Faculty Position– Center for Childhood Cancer Research and Scientific Director of Brain Tumor Program

About the role

The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital seeks an outstanding faculty candidate for recruitment at the tenure-track Associate, or Full Professor rank in the Center for Childhood Cancer Research with a research program focused on pediatric central nervous system tumors to act as the Scientific Director of the Brain Tumor Program.

Responsibilities

• Designs experiment and develop protocols required to conduct meaningful research in a specific area of scientific research.
• Trains and guides technical staff involved in specific projects and performing techniques.
• Plans future directions and seeks sources of funding for a research group.
• Records, collects, and analyzes data from research studies, and publishes results in appropriate refereed scientific journals.
• Presents study results to Research Institute (RI) staff as well as at national scientific conferences.
• Collaborates with other RI investigators in a manner that will enrich the overall institutional research effort.
• Serves as a mentor to RI post-doctoral research fellows (Research Scientists).

Requirements

• Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. or equivalent degree and having completed a post-doctoral fellowship in a pertinent area of scientific expertise.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills, and ability to prepare scientific publications, presentations and proposals.
• Technical skills in an appropriate area of research.
• Able to teach and train junior scientists.
• Desire to pursue a career in biomedical research, and knowledge of the research process.

Skills

• Ability to teach and train junior scientists.
• Desire to pursue a career in biomedical research, and knowledge of the research process.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.