Associate Professor - SOM Oncology Program

Job Description

The Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
(UMGCCC) and the School of Medicine (UMSOM) are recruiting
four tenure track Assistant to Associate Professors with
expertise in the below disciplines. The successful candidate will
be a member of the UMGCCC and will hold an appointment in an
academic department in the UMSOM. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or
equivalent and at least 4 years of relevant faculty-level
experience. All applicants are encouraged, but preference will be
given to individuals who have already been successful in obtaining
significant research funding.

Responsibilities

Qualified applicants should submit a single PDF file containing a
short cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, contact
information for three or more references, up to three reprints of
representative publication(s), and a 3-to-5-page description of
future research directions. Responses should reference one of the
following position numbers:

Position #03-303-162: Tumor Immunology &
Immunoengineering

Rigorously trained with high impact discovery in basic science
including immunology and inflammation in cancer development and
therapy, or in immunoengineering. ​ Priority will be given to
funded early career tumor immunologists (MD/PhD or PhD) with
focused research interests in solid tumor immunotherapy.

Position #03-334-004: Cancer Therapeutics

Focus is in identifying and studying molecular targets that inform
the development of strategies and treatments to improve therapeutic
outcomes in high-priority cancer areas, working, participating and
collaborating with researchers in CT and the other programs in
UMGCCC as necessary, as well as relevant clinicians within the CT
program. Participating, informing and being informed by the
Translational Working Group of the cancer center will be a relevant
component of helping strengthen the CT program. ​

Position #03-334-005: Cancer Biology

Cancer Biology aims to hire a researcher with research focus in any
area of cancer biology, including cancer genomics and epigenetics,
informatics, tumor initiation, evolution, microenvironment, and
metastasis, intrinsic and acquired treatment resistance, and target
identification with the potential to develop diagnostic markers and
novel therapeutics. ​​ Areas of Interest ​ : Expertise in
developing strategies to improve diagnosis, inform treatment, and
evaluate treatment response.

Position #03-307-180: Population Science

The Population Science Program seeks to recruit a cancer
epidemiologist with expertise in cancer disparities and integrative
population data science. The investigator will advance causal
inference and methodological rigor in observational cancer
research, including approaches such as target trial emulation and
methods addressing time varying exposures and confounding. Areas of
interest include statistical epidemiology, cancer predisposition
including obesity/alcoholism/aging structural and social
determinants of cancer disparities and the integration of cohort,
EHR, genomic, and neighborhood data. The successful candidate will
strengthen research across the PS Program aims: cancer epidemiology
and genomics, cancer prevention and early detection, and cancer
outcomes.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent and at least 4 years of
relevant faculty experience.

Expected Salary Range: $125,000 to $184,500. The referenced salary
range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years
in rank. This salary range does not include all components of
faculty compensation program or pay from participation in variable
compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to
the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated
herein. For more information, please contact the hiring
department.

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum
salaries for this position and is based on the University of
Maryland School of Medicine’s good faith belief at the time of
posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of
the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected
candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors,
which may include the successful candidate's geographic location,
skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions,
education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by
the University.

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes
wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This
position offers a retirement program that must be selected and is
effective on your date of hire. Faculty receive a generous leave
package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year,
paid holidays, personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and
comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and
development programs; tuition remission for employees and their
dependents at any University System of Maryland school. Note: Leave
and tuition benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Applications should submit an online application, referencing
the appropriate position number .

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s public
health, law, and human services university. Six professional
schools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer the
majority of health care, human services, and law professional
degrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,
research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’s
voice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill in
the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a public
university and constituent institution of the University System of
Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically
within the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce
and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national
origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or
any other legally protected classification.

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information.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the
University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work
primarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a
comprehensive benefits package

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was chartered
in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It
continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical
research enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providing
excellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research,
quality patient care and service to improve the health of the
citizens of Maryland and beyond.