Job Board Title:
Director, John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences

Post Date
1/31/2025

Expiration Date
5/1/2025

Details:
The Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites
applications for a full-time tenure ladder faculty position at the rank of full professor as Director of the
John B Little Center for Radiation Sciences. Applicants should have a PhD, MD, ScD, or equivalent
doctoral degree.

We are seeking a qualified individual to research and translate science on radiation and environmental
exposures, whose expertise includes one (or preferably more) of the following areas: research and
education in radiation science, radiation medicine, radiation therapy, environmental exposures, and
environmental health. The candidate should also be knowledgeable about the interdependence of
radiation biology, radiation epidemiology, and environmental exposures at the individual and population
levels. The ability to translate scientific research into policy recommendations for regulatory
frameworks and public health protection is essential.

Candidate’s expertise could be based in diverse disciplines including, but not limited to, environmental
exposure, epidemiology, clinical radiation practice, implementation science, health equity, economics,
radiation modeling, radiation therapy, toxicology, the practice of public health.
The selected candidate will work closely with the two current tenure-track faculty and their teams in the
JBL Center, recognizing their leadership roles and overseeing their sustained research and career
progression. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for fostering cross-departmental and
cross institutional collaborations across schools, hospitals, and the university to enhance the Center\'s impact
and growth. The most competitive candidates will have: a strong track record of interdisciplinary, team based
science, of mentoring, and successful leading of teams, including publications in peer-reviewed
journals; demonstrated ability of obtaining external funding; strong ability to communicate research
findings to media and key audiences including decision makers; and motivation and ability to achieve
excellence in teaching at the graduate levels including promoting awareness of socioeconomic
determinants as they pertain to radiation science, environmental health, and environmental justice. In
addition, the successful candidate will have a record of advancing diversity of opinion and perspective in
scholarship, and a willingness to help meet the needs of our growing environmental health department
through mentoring faculty, students and post-doctoral trainees, working with other faculty members, and
taking on service and additional leadership roles as needed.

The candidate will be expected to serve as an educational, research, and civic engagement leader on
Radiation and Environmental Health at Harvard, research translation, communications across diverse
platforms and stakeholders within the United States, and globally. This includes outreach to a broad
range of audiences including donors, fundraising prospects, media appearances and public speaking
events.

Candidates should be committed to building a safe and inclusive institutional culture that respects and
harnesses our many differences. These principles of citizenship are respect, integrity, collegiality, and
commitment to a more supportive and sustainable world. The candidate is expected to demonstrate these
principles as a representative of the department, school, and Harvard Chan JBL Center in all external
engagements.

Qualifications:
Application: For full consideration, applicants should submit: 1) a current curriculum vitae; 2) a cover
letter that a) describes why they would be a good leader of the JBL Center and, b) their interest in the
position, 3) a research statement describing their previous experience and future research goals, 4) a
teaching and mentoring statement detailing their experience and future plans in these areas, 5) a
statement that details their service and citizenship to their institution and community, and 6) ten
publications representative of their overall research portfolio. Review of applications will begin and
continue until the position is filled. References will be requested after an initial committee review of
applications, and only for candidates identified as finalists

Comments:
Please Apply Here: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14463

Employer:
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, EH Department
Contact:
Matthew Dwyer

Address:
675 Huntington Ave
Building 1, Room 1304

Email:
mdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu

Website:
https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/radiation-sciences/

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