Medicine- Medical Oncology, Assistant Professor

Sebastian Strong Dolphins Cancer Challenge Endowed Chair, Assistant Professor, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful applicant will have a primary appointment in a department at the University of Miami and research responsibilities within the Translational and Clinical Oncology Program (TCO) at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is South Florida’s only NCI-designated Cancer Center. The successful candidate should be motivated to participate in the expansion of driving breakthrough research from laboratory discoveries to novel interventions with direct patient impact.

There is particular interest in candidates who would like to pursue greater than 50% of their time to a pediatric related cancer. We welcome highly collaborative team scientists, with a track record of excellence in research, peer-reviewed publications, and the potential to develop and/or lead clinical trials, including investigator-initiated trials. There is a particular interest in candidates interested in precision medicine/pathology.

The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is a University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Facility, the only university-based cancer center in the region, and a proud member of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Sylvester offers the only Phase 1 clinical trials program in South Florida, providing access to some of the newest investigational therapies.

• Reporting to the Department Chair, the incumbent will conduct, collaborate, and manage scientific research and investigations
• Participates in the management of the daily operations of his/her lab
• Supervise, mentor, and manage postdoctoral fellows as well as graduate students engaged in collaborative research projects
• Explore and develop appropriate research collaborations both within the Department, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and outside of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine departments and schools
• Collect and analyze data
• Write and submit scientific papers and abstracts, as well as submit grant proposals
• Presents ongoing work and findings to colleagues and at academic/research conferences
• Participates in the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Junior Development Program

Requirements (essential)

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemistry or Molecular Biology and have appropriate expertise in discovery of molecular, biochemical, or chemical mechanisms.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of scientific techniques
• Some experience in running a lab, funded research projects, and/or supervising post-docs
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse constituency
• Computer literacy
• Completion of successful academic and research work that has resulted in authorship and/or co-authorship of papers in peer reviewed journals while serving as a faculty, and/or as a scientist.
• Demonstrates ability to develop collaborative research projects in a manner consistent with the mentor’s research plan and contribute towards the making of scientific advances in the field of work.
• Demonstrates ability to teach in the laboratory setting and/or through presentations of papers and/or seminars.
• Successful track of research projects/funds and contribution to grant applications that are collaborative in nature and/or demonstrated ability to write competitive grants independently.
• Demonstrates desire to move towards scientific independence through submission of grant applications, development of independent research projects, or collaborate with scientists other than the primary mentor with whom the scientist works.

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