Assistant, Associate or Professor at The Markey Cancer Center

About the role

The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine is seeking an exceptional candidate for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in tumor immunology. Applicants must have a PhD and/or MD with expertise that complements existing center strengths.

Responsibilities

• Research areas of interest include basic cancer immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment, cancer immuno-genomics, cancer immune-metabolism, population based immuno-omics, immune monitoring & biomarker discovery, cancer vaccines, and systems biology.
• Competitive start-up funds and faculty salary will be provided, commensurate with level of experience.
• Wet laboratory space will be provided in the new, open-format, Healthy Kentucky Research Building which house the majority of cancer basic researchers and is in close proximity to state-of-the-art research cores.
• The Markey Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center on the medical campus of the University of Kentucky.
• Situated on a campus with all six health profession colleges, the cancer center is located within a vibrant and expanding basic, clinical, and population research community with ample opportunities for collaboration within and across its research programs.

Requirements

• MD/PhD with a research areas of interest include basic cancer immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment, cancer immuno-genomics, cancer immune-metabolism, population based immuno-omics, immune monitoring & biomarker discovery, cancer vaccines, and systems biology.

Qualifications

• One or more of basic cancer immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment, cancer immuno-genomics, cancer immune-metabolism, population based immuno-omics, immune monitoring & biomarker discovery, cancer vaccines, and systems biology.
• Supervision, leadership, technical writing, creative thinking, collaboration.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• One or more of basic cancer immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment, cancer immuno-genomics, cancer immune-metabolism, population based immuno-omics, immune monitoring & biomarker discovery, cancer vaccines, and systems biology.

Benefits

• Competitive start-up funds and faculty salary will be provided, commensurate with level of experience.
• Wet laboratory space will be provided in the new, open-format, Healthy Kentucky Research Building which house the majority of cancer basic researchers and is in close proximity to state-of-the-art research cores.

Pay

Competitive start-up funds and faculty salary will be provided, commensurate with level of experience.

Schedule

Full-Time

Supervision

Yes