"Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dermatology (T/TE)"

Position Highlights

The Department of Dermatology, in partnership with the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) and UACC Skin Cancer Institute (SCI) seeks a tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor with a strong research focus in skin cancer. Successful candidates will contribute to the research, educational, and leadership activities in the Department of Dermatology, UACC, and SCI, with their primary academic home in Dermatology. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research advances the understanding of cutaneous oncology, including signaling pathways, immune responses, carcinogenesis and pigmentation, and interactions between immune cells and the cutaneous microenvironment. Applicants must have postdoctoral experience and a doctoral degree. The successful applicant is expected to obtain extramural funding for their research program and participate in graduate student mentoring and graduate student teaching. They are also expected to interact with other faculty on larger collaborative scientific projects.

The Department of Dermatology is growing rapidly following its recent transition to full Department status. This change reflects an institutional commitment to expanding dermatologic science, education, and innovation. With 14 core faculty and 9 residents, the department integrates clinical excellence with emerging research strengths in inflammatory skin diseases, cutaneous oncology, and translational imaging, supported by established community and institutional partnerships. This positions the department to accelerate its scientific contributions through multidisciplinary collaboration and to advance discovery in skin-immune interactions and skin cancer biology. Specifically, to skin cancer, there is a strong record of basic-translational/clinical research in melanoma and NMSC.

The Dermatology Department is an integral component of the UACC Skin Cancer Institute (SCI), a national leader in skin cancer research, bringing together innovative science, clinical care, and community engagement to advance prevention, early detection, and treatment. The department benefits from exceptional resources at the University, College, and UACC, including the SCI Patient Registry, Imaging Database, and Tissue Bank (PRIT), an integrated resource that enables investigators to connect patient characteristics directly to tissue- and image-based analyses, accelerating both basic discovery and translational research.

SCI investigators are embedded within the UACC, collaborating across disciplines to enable research that spans from mechanistic laboratory science to prospective clinical studies and real-world patient outcomes, providing an exceptional platform for innovation and career development in skin cancer research.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an extramurally funded research program focused on Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer.
• Produce strong-peer-reviewed research publications.
• Provide instruction in professional and graduate, and undergraduate degree programs, as assigned.
• Lead or contribute to "team science" based interdisciplinary research grants/projects.
• Train emerging biomedical researchers at various levels.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated commitment to patient care, reflecting a service-oriented, team-based philosophy with hospital administration and health professional colleagues from all disciplines, departments, and specialties.
• Demonstrated research experience and interest.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree.
• Demonstrated track record of distinction in research in an academic department of medicine or equivalent environment.
• Successful track record of working with trainees and students.
• Have a record of impactful publications and federal funding, commensurate with career stage.
• If the individual selected for employment does NOT currently hold a faculty title with The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, he/she will be required to obtain faculty status. This will include obtaining letters of recommendation and review by the appropriate College review committee.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research interest in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer.
• Experience in the development and successful implementation of new academic (educational, patient care, research) programs and services.
• Established and continuing independent NIH-funded sponsored research portfolio and/or evidence of scientific research including peer-reviewed articles and extramural funding.
• Evidence of a continuous, independent NIH- or other federally funded sponsored research portfolio in line with academic rank.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaborative research with colleagues across disciplines and specialties.

Rank: To be Determined

Tenure Information: Tenure Track (T/TE)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: DOE

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Fingerprint criminal background check (security sensitive due to title or department)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates: Gerry Flores | gflores007@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter