Recruitment/Posting Title Cancer Research (Assistant/Associate) Department Cancer Institute of New Jersey Salary Commensurate With Experience Posting Summary Rutgers Cancer Institute invites applications for faculty positions in cancer research for tenure track and non-tenure track positions. New tenure track faculty are expected to establish or support an innovative, independent and collaborative research program addressing important, fundamental questions in the area of cancer biology. Interdisciplinary and translational approaches are encouraged that establish collaborations with consortium faculty. Candidates with a demonstrated ability to secure peer reviewed funding are preferred. We are also seeking applications from candidates with interests in precision medicine and phase 1 development. Faculty will have the exciting opportunity to be involved in teaching activities for medical students and residents as well as targeted lectures in their area of expertise.

Rutgers Cancer Institute is an NCI-designated, comprehensive and consortium cancer center that includes faculty members from across Rutgers University (including Rutgers Robert Wood Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences) and Princeton University. We are a leader in basic, clinical, prevention, and public health science, offering world-class quality cancer care providing the most advanced medicines and treatment options for patients in our health system network across the state. Visit our website at www.cinj.org.

Preferred research areas include:
Genomic Instability and Cancer Genetics- Open rank, tenure track faculty position with a basic, translational, or preclinical research focus in cancer genetics and genomics, including therapeutic vulnerabilities of dysregulated DNA repair and altered cancer genomes, strategies and mechanisms of radiation therapy at cellular and molecular levels, the co-adaption between tumor environment and the evolving cancer cells, and genetics of cancer predisposition syndromes.

Cancer Pharmacology- Open rank, tenure track faculty position with a research focus in cancer pharmacology, including structure-guided drug discovery and development, the biology of key molecular targets of cancer, and mechanisms of action and resistance of cancer therapies. We are especially interested in individuals with strong background in translation of basic science to patient care or drug discovery applying DNA-encoded library screening, PROTAC and other innovative small molecule drug discovery technologies, or therapeutic antibody engineering and development.

Other tenure track positions available include: Tumor Immunology- Open rank, tenure track faculty position with a research focus in tumor immunology including cancer immunotherapy, immunometabolism, CAR-T therapy, checkpoint blockade, T cell biology, tumor antigens, tumor immune evasion, and viral and non-viral gene transfer and gene editing. The successful candidate will join a team of researchers and clinicians of the newly established Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence, a $30 million initiative co-directed by Drs. Christian Hinrichs and Eileen White. For details and to apply: http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/120926

Pediatric Cancer- Open rank, tenure track faculty position with research related to pediatric cancer or blood disorder, with interests in stem cell biology and transplantation; cellular therapies; immunotherapeutics; cancer predisposition syndromes; or gene therapies. Successful recruits will be aligned with one of the basic research programs of Tumor Immunology, Genomic Instability and Cancer Genetics, or Cancer Pharmacology. For details and to apply: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/210813


For questions on this position or to learn more about our available positions, please contact the Rutgers Cancer Institute Faculty Recruitment Office at cinjcareers@rutgers.edu.

See all our open faculty positions here! Position Status Full Time Posting Number 22FA0502 Posting Open Date 07/01/2023 Posting Close Date