute will continue building on its
considerable momentum to become an intellectual center of excellence for
many dimensions of water-related inquiry, from water availability to
consumption, with a focus on connections among water, human health, and
development. The Director will engage with academics, public policy groups
and communities of practice to advance and disseminate knowledge that
supports effective policies, programs, and decisions for water management,
with particular attention to regions of the world in which there is
insufficient access to safe water.

There is considerable expertise in water-related science, engineering,
social science and policy within ESE, across the UNC-CH campus and in the
Research Triangle (which includes two other top-tier research institutions,
Duke University and North Carolina State University). The Institute engages
this community of scholars and facilitates interactions among international
leaders in global health and development. In addition, by integrating North
Carolina's academic, governmental and business leaders into its activities,
the Institute spans issues from local to global. Its goals include
attracting the brightest minds to UNC-CH, fostering collaborative and
interdisciplinary research, educating the next generation of researchers,
practitioners and entrepreneurs and promoting the development and
implementation of solutions to the world's most pressing water-related
challenges.

The successful candidate will be expected to enhance the WI's strong funding
portfolio, teach WI-relevant courses, mentor graduate students and
contribute to the Gillings School's service mission. In addition to strong
evidence of intellectual contributions to a water-related field, we seek
candidates that have significant leadership/management experience, a
demonstrated ability to develop and implement real world solutions and
strong networking and communication skills. The new Director will also work
closely with the Gillings School's Advancement team to attract support from
industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private donor
community.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in the beautiful
Research Triangle, home to three major research universities (UNC-CH, Duke,
North Carolina State) and a large and expanding high-tech sector. As the
smallest of the three population centers in the Triangle (total population 2
million), Chapel Hill is known as the "Southern Part of Heaven," possessing
all the advantages of a small college town while offering easy access to
many services (major airport) and amenities (entertainment, cultural) found
only in larger cities.

Review of applications will begin June 1, 2018 with the expectation that the
new Director will be in place by Spring 2019.


Educational Requirements

Applicants should have a doctoral degree in a water-related field.


Qualifications and Experience

Applicants will be considered for non-tenure-track, as well as
tenured/tenure track depending on experience. The successful candidate will
possess experience in both research and practice. The candidate could have
experience in either the academic or non-academic sectors, but will have a
record of achievement consistent with appointment at the Full or Associate
Professor level. Preference will be given to candidates whose work has had a
significant impact on policy, programmatic and professional practice. The
success of the WI will be demonstrated by generation of new knowledge and
influence on practice/policy. Applicants with expertise in areas related to
water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH), climate change and resilience, water
quality, next-generation water technologies, water resources, and
microbiology, among others, will receive full consideration.


Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and
affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability,
gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national
origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected
veteran.


Special Instructions

Applicants will be considered for non-tenure-track or tenured/tenure track
depending on qualification and experience.

All applications must be submitted electronically to the following website:
http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/137712. Applicants must also include the
following: (1) cover letter (not to exceed two pages) and (2) detailed
curriculum vitae.


Quick Link

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Department Contact Information


Department Contact Name and Title

Melissa Halstead, HR Consultant


Department Contact Telephone or Email

Melissa.Halstead at unc.edu


Contact Information

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about
the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice
Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to
<mailto:facultyrecruitment at unc.edu> facultyrecruitment at unc.edu.

Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able
to provide specific updates regarding position or application status. 

If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring
department notify the Department Contact.

 

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