Assistant or Associate Professor of Food Safety

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Work type: Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Biology/Life Science, Agricultural Sciences
Department:  - HP-ENVIRONMENTAL GLOBAL HLTH

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Title:

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Food Safety

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field

Job Description:

The Department of Environmental and Global Health (EGH) at the University of Florida’s College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) invites applications from qualified individuals to a tenure-track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level position where they will develop a collaborative and international research program on food safety epidemiology and risk assessment in global health settings.

We are seeking candidates who conduct research and integrative studies on the impacts of improving the safety of nutrient-dense foods (animal-source foods, in combination with fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, etc.) on human health. Successful candidates for this position will use systems thinking and approaches, focus on population-level effects, and combine data acquisition and modeling. The position will consist of research, teaching, and service.

This position will seed a nexus in global food security between the Colleges of Public Health and Health Professions and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Faculty will be expected to work closely with other faculty in the One Health Center of Excellence (OHCE) and the Global Food Systems Institute (GFSI) to complement the existing expertise in interdisciplinary research on global food security and nutrition across the lifespan at the University of Florida.

The Department of Environmental and Global Health incorporates a dynamic faculty with expertise spanning environmental infectious diseases, viral discovery, toxicology and exposure science, aquatic systems and coastal community health, global health, AI and GIS, food and nutritional security, and occupational health and safety. EGH programs offer a Master of Health Science and doctoral degrees in Environmental Health and One Health. The College is part of UF’s Health Science Center that also includes the colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine.

Department faculty also collaborate with the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Institute of Child Health Policy, the UF Health Cancer Center, the UF Genetics Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the McKnight Brain Institute, all of which provide state-of-the-art environments and access to large data sets.

The ideal candidate will have an academic background in epidemiology, public health, or related field and a research portfolio with evidence of extramural funding; teaching experience; and experience with research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; designing and executing longitudinal studies and randomized controlled trials, data science, meta-analysis, simulation and population-level modeling; demonstrated success securing grant funding for research and/or training. This is a 1.0 FTE, 12-month position at the assistant, associate or full level, expected to start Spring of 2026.

Salary is negotiable, commensurate with education and experience.

The University of Florida (UF) offers an exceptional benefits package, including health, dental and vision insurance; state retirement plans; a generous leave program; and tuition assistance. UF is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer. For more information on benefits, please visit UF HR Benefits and Rewards at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates must have demonstrated ability to acquire external grant funding and engage in multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Candidates are expected to demonstrate dedication to excellence in scholarly achievements as well as evidence of proposal writing, student mentoring, and classroom teaching.
• Experience with research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; designing and executing longitudinal studies and randomized controlled trials, data science, meta-analysis, simulation and population-level modeling.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter, CV, and list of three references.

Application review will begin immediately and continue until a suitable applicant pool has been established.

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issue to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation…