Division of Nutritional Sciences - 2 openings for Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Nutrition and Health Inequalities Cluster Hire
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University invites applications for two 9-month, full-salaried, tenure-track positions at the rank of assistant, associate or full professor. We seek
These positions are part of a cluster hire in Nutrition and Health Inequalities. The cluster of positions within the Division of Nutritional Sciences recognizes and highlights the key role of nutrition and health inequalities today and the importance of the relationship of factors in the social, cultural, economic, physical, policy, and information/technology environments to the health and nutritional well-being of human populations. The Division of Nutritional Sciences The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University is among the largest academic units in the United States devoted to human nutrition and is distinguished by its multi-disciplinary faculty. The scholarly activities of the Division, including research, education and extension/outreach, integrate knowledge across the physical, biological and social sciences to address important questions related to nutrition and health, food systems and behavior patterns, and social and institutional environments and governmental policies in relation to nutrition and human health. The multidisciplinary environment includes programmatic foci such as obesity and chronic disease, nutrition and global health, food systems for health and nutrition, precision nutrition and nutritional genomics, and maternal and child nutrition. The mission of DNS is to support and contribute to advances in basic disciplines and to promote the health and well-being of populations in the U.S. and globally. The DNS undergraduate program consists of four majors (~740 students in total) and a University-wide minor in Global Health; the Nutritional Sciences and Global and Public Health Sciences majors are offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology while the Human Biology, Health and Society major is offered in the College of Human Ecology, and the concentration in Nutrition in the Biological Sciences Major is offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences. The Division of Nutritional Sciences is the administrative home for the Cornell Graduate Field of Nutrition and the Graduate Field of Epidemiology and currently has two NIH sponsored training grants to support pre- and post-doctoral trainees. DNS is also the only nutrition focused WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center in the US and was recently named an Affiliate Center in the Cochrane US Network. 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 5,350
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Academic Rank and Compensation: The two positions, which are part of a cluster hire, are 9-month appointments, with the expectation of tenure. The Assistant and one open rank position are designated as 50% effort in research, 50% 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/14333 and upload a cover letter, CV, research statement, a teaching statement, and a statement of diversity. Applicants must also arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted through Academic Jobs Online. For the related position that is part of the cluster hire, please also see https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14284.
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