While all areas of Environmental Health will be considered, particular areas of interest are regulatory sciences, gene-environmental interactions and how lifestyle habits such as diet and tobacco products usage affects cancer risk. The ideal candidate will utilize emerging methods for assessing environmental influences of health, including, but not limited to: systems biology; computational biology; bioinformatics; cell-based technologies; or novel regulatory testing methods and risk assessment methods. Collaborative opportunities exist with researchers cross the UAMS campus, the Arkansas Department of Health, and the FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) just south of the UAMS campus. A strong potential for extramural funding is an important qualification, as is a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring graduate students.

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