Associate Professor in the Basser Center for BRCA in partnership with the Department of Cancer Biology

Description

The Department of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate Professor position in the tenure track. Expertise is required in the specific area of the mechanisms of tumor development and interception of such in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers are highly sought. Areas of particular interest include: a) Investigation of the haploinsufficent state and how this leads to cancer, b) tissue tropism related to BRCA1 and BRCA2 (why cancers emerge from breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreas when all cells in affected individuals are heterozygote?) and 3) hormonal influences on DNA repair.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree
• Strong commitment to the educational mission of the University of Pennsylvania
• Establishment and maintenance of an externally funded, independent research program that leads to impactful publications focused on BRCA-associated cancers

Qualifications

• Teaching responsibilities may include focused classroom teaching in an existing area of expertise as well as mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other research trainees

Skills

• Strong research and scholarship skills
• Ability to collaborate within the Basser Center for BRCA and the University of Pennsylvania

Benefits

• Supportive, cohesive, service-oriented, and collaborative culture
• Access to the Basser Center for BRCA, which was established at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center in 2012 as the first comprehensive center for the research, treatment, and prevention of BRCA-related cancers

Pay

• Details of pay are not specified in the posting

Schedule

• Details of schedule are not specified in the posting