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Assistant/Associate Professor- Cancer Biology

Employer
University of Texas at El Paso
Location
El Paso
Salary
See job description.
Closing date
Oct 30, 2021

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Discipline
Other, Education
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Faculty
Organization Type
Academia

 


Assistant/Associate Professor- Cancer Biology


About The University of Texas at El Paso:

The University of Texas at El Paso is a Carnegie R1 and Community Engaged research university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that is increasing access to excellent higher education. UTEP enrolls nearly 25,000 students - 83% of whom are Hispanic and half of whom are the first generation in their families to attend college.

The city's border location makes it an ideal venue for academic programs and research studies on topics of national interest such as bilingual education/language acquisition, border environment and immigration, environmental sustainability and infrastructure, health disparities, and international trade and commerce.

The Paso del Norte region's center for intellectual capital, UTEP is one of the major economic engines in the region, adding $1.4 billion to the local economy annually.

El Paso's active arts and culture community features the state's longest-running symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, art galleries, museums, and a full schedule of seasonal events and festivals. UTEP adds to the arts and entertainment scene with an award-winning dinner theater, music and dance productions, contemporary and student art galleries, and a natural history museum.

For sports fans, the UTEP Miners offer exciting Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl Stadium, the Don Haskins Center, Kidd Field, University Field and the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. Southwest University Park, located a mile away in lively downtown El Paso, is home to the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the El Paso Locomotive, a professional soccer team founded in 2019.


Job Description:

The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position. We are particularly interested in the genetics of human cancer, but encourage applications from individuals studying various aspects of Cancer Biology including the genesis, progression, prevention and treatment of cancer. The successful candidate will be a talented faculty member who will collaborate in teams to cultivate and embrace excellence in teaching, research, and service in a predominantly Mexican-American community. Preference will be afforded to candidates whose research investigates human cancer with an emphasis on health disparities in the majority Hispanic population within our border region. The successful candidate is expected to establish an extramurally funded research program; to teach and mentor undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students and be a member of the Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC). The Department of Biological Sciences offers two Ph.D. tracks (Bioscience and Ecology/Evolution) and has over 100 graduate students and over 2000 majors. The department boasts multiple state-of-the-art core facilities with full-time staff and BSL3/ABSL3 and small-animal (rodent) facilities. The core facilities include those focused on mass spectrometry, genomics, tissue culture and high-throughput drug screening, confocal microscopy, bioinformatics and biostatistics. Biological sciences faculty maintain strong collaborative and programmatic ties with several other departments, including Psychology, Pharmacy, Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Computational Science. Candidates' research should have the potential for strong extramural funding. This position represents a unique opportunity for an outstanding individual to be a part of shaping/delivering an integrated curriculum and advancing scholarship in cancer research at UTEP, a Carnegie R1 research-intensive university. Appointment is commensurate with the applicant's history of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and leadership. The start-up package is negotiable, and the anticipated appointment date is Fall 2022.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The recruited faculty member will: (1) work to implement and deliver a cancer-based curriculum using innovative teaching models that connect science to practice; (2) contribute to the department's curriculum accreditation; (3) engage and mentor a culturally diverse undergraduate and graduate student body in research experiences; (4) communicate well across diverse faculty disciplines and student populations; (5) advance teaching and research skills through faculty development opportunities; (6) provide leadership through university, professional, scientific and/or community service; (7) demonstrate scholarly activity as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals; (8) develop and maintain a sustainable and extramurally-funded research program; (9) develop collaborations with established graduate programs at UTEP and neighboring institutions; and (10) participate and support research center and training grant applications.


Requirements:

Candidates must have a terminal degree in cancer biology or a related field from an accredited institution with documented evidence of:

 

 

  1. Success in collaborative scholarship, external funding, and/or publications;
  2. Evidence of successful teaching in the biomedical sciences or related fields in a higher education institution;
  3. Ability to work effectively as a team with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds;
  4. Involvement of students in research and/or publication opportunities; and
  5. Service in their discipline/profession and at the university level

 

 


Additional Information:

BENEFITS: The initial salary is competitive, based on qualifications and experience, and comes with excellent fringe benefits.

Hiring decisions are based on budget approval.

In keeping with its Access and Excellence mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.


Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin immediately and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates must submit: 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) statement of research goals, 4) statement of teaching philosophy, 5) statement of contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and 6) contact information for at least three professional references. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Questions should be directed Dr. Giulio Francia, Ph.D., Chair of the Cancer Biology Search Committee at gfrancia@utep.edu/Phone number: 915-747-8025.

To apply, visit https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=137256





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