Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences

Assistant Professor of Clinical of Population and Public Health Sciences, Environmental Health Sciences

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California invites applications for a non-tenure position at the level of Assistant Professor in the Environmental Health Division of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences to expand a productive research program on environmental determinants of human disease and become a future leader in a defined field of Environmental Health Sciences.

This new position seeks to enhance and foster current and future research, with a proposed start date of Summer/Fall 2026.

Position Overview

The successful candidate will develop and lead an independent, externally funded research program in Environmental Health Sciences, with a strong emphasis on environmental epidemiology, chemical exposures, and human health outcomes. The position is well suited for candidates with expertise in endocrine-disrupting chemicals, chemical mixtures, reproductive and cardiometabolic health, and life-course approaches to disease etiology, and who are positioned to become leaders in their field.

Areas of Expertise

Environmental epidemiology of chemical exposures and their impacts on cardiometabolic, neurological, or reproductive health outcomes Advanced statistical and computational methods for analyzing complex environmental exposure data, including high-dimensional and multi-omics data Integration of omics biomarkers to investigate biological mechanisms Studies of life-course exposures and population health, including vulnerable populations Experience working with large cohort or multi-cohort datasets and interdisciplinary collaborations

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, or equivalent) in Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Public Health, or related biomedical or physical sciences
• Postdoctoral training or equivalent experience
• Strong publication record in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals commensurate with career stage
• Demonstrated expertise in statistical modeling and analysis of environmental health data
• Evidence of contribution to team science and collaborative research, including large, funded projects
• Potential to secure independent extramural funding (e.g., NIH)
• Commitment to mentorship, teaching, and collaborative scholarship

The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program over time, building on existing collaborations and institutional support.

A demonstrative strength of the Keck School of Medicine is the existence of several research efforts oriented towards etiologic, intervention, population-based, and basic science research on understanding environmental impacts of multi-pollutant exposures to human health outcomes across the life course, with a special focus in early-life, childhood, and later-life impacts. The department has a world-renown research group in environmental epidemiology and biostatistics, with an active and well-funded program in environmental health effects research and a growing interest in novel approaches to disentangling multi-pollutant exposure contributions to environmental health impacts on multiple organ systems of interest.

The department has diverse expertise in environmental respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, metabolic and cancer epidemiology and in methodological research on environmental and genetic epidemiology. A dynamic group of investigators in the NIH-funded Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation, and the Center for Translational Exposomics Research offer opportunities for a wide range of research collaborations with other USC schools and across several Southern California institutions.

For further inquiries contact:

EH Faculty Search Committee

c/o:
Lida Chatzi,

Professor, Environmental Health Division

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine of USC

2001 N Soto St #230G

Los Angeles CA

email: chatzi

The annual base salary range for this position is $130,000-$150,000.

The University of Southern California strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.