"FACULTY POSITION: CANCER EPIGENETICS INSTITUTE at FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER"

The Fox Chase Cancer Center invites applicants for tenure-track faculty positions at the level of assistant professor and associate professor in the Cancer Epigenetics Institute and Nuclear Dynamics and Cancer program. While outstanding candidates working in all areas of epigenetics and chromatin biology are invited to apply, we are particularly soliciting applications from candidates that are interested in the following areas:

1. the role of modified RNAs and epi-transcriptomics in gene regulation and/or in cancer;
2. the role of epigenetic mechanisms in cancer development, progression and/or resistance;
3. DNA Damage and Repair Mechanism(s), chromatin and cancer;
4. the relationship between metabolic pathways and epigenetic control.

Successful applicants will join a highly interactive institution that is committed to bridging basic discovery to clinical application through collaboration. Fox Chase was among the nation’s first institutions to receive Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from the NCI in 1974. There are 145 research faculty that generate $75.0 million in funding. The research faculty are surrounded by clinical colleagues that provide care for over 105,000 individuals and support >140 treatment clinical trials, of which >50 are investigator-initiated. Two particular highlights of the center are the superb clinical pipeline that facilitates rapid translation of basic science discoveries into the clinic and the world-class core facilities that are easily accessed.

At Fox Chase Cancer Center, we recognize the importance of welcoming a wide range of voices, valuing different skillsets and backgrounds, and celebrating the collective richness of our individuality. We believe that teams composed of varied perspectives and skillsets can bring creativity and innovation to address complex scientific problems and to achieve fair and effective cancer control and cancer care for all individuals. The communities we serve deserve just and appropriate access to resources and services tailored to their circumstances and needs. To achieve this, we will work to ensure that our faculty, staff and trainees reflect the communities we serve. We will uphold an institutional climate that fosters respect, integration, and opportunity as essential elements in everything that we do, and we will facilitate and promote research that ensures everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible.

Applicants interested in joining such an environment should have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree with an outstanding record of research productivity. Applicants with funding or a track record of obtaining resources are highly encouraged to apply. The application should contain the following information - a curriculum vitae, a brief (up to two pages) statement of research interests and future goals and a list of three individuals providing letters of recommendation. Please send the application via email to Johnathan Whetstine (Epigenetics@fccc.edu), Director, Cancer Epigenetics Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center. Applications should preferably be submitted by 12/1/2025.

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