Assistant Professor, IEHS/CURES

Recognizing the interdisciplinary linkages between environmental health and civil and environmental engineering objectives, the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (IEHS/CURES) and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) are excited to jointly recruit an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to advance the goals of our urban-serving institution and promote our ongoing work as a “Gateway to a Healthy Detroit.” Our allied research missions join to enhance human health in the urban environment. The tenure home of this position will be in CEE and the successful candidate will start their work in the Fall 2026 semester. IEHS/CURES is headquarters for two National Institute of Environmental Health Science-funded centers: the environmental health sciences core center, “Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES)” (P30 ES020957) and the Superfund Research Program center, “Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR)” (P42 ES030991). Through research, community engagement, and education, IEHS/CURES researchers and community partners seek to discover, investigate, and solve complex environmental health problems that affect humans exposed to chemical and non-chemical stressors in a dynamic urban environment. Essential Job Functions: The ideal candidate will have had experience working within communities of practice and/or community-based participatory research, supporting our strong record of advancing equity and inclusiveness in urban infrastructures. The successful candidate should expect to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams that include medical doctors, public health professionals, practicing engineers, and government officials. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally recognized research program supported through competitive external funding; publish in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals; engage with broader environmental engineering and science themes to advance transformative, translational research; implement inclusive, evidence-based teaching practices to ensure the academic success of a diverse student population through courses in both CEE and IEHS; and contribute service to the University and to professional communities of practice.