St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Faculty Position - Comprehensive Cancer Center
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, us, 37544
Overview
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Comprehensive Cancer Center is launching a major recruiting effort for multiple laboratory-based faculty at the full, associate, and assistant levels as we expand basic and translational research programs. We are seeking creative and collaborative scientists with vibrant research programs focused on: 1) diverse areas of basic science with relevance for cancer; 2) translational, laboratory-based investigation related to pediatric brain tumors and solid tumors; and 3) translational, laboratory-based investigation related to hematological malignancies as part of a newly formed Center for Excellence in Leukemia Studies. St. Jude is a world-class research institution dedicated to pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases of childhood. We are the first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and have been recognized with the highest possible ranking of “exceptional” in our two most recent five-year reviews by the NCI. Our mission is to advance research and cures for pediatric cancer, the number one cause of death by disease for U.S. children past infancy. St. Jude offers a highly interactive environment with opportunities to perform cutting-edge independent and collaborative research while receiving long-term institutional support past start-up to facilitate innovation and discovery. Access is provided to extensive, state-of-the-art shared resources staffed by PhD-level scientists, and a collaborative network of basic, translational, and clinical investigators conducting high-impact, interdisciplinary research. Investigators have access to resources developed at St. Jude relevant to pediatric cancer, including genomic data in St. Jude Cloud and extensive repositories of patient-derived xenografts matched to primary patient samples and data. Qualifications
Successful applicants must hold a PhD, MD and/or equivalent degree, have at least three years of relevant postgraduate experience, and have a proven track record of productivity. How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 2-3 page summary of research interests directly online. Contact Information
For more information, please contact: CCCFacultySearch@stjude.org or send to: Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD; Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Executive Vice President; c/o Mary Beth Houston; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS 281; Memphis, Tennessee, 38105. Equal Opportunity
St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No Search Firms. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. Please do not call or email. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee or other representative at St. Jude via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place and approved by HR will result in no fee being paid in the event the candidate is hired by St. Jude.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Comprehensive Cancer Center is launching a major recruiting effort for multiple laboratory-based faculty at the full, associate, and assistant levels as we expand basic and translational research programs. We are seeking creative and collaborative scientists with vibrant research programs focused on: 1) diverse areas of basic science with relevance for cancer; 2) translational, laboratory-based investigation related to pediatric brain tumors and solid tumors; and 3) translational, laboratory-based investigation related to hematological malignancies as part of a newly formed Center for Excellence in Leukemia Studies. St. Jude is a world-class research institution dedicated to pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases of childhood. We are the first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and have been recognized with the highest possible ranking of “exceptional” in our two most recent five-year reviews by the NCI. Our mission is to advance research and cures for pediatric cancer, the number one cause of death by disease for U.S. children past infancy. St. Jude offers a highly interactive environment with opportunities to perform cutting-edge independent and collaborative research while receiving long-term institutional support past start-up to facilitate innovation and discovery. Access is provided to extensive, state-of-the-art shared resources staffed by PhD-level scientists, and a collaborative network of basic, translational, and clinical investigators conducting high-impact, interdisciplinary research. Investigators have access to resources developed at St. Jude relevant to pediatric cancer, including genomic data in St. Jude Cloud and extensive repositories of patient-derived xenografts matched to primary patient samples and data. Qualifications
Successful applicants must hold a PhD, MD and/or equivalent degree, have at least three years of relevant postgraduate experience, and have a proven track record of productivity. How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 2-3 page summary of research interests directly online. Contact Information
For more information, please contact: CCCFacultySearch@stjude.org or send to: Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD; Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Executive Vice President; c/o Mary Beth Houston; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS 281; Memphis, Tennessee, 38105. Equal Opportunity
St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No Search Firms. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. Please do not call or email. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee or other representative at St. Jude via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place and approved by HR will result in no fee being paid in the event the candidate is hired by St. Jude.
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