Faculty Professor Assistant - Full-Time

Cancer Research Faculty, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA

The Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, is recruiting outstanding basic/translational science faculty at 
the Assistant Professor level to join one of the seven CCSG-supported and approved established 
programs. These programs are internationally recognized for breakthrough research in DNA repair, 
and responses to genotoxic stress, cell death pathways, signal transduction pathways, cancer virus 
discovery and viral contributions to cancer, cancer immunology, and the tumor microenvironment, 
cancer immunotherapy, epidemiology, cancer biology, and genome stability.

Successful candidates will have PhD, MD, or equivalent in Biological Sciences and an exceptional 
scientific research record encompassing basic and/or translational research using state-of-the-art 
approaches and will join faculty positions that are commensurate with prior training and 
experience. A competitive salary and research start-up package will be provided, as well as 
laboratory and office space within the state-of-the-art Hillman Cancer Center.

Assistant Professor candidates shall have experience in cutting-edge cancer research in the field 
of Basic and/or Translational Research. The ideal Candidate shall be an established independent 
investigator with interdisciplinary translational research in biology, significant publications, 
and extramural grant funding. The candidate will have a strong record in teaching and mentoring 
graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members. The candidate should have a 
strong commitment to collaborating with clinical and/or translational scientists and have the 
necessary skills for grant writing and producing peer-reviewed publications.

To apply for a position you must complete an application in Talent Center at https://www.join.pitt.edu/
#23009372.

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