Description
The Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) seeks an inspiring and strategic leader to serve as Chair of its Environmental Health Sciences department. Under the vision of Dean Megan Ranney, the school is advancing strategic academic public health leadership by linking science to society. This position presents an exceptional opportunity to help (re)shape the future of public health education and research at one of the world’s leading academic institutions.
As the department’s academic and administrative leader, the Department Chair will collaborate with School leadership and lead strategic efforts to grow and elevate the department’s national and global impact. The Chair will foster a dynamic academic community, including the recruitment and mentoring of additional world class faculty. The Chair will also lead the department’s educational programs and provide a vision for both near-term cutting-edge curriculum initiatives and long-range program planning. This includes recruiting, teaching, and ensuring support for MPH, MS and PhD students.
YSPH values collaborative leadership, a commitment to mentorship, and an academic approach that bridges research and practice. The successful candidate will bring a strong academic record that merits appointment as Full Professor with tenure at Yale, effective teaching, mentoring and leadership skills, internationally recognized scholarship in environmental health sciences research and a vision for advancing public health science.
Come join us at the Yale School of Public Health, where your leadership can help shape the future of public health and help link science to society to improve lives around the globe.
About the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
The Department (https://ysph.yale.edu/research/department-research/environmental-health-sciences/) currently has faculty whose research fields include environmental epidemiology, molecular toxicology, green chemistry, climate epidemiology and exposomics. The department faculty serve as principal investigators of approximately $7M of extramurally funded research annually, lead several T32 training grants, and work across the full spectrum of translational research.
The department has vibrant educational programs including MPH, MS, and PhD that attract students with a focus on research and leadership in the field. The MPH and MS graduates go on to a variety of careers in environmental health sciences and public health leadership in the application of science to policy and research to address environmental impacts on health.
About the Yale School of Public Health
The Yale School of Public Health, founded in 1915, is one of the oldest accredited schools of public health in the nation and has a rich history in research leadership and innovation in public health. Under the leadership of Dean Megan Ranney, the school has embarked on a strategic plan that at its core seeks to link science to society, helping communities everywhere to thrive based on a foundation of public health. More details on the School’s current strategic plan can be found here: https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/strategic-plan/
About Yale University
Yale University, established in 1701, is a private research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is renowned for its rigorous academic programs, distinguished faculty, and vibrant intellectual community. Yale is committed to improving the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, preservation, and practice.
About New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut, is a city with a rich history and a thriving cultural scene. Home to Yale University, New Haven is a community rooted in academic and artistic excellence and it surroundings offer a unique blend of urban living with quick access to outdoor green spaces a community rooted in academic and artistic excellence. New Haven is also well-connected, with convenient access to major cities like New York and Boston.
Qualifications
Nominations and expressions of interest for this position can be sent to ysphfacultyaffairs@yale.edu. For fullest consideration please submit a letter of interest detailing your vision for public health research and leadership in environmental health sciences, as well as details of previous academic mentorship and leadership, research accomplishments, and a full curriculum vitae by September 15, 2026.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
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