POSITION 19-04 Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

POSITION 19-04 Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis

Title: Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology. The Department of Environmental Toxicology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology with a preferred emphasis in Environmental Chemistry. This is an academic year (9-month), Assistant Professor tenure-track position with teaching, research, outreach/engagement and service responsibilities and includes the expectation that the appointee will conduct mission-oriented research and outreach/engagement of relevance to the California Agricultural Experiment Station (https://caes.ucdavis.edu/research/aes).

Responsibilities:
The Department of Environmental Toxicology is seeking applicants that focus on areas relevant to environmental chemistry and toxicology. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, environmental processes and impacts, chemical remediation, food chemistry/toxicology, biological chemistry or molecular toxicology. The successful applicant is expected to have, or to develop, an independent, internationally-recognized and well-funded research program. In addition to training and supervising undergraduate and graduate students, and collaborating, with established programs within the university, the appointee will teach at least two courses in the Environmental Toxicology curriculum (undergraduate or graduate). Examples include Environmental Fate of Toxicants (ETX 102A), Quantitative Analysis of Environmental Toxicants (ETX 102B), Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry of Toxic Chemicals (ETX 228), Environmental Toxicants (ETX 203), Role & Applications of Toxicology in Modern Industry (ETX 130), Food Toxicology (ETX 128), or Toxicology of Pesticides (ETX 270), and a course the appointee develops in an area of expertise. Participation in and development of outreach/engagement programs, and performance of departmental and university service is expected. This position is expected to collaborate with extension educators and partners in allied industries.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a field of chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, molecular biology, biological chemistry, or a related field at the time of appointment. Post-doctoral experience is preferred. Evidence of research excellence is expected. The candidate should have the ability to develop and instruct undergraduate and graduate courses and the ability to develop and conduct extramurally funded research in fields related to environmental chemistry and toxicology.

Salary:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications:
Application materials must be submitted via the following website: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu. The position will remain open until filled. To ensure consideration, applications should be received by Dec. 2, 2019.

Required application materials include: 1) curriculum vitae including publication list, 2) up to three publications, 3) statement of research accomplishments, 4) statement of teaching accomplishments and philosophy, 5) statement of future research plans relevant to environmental chemistry and toxicology, 6) Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 7) the names, addresses, including e-mail, of four professional references, and 8) transcripts if the applicant is within five years of Ph.D. degree. Additional inquiries should be directed to Qi Zhang, Search Committee Chair, Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8588. Phone: (530) 752-5779; email: dkwzhang@ucdavis.edu.

UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse faculty community. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

UC Davis supports Family-friendly recruitments. UC Davis covers travel expenses for a second person to accompany an invited faculty recruitment candidate who is a mother (or single parent of either gender) of a breast or bottle-feeding child less than two years of age.
http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/work-life/index.html

UC Davis recognizes the necessity of supporting faculty with efforts to integrate work, family and other work-life considerations. To recruit and retain the best faculty, the campus sponsors a Work Life Program that provides programs and services that support faculty as they strive to honor their commitments to work, home and community.
http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/work-life/index.html

The UC Davis Partner Opportunities Program (POP) is a service designed to support departments and deans' offices in the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty. Eligibility for POP services is limited to full-time Academic Senate Ladder Rank faculty (including Lecturers with Security of Employment (LSOE), Lecturers with Potential Security of Employment (LPSOE) Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment (SLPSOE)), and Cooperative Extension Specialists.

UC Davis was ranked #1 in 2016 on Forbes Magazine list of the 13 most important STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) universities for women, and is a U.S. Department of Education's Hispanic Serving Institution designation received May 2019. Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of its student body by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for students through such organizations and programs as the Center for African Diaspora Student Success; the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Resource Center; Casa Cuauhtemoc Chicano-Latino Theme House; Asian Pacific American Theme House; ME/SA (Middle astern/South Asian) living-learning community; Multi- Ethnic Program (MEP); Chicano/Latino Retention Initiative; and Native American Theme Program.

UC Davis is a smoke- and tobacco-free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any property owned or leased by UC Davis-- indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

To apply, visit https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03133





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