Divisions have nine faculty positions currently open

Brief

Faculty positions are open in each of the four scientific divisions. Updates on each faculty search will appear in future issues of Center News.

Basic Sciences Division

Basic scientist
An opening is available for a junior faculty member (assistant member). An outstanding candidate is sought who is taking imaginative approaches to study any area of biology.
Search committee chair: Dr. Linda Buck

Clinical Research Division

Associate director
An associate or full member position is open for an associate head of the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington/associate director of the Clinical Research Division. Applications are sought from individuals interested in leading the development of solid tumor clinical research at both institutions. Primary responsibilities include recruitment and development of junior faculty and oversight of our research trials office. Candidates for this position would be associate or full professor level, BE/BC medical oncologists with an established track record in clinical research.
Search committee chair: Dr. Fred Appelbaum

Immunotherapy researcher
A position (any level) in Clinical Research Division and the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine is available for a physician/scientist with an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. interested in immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of human malignancy. Priority will be given to applicants with experience in preclinical models with translation to clinical trials, particularly in the treatment of human solid tumors. This position will also involve opportunities to participate in the instructional activities of the division.
Search committee chair: Dr. Stan Riddell

Solid tumor pediatric oncologist
A position (any level) in the Clinical Research Division and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington is available for a pediatric oncology physician/scientist. This candidate will be expected to have demonstrated productivity in the biology of childhood solid tumors and is expected to enhance research activities in pediatric oncology at Fred Hutchinson and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. The successful candidate would have laboratory space within the Clinical Research Division.
Search committee chair: Dr. Irv Bernstein

Human Biology Division

Human Biology scientist
A faculty position is available at any level for a candidate with outstanding accomplishments, particularly in the areas of complex disease-gene mapping, population genetics or large-scale approaches to functional genomics, proteomics or bioinformatics.
Search committee chair: Dr. Barbara Trask

Public Health Sciences Division

Southwest Oncology Group biostatistician
Applications are invited for an assistant or associate member position from individuals interested in the conduct and analysis of cancer clinical trials and associated correlative studies, to work primarily with the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Statistical Center. SWOG is an NCI-funded national research network that conducts clinical trials and related studies aimed at the prevention or cure of cancer. Applicants with both collaborative and methodologic interests in clinical trials, longitudinal outcomes or high-dimensional data (genomics, proteomics) in the context of clinical/prevention studies are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct an active program of independent and collaborative research pertinent to the mission of the center.
Search committee chair: Dr. Michael LeBlanc

Genetic epidemiologist
Applications are invited for an assistant or associate member interested in genetic epidemiology of cancer. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program after an initial period of center support, which can include methodological applications for family-based studies, case-control (association) studies, and intervention studies. Opportunities are available to collaborate on a variety of existing studies of genetic susceptibility to disease and gene-environment interactions. Available resources for collaborations include population-based and family studies of breast, prostate, colorectal and other cancers, large-scale cohort studies, and laboratory-based investigations. A joint appointment at the assistant or associate professor level in the Department of Epidemiology/Institute for Public Health Genetics at the University of Washington, including mentoring graduate students, is possible depending on qualifications and interests.
Search committee chair: Dr. Melissa Austin

Physician-scientist in cancer control (joint position with Group Health Cooperative)
The Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies and the Cancer Prevention Program jointly seek a physician-scientist at the associate or full member level to lead a broadly based research initiative integrating and evaluating many aspects of cancer control within the context of a large, population-based health care system. Applicants should hold an M.D. plus M.P.H. or equivalent experience and have a record of accomplishment and sustained extramural funding in research related to cancer control, evidence of leadership, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary group of scientists and clinicians in academic and community settings.
Search committee chair: Dr. Meg Mandelson

Nutrition interventionist
Details to be announced later this fall.

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