Assistant/Associate/Professor (Cancer Biology Program)

Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Cancer Biology Program)
Position Number: Pending
Hiring Unit: University of Hawai'i Cancer Center
Location: Kakaako
Closing Date: Continuous
Tenure Track: Tenure Track
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Other Conditions: This advertisement is for an 11-month, tenure-track faculty position, to begin approximately Summer 2025. Continuation of appointment is contingent upon satisfactory performance. The University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UHCC), an NCI-Designated Cancer Center, is seeking an established investigator with research focused in gastrointestinal, genitourinary, breast, lung, or skin cancers (cancers of high incidence and with disparities in Hawaii), or cancer immunotherapy for a tenure track position in the Cancer Biology Program.  The Cancer Biology program hosts scientists who are at the forefront of cancer research in molecular biology, gene x environment interactions, drug development and translational research.  Researchers who may interact synergistically with other UHCC researchers, either because of similar research interests or because they contribute expertise in areas that could integrate with current research activities and who have NCI or other National peer reviewed funding, are the ideal candidates. Among the many core facilities and equipment available are ones supporting Genomics and Bioinformatics, Single Cell Genomics, Metabolomics, Analytical Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Pathology, Drug Discovery, Flow Cytometry and Microscopy. Opportunities and infrastructure are also available for translational research. The successful candidate will join a team of diverse and dynamic researchers devoted to groundbreaking research into the underlying mechanisms driving cancer and to developing novel diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer.     

Assistant Professor Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform cancer research focused in gastrointestinal, genitourinary, breast, lung, or skin cancers (cancers of high incidence and with disparities in Hawaii), or cancer immunotherapy.
• Pursue an independent line of investigation that is competitive for national grants such as from the National Cancer Institute.
• Collaborate with faculty members of the UH Cancer Center, the Hawaii Cancer Consortium, other UH departments, and community-based health care providers on research projects, researcher training/mentoring, and other academic activities.
• Seek collaborative research opportunities where Hawaii has an advantage due to its special multi-ethnic population with disparate outcomes and its unique flora and fauna as sources of anticancer compounds.
• May supervise postgraduate students (PhD or MS) and participate in graduate level teaching.
• Perform scholarly activities as assigned.

Associate Professor Duties and Responsibilities

• Same duties and responsibilities as Assistant Professor but will require greater accountability for more complex projects.
• Serve as a role model within the UH Cancer Center, the UH, and in the national or international research, academic, and/or medical community.
• May assist in the administration of the program and with other related professional and scientific research endeavors.

 Professor Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Same duties and responsibilities as Associate Professor but will require greater accountability for more complex projects.
• Serve as a role model within the UH Cancer Center, the UH, and in the national or international research, academic, and/or medical community.
• May assist in the administration of the program and with other related professional and scientific research endeavors.

Assistant Professor Minimum Qualifications: 

• ** For Non-MD, at least 3 years postdoctoral experience is required.
• ** For MD, completion of the residency and fellowship is required. Postdoctoral experience on cancer research is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated research ability judged competent and adequate for the rank as compared with peers active in the same field at other major research universities.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize research activities; Demonstrated ability in teaching, research, and program administration.
• A strong research track record with active national peer-reviewed funding in cancer and/or clinical and translational research, with evidence of the extramural funding base.
• Qualified candidates will have an innovative research program in cancer biology or cancer immunology supported by an extensive publication record.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a role model for students and junior colleagues, and to effectively meet, interact and confer with others.

Associate Professor Minimum Qualifications: 

• ** For Non-MD, four years of effective research with demonstrated increasing professional maturity and independence at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent.
• ** For MD, four years in the rank of Assistant Professor, or four years of other medical experience, or a total of four years of teaching in the rank of Assistant Professor and other medical experience, or one year at the rank of Associate Professor at another medical school of recognized standing.
• Demonstrated research ability judged competent and adequate for the rank as compared with peers active in the same field at other major research universities.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize research activities; Demonstrated ability in teaching, research, and program administration.
• A strong research track record with active national peer-reviewed funding in cancer and/or clinical and translational research, with evidence of a sustained extramural funding base.
• Qualified candidates will have an innovative research program in cancer biology or cancer immunology supported by an extensive publication record.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a role model for students and junior colleagues, and to effectively meet, interact and confer with others.

Professor Minimum Qualifications: 

• ** For Non-MD, four years of effective research with demonstrated increasing professional maturity and independence at the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent.
• ** For MD, four years in the rank of Associate Professor, or ten years of other medical experience, or a total of ten years of teaching in the rank of Associate Professor and other medical experience, or one year at the rank of Professor at another medical school of recognized standing.
• Demonstrated research productivity which has resulted in significant recognition by the national or international community of scholars active in the same field.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and/or supervise research activities; Demonstrated ability in teaching, research, and program administration.
• Demonstrated capacity for independent professional research as shown by participation in the affairs of regional and/or national research groups and/or societies.
• A strong research track record with active national peer-reviewed funding in cancer and/or clinical and translational research, with evidence of a sustained extramural funding base.
• Qualified candidates will have an innovative research program in cancer biology or cancer immunology supported by an extensive publication record.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a role model for students and junior colleagues, and to effectively meet, interact and confer with others.

    Desirable Qualifications: 

• Experience in professional and scientific research field or branch of learning such as, cancer biology, immunotherapy, development of new therapeutics like natural product-based anticancer therapeutics, or making use of multi-ethnic, multicultural, and underserved populations- based research to investigate disparate outcomes.
• Evidence of commitment to and success in educational programs and mentoring.
• Service on journal editorial boards and national or international grant review study sections.

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