The Department of Cancer and Cell Biology at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, and the Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology of the Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation invite applications for a joint tenure-track or tenured faculty position at any level. Individuals recruited for full and associate professor positions are expected to lead internationally recognized and well funded research programs. Assistant professor candidates must have an outstanding publication record and demonstrated potential to secure external grant funding. These positions will be based on laboratories in the Department of Cancer and Cell Biology with appointments in the Department and at the Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
For this position, we seek an investigator with a strong background in both computational sciences and the biology of cancer, who is interested in both independent as well as collaborative studies focusing on research areas such as (1) analysis of gene and protein expression data in cancer; (2) analysis of polymorphisms and copy number variation in cancer; (3) models of cancer development or progression; (4) mechanisms of miRNA and small RNAs action in cancer; and (5) exploring signaling networks and integrative approaches to understand cancer. There are excellent opportunities for this individual to collaborate with both molecular biologists and computational scientists at the University of Cincinnati and at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
The Department of Cancer and Cell Biology is an important part of the basic research of the Cincinnati Cancer Consortium. It occupies the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, a 35,000-square feet, state-of-the-art research facility designed by world-renowned architect Frank O. Gehry.
Current Cancer Biology faculty at both institutions lead highly visible research programs related to the signal transduction pathways central to various types of cancer. These include the role of aPKC, NF-kB, AKT, S6K/mTOR, Caspase2, DNA-PKcs, FANCs, NF1/NF2, Rac and Cdc42, in cell signaling in the development of prostate, lung, liver, breast, brain and hematological cancers. Other areas of strength include studies of tumor suppressor proteins, chromatin remodeling, cell cycle checkpoints and hypoxia. Our graduate program includes ~45 graduate students and a strong cadre of postdoctoral fellows, many of whom are supported by NIH training grants (http://cancerbiology.uc.edu andhttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/research/div/exp-hematology).
These positions are funded by the Joint Cancer Program, an important part of Cincinnati Cancer Consortium, in a concerted effort to expand cancer focused research in Cincinnati.
Qualified individuals must apply by submitting a CV, statement of research interests and names of referees to position number 29UC5255 via the University of Cincinnati employment website:http://www.jobsatuc.com
