Cancer Research Faculty, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA

The Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, is recruiting outstanding basic/translational science faculty at theProfessor level to join one of the seven CCSG-supported and approved established programs. These programs are internationally recognized for breakthrough research in DNA repair, and responses to genotoxic stress, cell death pathways, signal transduction pathways, cancer virus discovery and viral contributions to cancer, cancer immunology and the tumor microenvironment, cancer immunotherapy, epidemiology, cancer biology, and genome stability.

Successful candidates will have a Ph.D., MD, or equivalent in Chemistry and an exceptional scientific research record encompassing basic and/or translational research using state-of-the-art approaches and will join faculty positions that are commensurate with prior training and experience. A competitive salary and research start-up package will be provided, as well as laboratory and office space within the state-of-the-art Hillman Cancer Center.

Professor candidates shall have experience in cutting-edge cancer research in the field of Basic and/or Translational Research.The ideal Candidate shall be an established independent investigator with interdisciplinary translational research in biology, significant publications, and extramural grant funding. The candidate will have a strong record in teaching and mentoring graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty members. The candidate should have a strong commitment to collaborating with clinical and/or translational scientists and have the necessary skills for grant writing and producing peer-reviewed publications.