Environmental Science Teaching Assistant Jobs in Virginia

(posted 8/3/26)

The Department of Applied Social Sciences at Hollins University inRoanoke, Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track assistantor associate professor of environmental public health. This is afull-time, on-campus position beginning July 1, 2027, and bothentry-level and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply. Please visit this web page (https://www.hollins.edu/about-hollins/jobs/) to learn more about Hollins; its commitment to belonging,pluralism, and student success; faculty development; theuniversity’s students; and the Roanoke Valley.

The Bachelor of Science in environmental public health is aproposed new major within the public health program set to launchin fall 2028. Public health is an interdisciplinary program thatoffers undergraduates a well-rounded education integrating thesocial and natural sciences to champion health equity withinpopulation health. The program highly values experiential learning,and students regularly engage in health-related activism,internships, study-abroad, and other experiential-learningexperiences. A key responsibility for the position will be todevelop the curriculum and envision the design of the environmentalpublic health major with support from colleagues across publichealth, biology, environmental science/studies, andchemistry.

The position carries a teaching load equivalent to six courses peryear. The successful candidate will be committed to teachingexcellence at a liberal arts institution. They will also have theopportunity to develop upper-level courses in their area ofspecialization and will teach in the core curriculum (Hollins’general education program). Additional duties include service tothe department and university, mentorship, academic advising,supervisionof undergraduate capstone projects and internships, andfaculty governance.

Candidates for this position will have a doctoral degree (Ph.D.,Dr.PH., or equivalent) in environmental health, occupational healthand safety, industrial hygiene, public health, or closely relatedfields like chemistry, biology, or environmental science, in handby July 1, 2027.

The successful candidate will be able to teach introduction toenvironmental health, environmental health hazards, toxicology,risk management, and air or water quality. Candidates are expectedto maintain an active research agenda in one of the aforementionedareas that engages undergraduates within the framework of a small,teaching-focused, liberal arts institution, along with awillingness to work with a variety of undergraduate students inpursuit of their career goals. Preferred candidates will havedemonstrated experience in developing relationships andestablishing external collaborations with industrial and communitypartners.

Full consideration will be given to applicants submitting materialsby September 4, 2026.

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• A cover letter addressing teaching philosophy and experiencesand abilities in teaching environmental public health (no more than2 pages)
• A curriculum vitae

Candidates advanced to the second stage of review will be invitedto submit the following materials:

• Statement that envisions how they would approach setting andachieving program goals for students through curriculum design inthe first year, including potential career trajectories forgraduates (no more than 2 pages)
• A research statement (no more than 2 pages) plus requiredequipment and resource list
• An unofficial copy of graduate school transcripts

Candidates who proceed to the final interview stage will be askedto provide contact information for three references, at least oneof whom can speak to the candidate’s teaching experience andabilities.

Applicants should submit materials to ephsearch@hollins.edu . Theselected candidate will be asked to submit official transcripts tothe Office of the Provost, and once they accept a contingentemployment offer, a criminal history background check will beconducted. Additionally, the selected candidate must be authorizedto work in the United States on a full-time basis, and HollinsUniversity will not sponsor employment visas for this role. Thesalary for this position is $62,500/year if the selected candidateis hired as an assistant professor and is $69,000/year if theselected candidate is hired as an associate professor. Forquestions about the position, please contact search chair SusanEagle, Assistant Professor of Public Health, at eaglese@hollins.edu .

Hollins University is dedicated to academic excellence, creativity,belonging, and preparing students for lives of purpose. Hollinsprovides an outstanding and academically rigorous undergraduateliberal arts education for women and entrepreneurial and innovativegraduate programs for all in a gender-inclusive environment. Theuniversity promotes opportunities for research, education abroad,and leadership training, and offers real-world experience throughglobal internships supported by an extensive alumnae/inetwork.

Hollins University is committed to providing equal opportunity inemployment. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated againston the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including transgenderstatus, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity),national or ethnic origin, age, disability, genetic information,military or veteran status, or any other category protected byapplicable state and federal laws.

Visit www.hollins.edu for more information.