Description

The Director will be expected to:
• Articulate and advance a compelling scientific and strategic vision for CEET
• Lead and integrate multidisciplinary research programs in environmental health sciences
• Oversee CEET cores, programs, and governance structures
• Maintain and strengthen NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Center funding
• Foster mentoring, training, and career development for early-stage investigators and trainees
• Promote meaningful community engagement and translation of environmental health research
• Serve as an advocate for environmental health sciences across the University and beyond

Candidates for the position must hold a PhD and/or MD degree and qualify for an appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level in the Standing Faculty of the PSOM at the University of Pennsylvania. The faculty appointment will be in a department within the School of Medicine that aligns with the successful candidate's scientific expertise. Candidates should have a strong record of leadership as well as an established, externally funded research program in environmental health sciences or a closely related field. The impact of the research program will be carefully reviewed.

Preferred qualifications include:
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary or center-level initiatives
• Prior involvement with NIEHS-funded programs or environmental health core centers
• Demonstrated commitment to health equity and community-engaged research

Applications are due July 23, 2026. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter describing leadership experience and vision for CEET, a curriculum vitae and a brief statement of research to the attention of Garret A. FitzGerald, MD via this posting.