ENVIRONMENTAL AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCIENCES OPEN POSITIONS
GTA position(s) for 08/09 academic year
Program Coordinator, Planned Colorado School of Public Health, CU Denver
Program Coordinator, Colorado School of Public Health, CSU
Tenure-Track Cancer Epidemiologist Faculty Position
Tenure-Track Diagnostic Imaging Faculty Position
Department Head, Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
The Department of
Environmental and Radiological Health
Sciences offers an opportunity for a dynamic, innovative individual with excellent strategic
planning and implementation skills to lead a diverse community of scholars and diagnosticians.
The Department is organized into sections of Cancer Biology and Oncology, Epidemiology, Occupational
and Environmental Health, Radiation Protection and Measurement, Toxicology, and Veterinary
Diagnostic Imaging. All of these sections have their own internationally recognized research
activities and academic programs in the promotion of human and animal health. The department is
instrumental to the direction of the
Cancer Research
super cluster; home to the NIOSH
High
Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety; a partner with the University
of Colorado in the NIOSH
Mountain and Plains Education and
Research Center with included program areas at Colorado State in Occupational Psychology,
Health Physics and Ergonomics; closely affiliated with another Colorado State
super cluster for
infectious disease ; and closely associated with excellent programs in
musculoskeletal research; and
molecular, cellular and integrative neurosciences. Finally,
Colorado State University is cooperating with two other Colorado institutions to create the
Colorado School of Public Health, and this department
will play a key role in that initiative.
Ongoing research programs utilize state-of-the-art techniques to address genetics of cancer
susceptibility to radiation and other carcinogenic agents; radiation and cancer cytogenetics;
DNA repair processes; molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis; and cancer imaging, diagnosis, and therapy
in mammals. Major toxicologic research interests are in quantitative and computational toxicology,
computational neurotoxicology, and mixture toxicology. Other emphases include environmental
epidemiology, exposure assessment and control of occupational exposures to ionizing and non-ionizing
radiation, organic dusts, bioaerosols, and endotoxins, as well as ergonomic interventions. A full
range of imaging research tools, along with the recent addition of a medical physicist and a Trilogy
linear accelerator, are available at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. These tools
include equipment for radiography, computed tomography, capabilities for coincidence detection,
diagnostic ultrasound, state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging with multinuclear spectroscopy
capabilities, and a soon-to-be-added positron emission tomography scanner.
Faculty members in the department are committed to teaching undergraduate, graduate, and professional
veterinary medical students. The department possesses strong, accredited programs or nationally
recognized efforts at all levels and faculty members have a strong reputation for innovation in
instructional technology. The baccalaureate Environmental Health program is accredited by the
National Environmental Health Science
and Protection Accreditation Council ;
the health physics graduate program and the industrial hygiene graduate programs are accredited by
the
American Board of Engineering Technology,
Applied Science Accreditation Commission.
A critical role of the new head will be academic, business and scientific leadership in the
development of the diverse talents/resources into a coordinated and cohesive strategic plan.
Continuing effective communication and advancement of that plan to the department, college,
university and external constituencies resulting in improvement or continued excellence will be a
defined measure of success. Effective mentoring and development of faculty will be a critical job
element and the head must have a commitment to diversity as demonstrated by persistent effort,
active planning, and allocation of resources or accountability for diversity.
The Head of the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences is responsible to the
Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The College contains four
departments and its broad mission in research, teaching, and service in the biomedical sciences
makes it unique among veterinary medical schools. During the most recent fiscal year, the College
received over $61 million in direct costs of extramural funding and the Department of Environmental
and Radiological Health Sciences accounted for about $9 million. The Department of Environmental
and Radiological Health Sciences has over 40 faculty members including regular and special
appointments. Faculty members serve as major advisors for 32 Ph.D. students, 58 Master’s degree
students, and provide mentoring research/field experience for 66 undergraduate students.
Specific responsibilities of the Department Head not previously mentioned are to:
• Manage fiscal planning and administration, direct and evaluate personnel, oversee acquisition
and maintenance of facilities and equipment, and facilitate relationships with industry and
governmental entities that interact with the Department especially as opportunities are created in
the super cluster technology concept.
• Actively participate in scholarly activity and service consistent with the other stated primary
expectations of this position.
Fort Collins, home to Colorado
State University, is a
vibrant community of 130,000 folks nestled at
the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with excellent schools, outstanding recreation, wonderful
seasonal events, and is a short 60 minute drive from Denver and an
international airport.
Applicants must have a Ph.D., D.V.M., M.D., or equivalent degree; demonstrated excellence in
scholarly activity and research; experience in teaching and mentoring students; demonstrated
capability in strategic planning, communication and consensus building; and meet requirements for
appointment as a full, tenured professor. Administrative experience is highly desirable if not
essential.
Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
A letter of application, curriculum vitae, and list of three references, who may be contacted when appropriate,
should be sent electronically or by post to the chair of the search committee:
Dr. Kenneth D. Blehm
Campus Delivery 1601
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1601
Ken.Blehm@ColoState.EDU
Review of applications will begin February 1, 2008, and continue until successful.
CSU is an EO/AA employer
Job description in PDF format.
Mailing Address
Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences
1681 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-7038
Fax: (970) 491-2940
Email: ERHSDepartment
