Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Otolaryngology

Job Summary

The University of Kentucky (UK) Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, in conjunction with the Markey Cancer Center, are jointly seeking an exceptional candidate for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor to actively contribute to the basic and translational research mission in our head and neck cancer program.

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D., M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree and will be expected to bring and maintain a vigorous, independent, extramurally funded research program, preferably from the NCI, as well as participate actively in collaborative investigations and education programs.

Required Education

• PhD, MD or MD/PhD

Required Experience

• Experience in basic research with emphases related to head and neck cancers.

Preferred Research Emphases

• HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers;
• signaling pathways contributing to growth, progression or metastasis;
• mechanisms of tumor resistance;
• tumor metabolism;
• cancer microenvironment;
• cancer genomics;
• epigenetic regulation.

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 (HKRB), which houses the majority of cancer basic researchers and is in close proximity to state-of-the-art research cores.

Qualifications

• Kentucky has among the highest incidence of head and neck and HPV-associated cancers in the country.
• HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer patients form a large portion of our head and neck oncology work.
• We have a team of four head and neck surgeons who participate in the clinical and research activities of the Markey Cancer Center.
• The MCC provides a broad range of state-of-the-art core facilities and modern laboratory space design to facilitate a collaborative research environment.
• The University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug-Free campus.
• The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.