Faculty Positions in Building International Capacity in Veterinary Public HealthPlanetary Health
Faculty Positions in Building International Capacity in Veterinary Public HealthPlanetary Health
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The College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University invites applications for two faculty positions in building international capacity in veterinary public health/Planetary Health. The successful candidates will join a Universitywide initiative in public health and will be full faculty members of the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at the level of Lecturer. Duties will include some combination of the following: 1 assisting international universities create and/or improve veterinary curricula and facilities; 2 assisting international government agencies and nongovernmental organizations with disease prevention/surveillance/outbreak response; environmental toxins; food production; and/or wildlife conservation 3 designing sustainable interventions to attack poverty and hunger using a Planetary Health approach; and 4 engaging Cornell students in international work. To have impact at scale it is expected that these scholarly outreach and/or research activities will include engagement with various national and international governmental and nongovernmental partners including the private sector and these activities will largely be supported by extramural grants contracts and cooperative agreements. Successful candidates will also teach various aspects of Planetary Health to public health and veterinary students.
Cornell University is a recognized global leader in sustainability and veterinary sciences and has dynamic and highly progressive initiatives to fulfill our educational and land grant missions. The candidate will benefit from engaging with various crosscampus initiatives and centers including Global Cornell Engaged Cornell the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future the Dairy Center of Excellence and the New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence as well as with our highly collaborative faculty from a wide variety of related academic departments and programs.
Candidates must have a DVM or equivalent degree. Advanced public health and/or research training including an MPH or PhD will be preferred. Clinical duties are not associated with these positions. Note that prior employment in academia is not required; professional experience will be viewed favorably.
Salary and title will be commensurate with credentials and experience.
Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will create a climate that attracts people from all races nationalities and genders. We strongly encourage underrepresented minorities to apply. The University seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples and has a Dual Career program to assist with dual career searches.
For more information contact the Chair of the search Dr. Alexander Travis at: .
Electronic application submission is through Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline/ajo/jobs/8611
Please provide 1 a cover letter describing your veterinary public health/Planetary Health experience and your goals in working in an academic institution; 2 a 12 page statement describing how your public health/Planetary Health practice policy or research has led to tangible results or impact; 3 a curriculum vitae; and 4 letters from 3 referees. Review of applications will begin on December 18 2016 and continue until the positions are filled.
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Karen WilcoxNumber of Openings:
2Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell Universitys heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
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