Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

About the Role

The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/part-time Adjunct Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will contribute to graduate-level teaching and instruction in environmental and occupational health, with emphasis on policy, risk assessment and management, biohazards, and emergency response.

We are interested in candidates with experience teaching graduate-level environmental and occupational health courses and using online learning management systems. The successful applicant will engage students in applied learning and facilitate understanding of complex environmental health concepts. Experience with interactive and collaborative teaching methods, including problem-based learning, team-based activities, and discussion-based instruction, is preferred.

Specific areas of subject matter may include one or more of the following:

• Environmental and occupational health principles including epidemiology
• Environmental health policy and regulatory approaches
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Biohazards, infectious disease control, and exposure prevention
• Emergency and disaster preparedness and response in environmental and occupational settings

Candidates who demonstrate the ability to integrate current issues and real-world applications into their teaching, and who can foster an inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environment, are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Us

Located in the vibrant borough of Brooklyn in NYC, the School of Public Health trains the next generation of leaders in public health through excellence in research, service, and teaching. Through rigorous and interdisciplinary research on population health and well-being, development of community-engaged models to empower healthy communities, and by advancing the theory and practice of public health in urban and immigrant groups, the School of Public Health creates innovative pathways to improving health and health equity.

These pathways are achieved in part through strong strategic partnerships both within the University’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Schools of Health Professions and Graduate Studies, and through long-term collaborations with community organizations, national and local policy institutions, and health care organizations.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree in a related field.
• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.