Sign InCreate ProfileEnglish (US)Assistant Professor, IEHS/CURESDetroit, MI, United States|req3300Posted on: 4/9/2026 Back to SearchAssistant Professor, IEHS/CURES Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Assistant Professor, IEHS/CURES at its Detroit campus location. Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds
are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society. Position Purpose: Recognizing the interdisciplinary linkages between environmental health and civil and environmental engineering objectives, the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/Center for Urban
Responses to Environmental Stressors (IEHS/CURES) and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) are excited to jointly recruit an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to advance the goals of our urban-serving institution and promote our ongoing work as a “Gateway to a Healthy Detroit.” Our allied research missions join to enhance human health in the urban environment. The tenure home of this position will
be in CEE and the successful candidate will start their work in the Fall 2026 semester. IEHS/CURES is headquarters for two National Institute of Environmental Health Science-funded centers: the environmental health sciences core center, “Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES)” (P30 ES020957) and the Superfund Research Program center, “Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and
Research (CLEAR)” (P42 ES030991). Through research, community engagement, and education, IEHS/CURES researchers and community partners seek to discover, investigate, and solve complex environmental health problems that affect humans exposed to chemical and non-chemical stressors in a dynamic urban environment. Essential Job Functions: The ideal candidate will have had experience working within communities of practice
and/or community-based participatory research, supporting our strong record of advancing equity and inclusiveness in urban infrastructures. The successful candidate should expect to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams that include medical doctors, public health professionals, practicing engineers, and government officials. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally recognized research
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