Supportive Care In Cancer - Research Faculty

The University of Rochester, Department of Surgery is seeking a full-time tenure-track faculty member (all ranks considered) in the Division of Supportive Care in Cancer. 

Opportunity Highlights

• Make significant contributions to the Division in cancer-related dissemination and implementation science.
• Join a highly collaborative team, comprised of 17 faculty members and trainees, with many participating in Multiple Principal Investigator grants and joint publications.
• Be an active member of the Wilmot Cancer Institute’s (WCI’s) Cancer Prevention and Control Program (CPC).
• Exceptional opportunities to develop and lead cutting-edge research in cancer control, prevention, and supportive care.

Division Highlights

• PhD-level and Masters-level biostatisticians on faculty.
• Dedicated IT, regulatory, grants administration, and coordination support.
• Cutting-edge labs in translational biomarker research (CCPL) human performance assessment and interventions (PEAK) major infrastructure from both of these labs also comprises the Human Biophysiology Shared Resource.
• Opportunities to serve as a mentor in the Division’s T32 Clinical and Translational Cancer Control Research Training Program.
• Opportunities to work within the WCI CPC Research Program, which has been conducting cancer control and cancer care delivery research with continuous funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for more than 40 years.
• Members of the CPC program have access to all WCI shared resources including 1) the biostatistics and bioinformatics resource, 2) the clinical trials office and infrastructure, 3) the genomics research center, 4) a tissue bio-specimen repository, 5) the human biophysiology resource for behavioral intervention design and delivery, physical activity and functional assessments, patient-reported outcome assessments, and molecular biological assessments, and 6) the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
• WCI is home to one of only two NCI-funded NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases in the United States in an Academic Medical Center (MPIs Mustian and Morrow), with opportunities to conduct practice-changing nationwide research.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, DO, or equivalent doctoral degree
• Strong track record of independent external funding
• Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong record of extramural funding, strong publications, capacity for excellence in mentoring, the ability to provide community and institutional service, and experience in implementation science. Investigators with a research focus on the dissemination and implementation of novel and effective interventions in the context of oncology will be prioritized.
• Topic areas of high interest include the implementation and dissemination of cancer prevention, cancer control, and cancer-supportive care interventions.
• Track record of scholarly production with recognizable and significant impact.

Academic rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The referenced pay range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base range of compensation for this faculty position. Individual salaries will be determined within the job’s salary range and established based on (but not limited to) market data, experience and expertise of the individual, and with consideration to related position salaries. Alignment of clinical incentive-based compensation may also be applicable and will be discussed during the hiring process.

The referenced pay range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base range of compensation for this faculty position. Individual salaries will be determined within the job’s salary range and established based on (but not limited to) market data, experience and expertise of the individual, and with consideration to related position salaries. Alignment of clinical incentive-based compensation may also be applicable and will be discussed during the hiring process.

The integration of patient care and academics is the core of the School of Medicine & Dentistry's philosophy and structure. The faculty of the School consists of approximately 1200 full-time faculty members and 650 voluntary clinical faculty members organized into 32 Departments and Centers.

Clinical faculty members provide tertiary and quaternary services to the Upstate New York region and the Northeast, and also provide primary and specialty healthcare to our local population. They also train some 600 residents and fellows, who are drawn from all corners of the United States and beyond, to be the next generation of practitioners and academic leaders.

In Education, we train some 500 graduate students to become the fundamental, translational and clinical investigators of the future, maintaining the critical link between scientific discovery and improved health. A blend of the art and science of medicine distinguishes our post-graduate medical education, where 500 residents and 100 fellows receive intensive, specialized training in virtually all medical specialties and subspecialties.

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. It forms the centerpiece of the University of Rochester’s health research, teaching and patient care missions. With more than 26,000 employees, URMC is the largest component of the University of Rochester, the largest private sector employer based in Upstate New York and the sixth-largest employer in the state. 

URMC includes Strong Memorial Hospital, Golisano Children's Hospital, the Wilmot Cancer Institute, the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, with its faculty practice (University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group), the University of Rochester School of Nursing, and more. 

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