University of Pennsylvania is hiring: Assistant Professor - Cancer Pathobiology

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the tenure track. Applicants must have an Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree.

Teaching responsibilities may include providing an outstanding training environment for postdoctoral fellows and graduate and medical students.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include establishing and maintaining an independent, extramurally funded research program at the intersection of some of the most dynamic areas in experimental oncology, including but not limited to functional cancer genomics and transcriptomics, genome editing, metabolism and proteomics, chemical biology, precision medicine, and cancer immunotherapy. Additional expectations include deepening and complementing existing strengths in genome integrity, mRNA metabolism, non-coding RNAs, tumor evolutions, and cancer neoantigens. Regardless of the chosen research area, the successful applicant will have sufficient postdoctoral or fellowship experience to demonstrate significant accomplishments, intellectual independence, and leadership promise.

The position is affiliated with the Division of Cancer Pathobiology and the Center for Childhood Cancer Research (CCCR) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). More information about the program can be found at http://www.chop.edu/cccr/research-topic/cancer-pathobiology-research. A generous recruitment package and wet laboratory space will be provided together with outstanding institutional resources, which include close ties to the clinical enterprise and easy access to patients samples. Furthermore, as a CHOP-based Penn faculty member, the candidate will have access to the rich research environment and collaborative opportunities across the entire CHOP/University of Pennsylvania campus and Penn's Abramson Cancer Center. The Search Committee will be chaired by Dr. Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are EOEs. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action (http://www.upenn.edu/affirm-action/) and Equal Opportunity Programs, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).