"Assistant Professor - Developmental Therapeutics"

Extended Job Title

Assistant Professor - Developmental Therapeutics

Position Description

The Cancer Center of the TTUHSC School of Medicine (http://cancer.ttuhsc.edu) is recruiting for a physician-scientists to an Assistant Professor level, tenure-track position in the field of pediatric cancer developmental therapeutics. The new faculty member will be supported by and be a member of the Texas Regional Excellence in Cancer (TREC) Developmental Therapeutics Center at TTUHSC funded by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). TREC faculty carry out translational and clinical research in cancer drug development and are funded by grants from CPRIT, the National Cancer Institute, and foundations. TREC faculty are supported by core resources for pharmacology, cancer animal models, a robust cancer biobank, and an early-phase clinical trial consortium (www.SPONC.org). The Children’s Oncology Group Childhood Cancer Repository (www.COGcell.org) located at TTUHSC provides patient-derived cell lines and xenografts to investigators in 30 countries. Examples of publications from TREC faculty: PMID: 31484706; PMID: 32291317; PMID: 32409685; PMID: 34408079.

Requisition ID

31728BR

Travel Required

None

Pay Grade Maximum

Salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills.

Major/Essential Functions

Commitment to sustained funded-translational research in childhood cancer.* Translational and clinical research in cancer drug development. * Limited clinical service time.

Grant Funded?

No

Pay Grade Minimum

Salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills.

Pay Basis

Monthly

Work Location

Lubbock

Preferred Qualifications

Current research efforts in cancer developmental therapeutics including small molecule development, immunotherapy and biomarker development.

Department

SOM Dean Lbk

Required Attachments

Cover Letter, Professional License or Certification, Professional/Personal References, Resume / CV

Job Type

Full Time

Pay Statement

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.

Shift

Day

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Required Qualifications

MD, MD PhD or MBBS.* Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatric Oncology.

Does this position work in a research laboratory?

Yes

Are select agents used in this laboratory?

No

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