Asst/Assoc Prof/Clinical, 2023-600

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Job Title:Asst/Assoc Prof/Clinical

Department:81018-Neag Cancer Center (JDH)

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

Shift

Search #:2023-600

Closing Date:

Recruiter:Smith, Joyce L.

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Division of Hematology Oncology at UConn Health seeks an individual who can partner with an interventional pulmonologist to develop and grow a newly expanding thoracic oncology program, integrating investigator-initiated research and excellent personalized patient care. The successful candidate will be a board eligible or board certified physician or physician-scientist with expertise in care of the patients with thoracic malignancies and an interest in clinical or translational research. Although the focus of the position is to grow and lead the thoracic program, there are other clinical responsibilities expected as citizens of the division. Appropriated resources for research shall be made available to a candidate with a research program. He/she will also contribute to the strong educational programs in the Division.

Our clinical and translational research programs include Phase 1-111 trials with an emphasis on investigator-initiated studies including novel vaccine studies. With our strong basic science faculty and new collaborations with Jackson Laboratory on our campus, integration to develop and ask innovative translational questions is a main interest.

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center has strong Divisions of Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Gynecological Oncology. We also have strong research programs in cancer immunotherapy, cancer prevention, cancer genomics and cancer cell biology. The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, located on our campus, is a partner institution.

UConn Health is composed of the schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences, Public Health and Clinical Translational Research, the John Dempsey Hospital, and the faculty practice. Our clinic, hospital and research facilities are in new or newly renovated state of the art facilities. We offer a competitive benefits and salary package. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae through this website at https://jobs.uchc.edu/ search code #2023-600.

 

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

UConn Health is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us

All Workforce Members are required to have or obtain a COVID 19 vaccination as a term and condition of employment to work in a UConn Health facility, unless an exemption or deferral has been approved. All new Workforce Members shall be required to provide proof of their vaccine status prior to the start of their employment. All records of vaccinations and approved exemptions will be maintained by Employee Health Services.  Additional information regarding this policy may be found at https://health.uconn.edu/covid-provider/mandatory-vaccination/ 

 

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