Caspar Wistar Fellows

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health. The Caspar Wistar Fellows Program at The Wistar Institute is recruiting exceptional, early-career, independent investigators who will be poised to join the next generation of scientific leaders. This program is designed to provide exceptional autonomy and resources to recent Ph.D. or M.D. graduates with outstanding research records, who are prepared to take an accelerated path toward independence as a principal investigator.  Program candidates must demonstrate intellectual drive and superior research credentials, a particularly creative and innovative research plan, strong communication skills, and the motivation and demonstrated capacity to conduct research with minimal supervision.  Eligibility Requirements: Candidates must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field within five years of application deadline. Research must be related to the core research priorities of the Institute: cancer biology, genetics, immunology and/or infectious disease.  Fellowship Terms: Caspar Wistar Fellows will be appointed for a three-year term, with full salary and benefits, and the possibility of extending or being considered for promotion. Fellows will be part of the uniquely collegial, collaborative scientific environment of The Wistar Institute and will join Wistar programs dependent on their research area. Fellows will receive start-up funds to support their lab and hire laboratory staff. Fellows will have unfettered access to the remarkable shared resources at the Institute.  The Wistar Institute’s Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer and the HIV Cure and Viral Disease Center comprise a group of 35 exceptional faculty dedicated to fundamental and translational research in cancer biology, immunology, virology, genetics and HIV research. The search committee will be led by established Wistar program leaders/center directors who are ideally suited to recognize how well a prospective candidate fits within the overall Wistar mission and its specific programs.  Applications will be reviewed as received and will be accepted until the positions are filled. Interested candidates are required to submit a single PDF file including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a description of previous research (one page), a concise statement of research plans (up to two pages), reprints of four publications, and the names of three references to Maria Colelli at mcolelli@wistar.org.  The Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities.  For more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website at www.wistar.org.