Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute Faculty Position
Posting Department: Medicine
Posted Date: 09/14/2012
Expire Date: 09/14/2014
The Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for a Full or Associate Professor position in the tenure track. Rank will be commensurate with experience. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Board certification is preferred.
This is a joint recruitment of the AFCRI and the Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Medicine.We are seeking candidates who are maintaining an independent, extramurally funded research program on mechanisms of hematologic malignancies and/or solid tumor pathogenesis and progression. Current strengths within the Penn Cancer Community include investigation into the basic mechanisms of cancer metabolism, the tumor microenvironment, epigenetics, responses to stress and/or DNA damage, immune cell responses to pancreatic, breast, melanoma, and other malignancies, tumor dormancy, metastasis, and developmental therapeutics.
The faculty appointment will be in the Department of Medicine and the successful candidate will hold an important leadership position within the AFCRI, as well as play a critical role in the recruitment of future faculty to the Hematology-Oncology Division led by Lynn Schuchter, M.D. Additional information can be found at http://www.pennmedicine.org/hematology-oncology/
The Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute (AFCRI) was established in 1997 through an initial $100 million gift from Leonard and Madlyn Abramson. Since that time, the Abramson Foundation has committed an additional $25.5 million towards the AFCRI, which serves as a forum for integrating cancer research, education, and patient care in partnership with the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania led by Chi Van Dang, M.D., Ph.D. The AFCRI seeks to promote basic science excellence, while transforming scientific breakthroughs into innovative treatments as quickly as possible. As Scientific Director of the AFCRI, M. Celeste Simon, Ph.D. leads an accomplished faculty who hold a variety of leadership roles across undergraduate, graduate, medical, and postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. Additional information about the AFCRI can be found at www.afcri.upenn.edu
Dr. Celeste Simon is the Chair of the Search Committee. Position will remain open until filled.
We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense.
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Apply for this position online at: http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty_ad/index.php/g/d3049
This is a joint recruitment of the AFCRI and the Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Medicine.We are seeking candidates who are maintaining an independent, extramurally funded research program on mechanisms of hematologic malignancies and/or solid tumor pathogenesis and progression. Current strengths within the Penn Cancer Community include investigation into the basic mechanisms of cancer metabolism, the tumor microenvironment, epigenetics, responses to stress and/or DNA damage, immune cell responses to pancreatic, breast, melanoma, and other malignancies, tumor dormancy, metastasis, and developmental therapeutics.
The faculty appointment will be in the Department of Medicine and the successful candidate will hold an important leadership position within the AFCRI, as well as play a critical role in the recruitment of future faculty to the Hematology-Oncology Division led by Lynn Schuchter, M.D. Additional information can be found at http://www.pennmedicine.org/hematology-oncology/
The Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute (AFCRI) was established in 1997 through an initial $100 million gift from Leonard and Madlyn Abramson. Since that time, the Abramson Foundation has committed an additional $25.5 million towards the AFCRI, which serves as a forum for integrating cancer research, education, and patient care in partnership with the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania led by Chi Van Dang, M.D., Ph.D. The AFCRI seeks to promote basic science excellence, while transforming scientific breakthroughs into innovative treatments as quickly as possible. As Scientific Director of the AFCRI, M. Celeste Simon, Ph.D. leads an accomplished faculty who hold a variety of leadership roles across undergraduate, graduate, medical, and postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. Additional information about the AFCRI can be found at www.afcri.upenn.edu
Dr. Celeste Simon is the Chair of the Search Committee. Position will remain open until filled.
We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense.
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Apply for this position online at: http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty_ad/index.php/g/d3049