"Faculty Position - Organoid Development in Childhood Cancer"

The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital seeks an outstanding faculty candidate for recruitment at the tenure-track assistant, associate, or full professor rank with a laboratory-based focus on organoid development and high-throughput screening. The Center recognizes a unique opportunity to strengthen our team by recruiting faculty with expertise in high-throughput modeling using complex in vitro systems. Adding a sophisticated organoid program has clear potential to enhance research in therapeutic drug screening, tumor immunobiology, tumor evolution, and tumor–host interactions—areas where strong opportunities for synergistic collaboration already exist.

Already-established programs provide access to a robust pipeline of patient-derived tissues and PDX models. Our translational infrastructure facilitates access to clinical partners and pathways for advancing promising discoveries. A well-integrated program would likely capitalize on existing resources across Ohio State to formalize and expand inter-campus collaborations.

Given the focused nature of this recruitment, we welcome applications from scientists at all career stages. Competitive candidates will have a strong record of high-impact publications and research funding. Resources committed to this recruitment will be aligned with the candidate’s program-building potential.

The Center for Childhood Cancer is actively expanding from its current complement of 12 principal investigators. Principal Investigators are appointed as faculty of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and members of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Most faculty maintain appointments within the graduate programs of the University. Researchers have access to colleagues and resources at both NCH and OSU campuses. Our faculty members also have strong ties to clinical colleagues within the Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and BMT at NCH. The Division is consistently ranked among the top ten pediatric cancer programs by U.S. News & World Report.

The Abigail Wexner Research Institute is ranked top ten nationally in NIH funding to free-standing children's hospitals. Research programs are organized into 15 multidisciplinary Centers or Institutes of Emphasis structured to encourage collaboration, facilitate team science and foster creativity with strengths in genomics, gene therapy, pediatric cancer, and the integration of basic science and clinical care.

Nationwide Children’s is consistently ranked among the top 10 children's hospitals, having been named to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll” for 11 consecutive years. It is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit pediatric healthcare networks, providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative care for infants, children, and adolescents, as well as adults with congenital diseases.

The OSU James Comprehensive Cancer Center is the third-largest cancer hospital in the nation. Over 1,700 cancer researchers operate active laboratory-based and clinical research programs, with collaborations that bridge many programs spanning the OSU and NCH campuses.

Columbus is a thriving, diverse, technologically sophisticated metropolitan city with a population of over 2 million. The quality of life and cost of living in Columbus are outstanding. Recently, Columbus was recognized by Forbes magazine as the #1 rising city for startups.

Inquiries are encouraged. Please send correspondence, including curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests (2-3 pages), and contact information for three references to Patrick.Kennedy@nationwidechildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment. Application review to begin on a rolling basis with a final deadline of December 1, 2025.