UNIV- Open Rank - Faculty - Cancer Population Sciences - Department of PHS

About the role

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) invites applications for a senior, tenure-track faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level to advance cancer prevention and population sciences research within the HCC Cancer Control (CC) program.

Responsibilities

• Identify biological, behavioral, and health systems-related risk factors for cancer occurrence and its consequences.
• Develop, evaluate, and translate interventions that modify risk behaviors, reduce mortality, improve quality of life, and enhance survivorship.
• Examine individual, community, and system-level barriers and facilitators that influence the delivery, uptake, and adherence of cancer prevention and control interventions.
• Serve a diverse catchment area representing the entire state of South Carolina.
• Contribute leadership, innovative research, and mentorship to the growing HCC/CC program.
• Align research areas with the strategic growth of the HCC and CC program, including precision population health, molecular or genetic epidemiology, implementation science, health disparities research, community-based research, early detection and screening, telehealth, health services and policy research, shared decision making, health promotion/health behavior, and symptom management.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, DO, DrPH, ScD or equivalent degree with training in medicine, epidemiology, public health, informatics and data science, nursing, psychology, anthropology, behavioral science, behavioral economics, health services, health economics, communication, decision sciences, sociology, or other related fields.
• Extensive cancer-relevant research experience.
• Extensive peer-reviewed publication experience, commensurate with career stage.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at MUSC.

Qualifications

• Extensive peer-reviewed publication experience, commensurate with career stage.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at MUSC.

Skills

• Strong commitment to collaborative, interdisciplinary research.
• Proven track record of mentoring junior investigators.
• Contributing to academic leadership.

Benefits

Substantial growth in recent years has led to added strengths in health services and health outcomes research, cancer epidemiology, clinical decision science and data science. The reach of the program has increased through MUSC’s Regional Health Network, which provides opportunities to extend research by leveraging a network of both inpatient and outpatient healthcare facilities serving primarily rural populations across the state.

Pay

Salary range: $0.00 - $0.00

Schedule

40 hours per week