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Assistant Scientist/Professor in Biomedical Research

Employer
Sanford Research
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Salary
Commensurate with experience
Closing date
Nov 7, 2020

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Job Details

Sanford Research invites applications for full-time faculty at the rank of Assistant Scientist within Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, SD, with commensurate rank of Assistant Professor at the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota. Sanford Research is the non-profit research branch under Sanford Health.

We seek outstanding scientists with research programs that span areas of biomedical research addressing pediatric and/or rare diseases. This includes, but is not limited to, investigating developmental, cellular and molecular disease mechanisms, using animal models to understand disease progression and design therapeutic interventions, and developing new therapeutic approaches. Successful candidates will join a collaborative team with expertise spanning genetics and genomics, stem cell biology, cell signaling, developmental biology, and cancer biology as they pertain to pediatric and/or rare diseases. Significant institutional support, including modern laboratory space and state-of-the-art facilities will be provided. A comprehensive benefits package will be tailored to the candidate’s qualifications.

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a PhD, MD or MD/PhD degree and complement the existing strengths and interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of Sanford Research. Physician Scientists are encouraged to apply. Candidates will be expected to develop independent research programs and secure extramural funding.

Application

Sanford Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants should submit a single PDF that includes: 1) detailed curriculum vitae, 2) description of research experience and future research plans with details on relevance of their research to genetics and genomics, pediatrics and rare diseases, stem cell biology, diabetes, or environmental influences of diseases, and 3) list three references Sanford may contact. If any of the information above is missing, the submission will not be considered. Submit materials with subject line "Assistant Scientist" via email to: researchrecruitment@sanfordhealth.org

Company

Sanford Research is the research arm of Sanford Health, one of the largest rural integrated health care systems in the nation. This makes Sanford Research uniquely structured to facilitate basic, translational, clinical, and population health research across the upper Midwest and the entire Sanford Health network.

Faculty have access to state-of-the-art facilities and unique resources. New staff will join a team with a well-established infrastructure in basic, translational, and behavioral sciences research and strong faculty mentorship. Sanford Research has a long history of successful extramural funding and receives substantial NIH funding. Currently, we have three NIH-funded Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) with focuses in pediatriccancer, and population health research.

Innovation, discovery and passion drive our talented scientists, who are dedicated to finding cures, eradicating disease and improving the lives of people around the world through scientific breakthroughs.

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