Stony Brook University invites applicants for six new tenure-track positions associated with its new Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Research (CIDER), designed to bring together faculty from the natural sciences, medical sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Individuals with demonstrated expertise in any of the following areas are encouraged to apply: (a) environmental health, including investigations of contaminants in air, food and water, mechanistic studies of their toxic effects on mammals and their societal impact on different subpopulations; (b) the causes and influence of global climate change, including effects on biogeochemical cycles, pattern of disease and human living conditions and (c) environmental remediation, land use planning, and conservation. Applications from individuals or from teams that address any of these research areas are welcome. A successful candidate will hold a tenure track or tenured appointment in an academic department that best suits his/her expertise; affiliation with nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory is also possible. Faculty will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, generate external funding to support their research and participate in interdisciplinary activities to support CIDER's mission.

Required: Ph.D. or M.D., outstanding research and teaching potential.

Positions generally will be filled at the Assistant Professor level, however applications from exceptional established individuals also will be considered. The review of applications will begin on February 1, 2007 and will continue until all six positions are filled.

To apply, please send a resume; a statement of research and career goals; the proposed Stony Brook University departmental affiliation(s); and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to:

CIDER Search Committee
Positing number F-3755-06-12
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-1401

For on-line applications visit: www.stonybrook.edu/cjo , posting number F-3755-06-12. On-line applicants should request reference letters be sent to the CIDER Search Committee address above.

Stony Brook University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Educator.