Two Senior Positions in the Life Sciences or Health-Related Fields at Boston College at Boston College, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Description:

The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College seeks two visionary scholar-leaders to accelerate its efforts to address critical societal health needs. Applicants with expertise in understanding or reducing health risks related to climate change, or individuals who are well-positioned to contribute to such research, are of especial interest.These positions will be appointed at the Full Professor level. Associate Professors with exceptional qualifications will also be considered.

The Schiller Institute focuses on research and pedagogy in energy, environment, and health. It works to connect faculty across the sciences, humanities, and professional schools, and supports interdisciplinary research across its three areas of focus. In its recent inaugural faculty cohort, the Institute hired faculty members who are globally recognized leaders of climate science, global sustainability, renewable energy technology, and energy economics. In this current cohort, we seek to extend our faculty expertise to focus on the Institutes health-related mission. Successful candidates will serve jointly as core Institute faculty members and as members of a home department.

Qualifications:

Applicants should have well-developed, externally funded research programs grounded in the life sciences, public health, nursing, social work, sociology, mental health, neuroscience, data science or a related field.Research may be focused at the basic, translational, clinical or population level. Candidates should be experienced in using innovative and interdisciplinary approaches in their research.

The Institute welcomes senior scholars interested in working across academic disciplines who will build integrated teams with Schiller Institute Core faculty and across the University. Institute faculty members are expected to strengthen the research profile of the university; stimulate collaborative, problem-focused research; develop, design, and participate in interdisciplinary curricula and co-curricular activities; build partnerships with leading institutions and organizations; and advance the results of Boston College applied research into the public sphere.

Application Instructions:

Applications should include a cover letter describing the applicants interest in the position and relevant experience, a curriculum vitae, and a 2-3-page research statement. If relevant, cover letters should incorporate a description of how the candidate's research connects health research with the impacts of climate change or climate variability.

Nominations and inquiries can be made to Professor Laura J. Steinberg, Seidner Family Executive Director of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, atschiller.institute@bc.edu.

Review of applications will begin on November 15 and will continue until the positions are filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. The university is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.

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