Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, Human Nutrition & Health (Tenure Track)

The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University invites applications for two positions in human nutrition and health. Both positions are for 9-month, full-salaried, tenure-track faculty members. We seek experienced candidates with research excellence in human nutrition and health, with a track record of high impact research in the US and/or internationally that is commensurate with rank.

Research excellence should be demonstrated by an active, externally funded research program, as well as by a substantial record of publication in recognized peer-reviewed journals that is commensurate with rank.  We seek candidates with disciplinary expertise in nutrition, epidemiology, public health, medicine, translational research, or nutritional biochemistry. Candidates working at the intersection of related fields, for example leveraging the use of big data and bioinformatics to address challenges in human nutrition and health, are encouraged to apply. The successful candidates will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

The Division of Nutritional Sciences
The Division is home to the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities program, which leads the New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (NYS EFNEP) delivered through the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) system.  DNS is the only nutrition-focused World Health Organization | Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Centre in the US and is an Affiliate Center in the Cochrane US Network. DNS also is home to the Program in International Nutrition, the longest running program of its kind with an alumni base of over 300 graduates.

Academic Environment at Cornell University
Cornell is a major Land Grant research and teaching institution established in 1865 with both endowed and state‐assisted units. The student population on the Ithaca campus is approximately 8,400 graduate/professional students and more than 15,000 undergraduates. Cornell offers a strong, interdisciplinary research environment, and has ongoing campus‐wide investments in Radical Collaborations that seek to leverage our uniquely collaborative environment to advance the areas of social sciences, sustainability, data science, digital agriculture, genome biology, humanities and arts, infection biology, nanoscale science and molecular engineering. Other Cornell programs and initiatives include Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Center for Health Equity, the Cornell Center for the Study of Inequality, the Global Cornell Initiative, the Engaged Cornell Initiative, and the Academic Integration Initiative that seeks to strengthen linkages among Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell Tech and Cornell’s main campus in Ithaca, NY.

Qualifications

The candidate is expected to have:

• A doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DrPH, MD/PhD) in nutrition, epidemiology, public health, medicine, or a related field
• Demonstrated research excellence in DNS’ strategic focus areas including maternal and child nutrition, precision nutrition, obesity and chronic disease prevention, nutrition and infectious disease and biological systems and networks linked to nutrition-related phenotypes.
• Commensurate with rank, potential for or demonstrated research excellence supported by a record of publication in the field and a strong externally funded research program.
• An interest in building academic linkages within DNS program areas, and with other departments and centers throughout the University. 
• Interest in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level

Responsibilities

The candidate is expected to:

• Maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program focused on human nutrition and health.
• Maintain a high level of scholarly activity.
• Mentor graduate students
• Forge professional relationships within the Division of Nutritional Sciences and other academic units on campus.
• Participate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences’ undergraduate and graduate teaching programs.

Academic Rank and Compensation
The two positions, which are part of this hire, are 9-month appointments, with the expectation of tenure.  The Assistant and the open rank position are designated as 60% effort in research, 40% in teaching/instruction.  Salary level will depend on experience and expertise and will be competitive with comparable positions at peer universities.

Applicants must apply through Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/26196 and upload a cover letter, CV, research statement, a teaching statement, and a mentoring statement. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current, or future) to fostering learning, research, service, and/or outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. Applicants must also arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted through Academic Jobs Online.

Review of applications will begin in mid-November 2023 and will continue until these positions have been filled. 

Salary Range : $76,200 to $309,900

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Pay Range:

$111,500.00 - $309,900.00

Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
• Unique applicable skills.

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2023-10-12