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The University Of Tennessee - Knoxville

Assistant/Associate Professor - Surgery, Memphis

The University Of Tennessee - Knoxville, Memphis, Tennessee, us, 37544


Job Description - Assistant/Associate Professor - Surgery, Memphis (1900000099)Assistant/Associate Professor - Surgery, Memphis

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1900000099The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Surgery in Memphis, TN, is seeking a research faculty member for a full-time non-tenure track position.

Academic rank at the time of appointment shall becommensurate with experience and credentials.

Candidates must have a PhD with experience in cancer biology and epigenetics. Specific experience with DNA methylation- and chromatin- related assays as well as methylomics would be preferred. Salary would be commensurate with relevant experience and includes fringe benefits. The position includes grant opportunities and interaction with scientists across UTHSC.

Applicants must have a commitment to diversity and equal opportunity.

The University of Tennessee Health ScienceCenter is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution inTennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee HealthScience Center is

to improve the health andwell-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated,collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery,clinical care, and public service.

Employing more than 4,600 people onits faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, andwith more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion tothe economy of Tennessee.Part of the University ofTennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis andincludes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges --Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and HealthProfessions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical healthscience locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well asmore than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is thelargest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates thestate’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.Locatedin West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largestcity in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The GreaterMemphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the cityranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country.

It is home to a v

ibrant restaurantscene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods,an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a

$214 million modernization.Memphis boastsattractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies,historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second largest urbancounty park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World ChampionshipBarbecue Cooking Contest.

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Surgery-GeneralCampus/Institute

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Full-timeJob Posting

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Feb 27, 2019, 5:58:51 PMEEO/AA Statement / Non-Discrimination Statement

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education andemployment programs and services. All qualified applicants willreceive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and willnot be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, nationalorigin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation,gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or coveredveteran status.Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, nationalorigin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability),ADEA (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directedto the. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed tothe campus ADA Coordinator.appropriate affirmative action office

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