Assistant Professor - Global Health and the Environment

<h2><span class="emphasis"><b><u>Current Employees:</u></b></span></h2><p style="text-align:left"><span>If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click </span><a href="" target="_blank">here</a> <span>to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this </span><a href="" target="_blank"><span>tip sheet</span></a><span>.</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>The Department of Geography and Sustainable Development in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami seeks applicants for one tenure-track faculty appointment in the field of Health and Environment. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and will begin on August 15, 2026.</p><p></p><p>The ideal candidate will be able to develop a vibrant research and teaching agenda that addresses the spatial dimensions of health, with an emphasis on communicable and non-communicable diseases in relation to urban built environments. We welcome applicants from diverse disciplinary backgrounds who employ innovative quantitative or mixed methods approaches and are committed to interdisciplinary collaboration. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: Urban epidemiology and spatial health disparities; health impacts of urban planning and design; environmental determinants of chronic disease; environmental exposures and resilience to heat, flooding, and pollution in cities; geography of emerging diseases; health co-benefits from urban sustainability transitions; GIS, spatial modeling, and data-driven surveillance systems for disease transmission. The successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities in the College’s Global Health Studies Program.</p><p></p><p>Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in Geography, Public Health, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, or a related field by the start date of the appointment. Applicants should also demonstrate potential for excellence in research and publication, including developing projects that public and private organizations and agencies can fund. Candidates must show a commitment to high-quality teaching and mentoring at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Additionally, an interest in contributing to departmental and institutional initiatives in sustainability and community engagement is expected.</p><p></p><p>Interested applicants must apply online through the <a href="" target="_blank">University’s Careers Website</a>. Applicants should compile the following into a <b>single PDF document </b>and upload it under the CV/Resume link: a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Please arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to the Department at jcsilva@miami.edu. Applications received on or before December 1st, 2025, will be given full consideration, though the search committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.</p><p></p><p>For further information about the position, please contact the search committee chair, Prof. Jose Silva, at jcsilva@miami.edu. General information about the department can be found at <a href="" target="_blank"> The University of Miami is a vibrant research institution located in one of the most dynamic urban regions in the U.S. The Department of Geography and Sustainable Development offers programs in Geography and Sustainable Development and in Geospatial Technology. In addition, the Department supports interdisciplinary programs in Urban Studies, International Studies, and Global Health Studies. It is dedicated to tackling urgent global socioenvironmental issues through spatial analysis, policy-relevant research, and community partnerships.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="WIO0">Females/Minorities/Protected</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. </span>Click <a href="" target="_blank">here</a> for additional information.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span>Job Status:</span></b></p>Full time<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span>Employee Type:</span></b></p>Faculty

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