Scientist III Environmental Epidemiologist

Job Summary

Job Category:
Academic Staff.

Employment Type:

Regular. Job Profile:
Scientist III.

The Department of Population Health Sciences seeks a Scientist III to lead and support complex population-based environmental epidemiology and cohort-based research. This position will contribute senior scientific expertise in environmental exposure assessment, human biomonitoring, geospatial linkage, longitudinal cohort methods, community-engaged recruitment and data collection, grant development, data analysis, and manuscript preparation. The position will support studies examining environmental exposures, sleep, aging, respiratory and cardiometabolic outcomes, Alzheimer's disease-related biomarkers, and other population-health outcomes using resources such as the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort.

Full or part-time, 50%-100%.

May require some work to be performed in-person on campus, and some work may be performed remotely at an offsite location.

Must provide a valid driver’s license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

This position is ongoing and requires continuous work eligibility. Proof of work authorization and eligibility must be provided on or before the effective date of appointment.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

• Interest in environmental/respiratory/aging epidemiology.
• Interest in large cohort study management and administration and epidemiologic study design.
• Ability to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in a hybrid work environment.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to problem solve and collaborate with colleagues.

• Attends and assists with the facilitation of scholarly events and presentations in support of continued professional development and the dissemination of research information.
• Conducts literature reviews, prepares reports and materials, and disseminates information to appropriate entities.
• Monitors program budget and approves unit expenditures.
• Leads statewide human biomonitoring and environmental epidemiology initiatives focused on emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS, micro- and nanoplastics, pesticides, metals), exposure assessment, and associated health outcomes through partnerships with Wisconsin state agencies.
• Leads interdisciplinary research examining how environmental exposures and sleep interact across the life course to influence neurocognitive aging, Alzheimer's disease biomarkers.
• Leads development and implementation of life-course geospatial exposure linkage methods, including residential history reconstruction, contextual neighborhood-level environmental and social disadvantage metrics, and integration of environmental monitoring data with longitudinal cohort and biomonitoring infrastructure to evaluate exposure pathways and impacts on respiratory, cardiometabolic, and aging-related health outcomes.
• Collects and analyzes highly complex research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures.
• Develops and leads community-engaged and agency-partnered research initiatives with community leaders, public health agencies, academic investigators, and stakeholder organizations to identify emerging environmental health concerns, vulnerable populations, and priorities for translational environmental health research and public health action.
• Serves as an institutional subject matter expert and liaison with key internal and external stakeholders, providing expert-level information and representing the interests of a specialized research area.
• Identifies research problems and develops highly complex research methodologies and procedures. Publishes and presents results to help advance research.
• May supervise the day-to-day activities of a research unit and staff and resolve routine personnel issues.
• Identifies, writes, or assists in developing grant opportunities, grant applications, and proposals to secure research funding.

School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences.

The starting salary for the position is $120,000 annually; it is negotiable based on experience and…