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Tenure-track faculty - Innovative Clean Water Technologies for the 21st Century

Employer
Johns Hopkins University
Location
Maryland, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Dec 24, 2019


The Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Environmental Health and Engineering seeks applicants for tenure-track faculty positions focused on Innovative Clean Water Technologies for the 21st Century. Candidates should have core expertise in the broad areas of water and/or wastewater treatment with an emphasis on novel cost-effective and energy efficient technologies. Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to: physico-chemical or biological processes to advance technologies for recovery and reuse of impaired waters, resource recovery from wastewaters, novel sensors and diagnostic tools for monitoring water supply and treatment infrastructure, and novel materials. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to develop broad interdisciplinary collaborations to address water challenges in a global context, by leveraging technological advancements in other fields such as utilizing the JHU Materials Characterization Processing (MCP) Core Facility, or incorporating life-cycle/systems analysis and sustainability concepts into analysis and design, and considering societal and environmental impacts and resource circularity. Individuals who integrate the above areas with public health or policy are especially encouraged to apply.

The Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, which spans the Whiting School of Engineering and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, has 49 tenured/tenure-track and 40 non-tenure-track faculty members. We embrace the vision outlined in the 2018 National Academy report Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges. We strive to position JHU as a world leader in understanding how environmental change affects human health and welfare, and in finding solutions that improve the health of the environment, the planet, communities and people, together as linked goals. We invite candidates who share our vision to apply for this position. More information about the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering can be found at https://ehe.jhu.edu

The Whiting School of Engineering comprises over 200 full time tenure-track, research, and teaching-track faculty in nine academic programs with a total annual research budget of over $100 million. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is the number 1 ranked public health school in the country with over 670 full time tenure-track faculty in 10 academic departments with an annual budget of over $500 million.

Research partnerships with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences make the Whiting School of Engineering a unique research and educational environment. Student enrollment exceeds 1800 at the undergraduate level with over 1000 full time MS and PhD students. The Engineering for Professionals program enrolls over 2000 part time continuing education students and is the largest program of its kind in the country.

Applicants must hold an earned doctorate in an appropriate field by the time their appointment begins. Candidates must have demonstrated an ability to conduct outstanding independent research and establish a strong internationally recognized research program. Commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse body of students at all levels is required. Applications at all levels will be considered; salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, three recent publications, and complete contact information for at least five references. Applications must be made on-line through the Interfolio by clickng the "Apply Now" button. Review of applications will begin in March 2020. While candidates who complete their applications by March 1, 2020 will receive full consideration, the department will consider exceptional applicants at any time.

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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