Position ID: | UConn-College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources-496406 [#21893, 496406] |
Position Title: | Associate/Full Professor, Director of One Health Initiatives |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States [map] |
Subject Area: | Health |
Appl Deadline: | finished (2022/06/07, finished 2023/04/01, listed until 2022/09/30) |
Position Description: |
INTRODUCTION The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level to develop a program of scholarship and CAHNR-wide leadership in the area of One Health. The Director of One Health Initiatives will provide strategic vision and coordination for One Health, facilitate research, teaching, and outreach endeavors in diverse health-related disciplines, and enhance connections to and integration across other departments and their units. Supporting CAHNR’s research mission, the Director for One Health Initiatives will advance the scholarly activities of the faculty, including interdisciplinary opportunities. The successful candidate will be a nationally or internationally recognized leader prepared to extend and expand the excellence of CAHNR’s One Health initiatives. With experience in a research university, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated success across these missions as an educator, a researcher committed to the search for new knowledge, and someone able to imagine new possibilities for CAHNR at the nexus of human, animal, plant, and environmental health. The successful candidate will have experience forming and facilitating interdisciplinary teams and collaborations with stakeholders to address societal challenges and obtain extramural research funding to support One Health initiatives. The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) has developed and implemented a Strategic Vision to guide the development and focus of our teaching, research and Extension programs in the years 2020-2025. The Director of One Health Initiatives will provide leadership in advancing the implementation of CAHNR’s five strategic priorities.
Additional information on the CAHNR Strategic Vision can be found here: https://cahnr.uconn.edu/visionandvalues. The University of Connecticut is in the process of developing a new strategic plan (https://provost.uconn.edu/strategic-planning-2021/) that aligns well with the CAHNR Strategic Vision already in place. The University and CAHNR prioritize scholarship in areas that impact the quality of life, including human, animal, plant, and environmental health, and environmental sustainability. We encourage and provide support for cross-disciplinary, collaborative scholarship in several areas across the College, University, nationally, and internationally. The University of Connecticut is committed to Life Transforming Education for all its students. UConn has been recognized as one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly campuses by a national publication of Sierra magazine. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and inclusion, and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Founded in 1881, UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state’s flagship institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, CT, four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 Schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The University has approximately 10,000 faculty and staff and 32,000 students, including nearly 24,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The University serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Director for One Health Initiatives will play a significant role in decisions affecting One Health within CAHNR and beyond. This individual should have a broad perspective on the research, academic, and Extension-outreach missions of the University. Responsibilities for the Director for One Health Initiatives will include:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS CAHNR seeks a dynamic leader who will have the following knowledge and skills:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
APPOINTMENT TERMS This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, research (60%), teaching (20%), and leadership (20%) position at the Associate or Full Professor level. The successful candidate will work at the University of Connecticut’s main campus located in Storrs, CT. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2023. Salary will be commensurate with experience. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check. TO APPLY Please apply online to Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21893 and submit the following application materials:
Only applications submitted through Academic Jobs Online will be accepted. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received no later than September 15, 2022. The evaluation of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For further information, please contact Dr. Michael O’Neill (mp.oneill@uconn.edu), the search committee chair. At the University of Connecticut, our commitment to excellence is complemented by our commitment to building a culturally diverse community. This position will be filled subject to budgetary approval. All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.
The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. |