The Wistar Institute is recruiting for multiple cancer biology faculty positions at all three ranks (Assistant, Associate and Full Professor) as part of an ongoing multi-year expansion of basic and translational research enabled by a recent major building expansion. This recruitment effort is focused in two of its Cancer Center Programs: Gene Expression and Regulation (GER) and Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis (MCO). Successful candidates are expected to develop or expand extramurally-funded research programs using collaborative, multi-disciplinary approaches to cancer biology. Major cancer sites of interest include melanoma, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Epigenetics of cancer, high-throughput functional genomics, gene expression, non-coding RNAs, viral etiology of cancer Structural biology, macromolecular assembly, interactions and regulation Tumor suppressor and oncogene function, signal transduction, cancer metabolism Drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, mechanism of action of novel anti-cancer therapeutics Proteomics, metabolomics, functional genomics and computational biology of cancerThe Wistar Institute is the nation’s first independent biomedical research Institute with long-standing NCI Cancer Center designation. It has a strong technology transfer focus in biomedical research and ranks fifth in the nation for royalties from intellectual property. The Wistar Institute offers highly competitive start-up support, salary and fringe benefits in addition to an outstanding and interactive research environment. Faculty will be recruited to space in a newly-constructed research tower with a state-of-the-art vivarium and outstanding core facilities in proteomics, genomics, microscopy, high-throughput molecular screening, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, and others. The Institute’s location adjacent to the campuses of the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and the University of the Sciences provides for vigorous academic and clinical collaborations, as well as attractive training opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Applications will be reviewed as received and will be accepted until all positions are filled. To ensure timely consideration during the current recruitment cycle, applicants should submit applications before Sept 10, 2015. The application should include: a curriculum vitae, a brief summary of past and future research interests (no more than 3 pages), and history of research funding support (if applicable). Applicants also should arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to the address below. Applications (submitted as a single PDF) should be sent by e-mail to: Maria Colelli. Faculty Search Coordinator (colelli@wistar.org), The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
The Wistar Institute is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is the policy of The Wistar Institute to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or on the basis of genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, with respect to all terms and conditions of employment.
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