The Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare (CCHH)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Faculty, Tenure-Track Position - Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare
The Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare (CCHH)
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Posted: 03-Jun-25
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Academic / Research
Sector:
Research Facility
Required Education:
Doctorate
Internal Number: 24FA1330
The Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare (CCHH) at The State University of New Jersey invites applications for multiple faculty positions.
We are seeking exceptional researchers at all career stages (Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) who are dedicated to developing or maintaining their own independent research programs, have a commitment to collaborative work and graduate teaching, and show the ability to be leaders in the field of climate, health, and healthcare as well as health equity and promotion. Successful candidates will have an established track record of publication and funding commensurate with their career stage. CCHH is committed to building a strong, energetic cohort of researchers and teachers in climate health research, health equity and promotion, and healthcare sustainability who are dedicated to academic excellence and research that improves the health and wellness of individuals and populations locally and globally.
In addition to their appointment at CCHH, applicants will receive academic appointments at Rutgers University as relevant to their background, including but not limited to the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey Medical School, or the School of Public Health. The majority of the faculty’s effort will be dedicated to climate/health research and the CCHH. The position is full-time, tenure- or research-track, with a competitive start-up, full support for 3 years, and the expectation of having substantial grant support, commensurate with their career stage, by the beginning of the 4th year on the CCHH faculty.
Minimum Education and Experience
Have a doctorate degree and doctorate-level training, or MD with research degree/training, or other clinical degree with Master’s level training in the fields relevant to the mission of CCHH.
Trained in and conducted research in the fields of clinical, population, translational, social, or natural science with a focus on climate health, health promotion/prevention, community engagement, or other fields relevant to the mission of CCHH.
Be committed to conducting impactful research relevant to the mission of CCHH.
Have a strong track record of peer-reviewed journal articles.
Have postdoctoral training; a K-award, R21 or R34 funding, and/or other evidence of preparation to become R01-funded principal investigators; R01 or comparable funding (as appropriate for the candidate’s career stage).
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent organization, research, planning, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Essential ability to interact effectively and sustain relationships with investigators, colleagues, and partners at multiple locations.
A demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a line of research and to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams.
Enthusiasm for contributing to and expanding an innovative program in climate and health research and training.
About The Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare (CCHH)
The Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare (https://rutgershealth.org/schools-centers-institutes/center-climate-health-healthcare) is on a mission to improve the health and healthcare of people and communities in New Jersey, nationally, and globally by combatting the climate health crisis through research, education, and climate action. This groundbreaking center is a collaboration between Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health, based within the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. RH-RWJBH CCHH is a new joint Center co-directed by Dr. Soko Setoguchi (RH) and Mr. Glenn Miller (RWJBH) established in November 2024. It is physically based in the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH) in New Brunswick.
Founded in 1985 and located on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the IFH is a vibrant, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to scholarly collaboration and research that focuses on critical questions related to healthcare services and policy, population health, aging, and health, and mental health. Its core and associate members include 82 outstanding faculty who have generated award-winning scholarship t...hat has influenced fields including medical sociology, economics, health psychology, gerontology, history of medicine, nursing, public health, psychiatry, global health, health services, medicine, social work, pharmacy, medical ethics, and health policy. Several research centers exist within the IFH including the Center for State Health Policy; Center for Health Services Research; and Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science (PETS). Faculty members have held research and training grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other major funding organizations. The IFH has served as home to six faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Faculty are actively involved in mentoring future scholars at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate level. The Institute is housed in a 57,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, custom-built academic and research facility located in the heart of New Brunswick, a diverse city with easy access to public transportation to New York City and Philadelphia.
The IFH has faculty and other researchers with considerable expertise in the social and clinical sciences, health research and policy, pharmacoepidemiology, public health, and related fields. The faculty have exceptional capacity to address the most pressing health and healthcare challenges. Considerable expertise exists in the analysis of large, integrated health-related clinical and administrative datasets, national surveys, Medicaid, Medicare, and other private insurance data with the application of social science theory and advanced statistical techniques.
CCHH, IFH, and the substantial resources of Rutgers University offer a rich collaborative environment for conducting research in climate and health.
