Research Assistant Professor - Surgery, Surgical Oncology at University of Miami Research Assistant Professor - Surgery, Surgical Oncology at University of Miami in Miami, Florida Posted in 16 days ago.

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If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. Assistant Professor - Research (tenure earning) Department of Surgery - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Job Description Job Description The incumbent will ideally have research experience in pancreatic cancer. The Assistant Professor will manage research projects related to target the organ specific interpay of genetic, epigenetic, and microenvironmental factors in metastatic tumors. The Assistant Professor may lecture or conduct demonstrations and teach across UM schools. The Assistant Professor will partner and collaborate with other faculty in the Department of Sugery, Cancer Center members, and perhaps other departments throughout UM, to advance research, knowledge, training, and education. Key Areas of Responsibility

• Reporting to the Division Director and/or Dpt Chair, the incumbent will conduct, collaborate and manage scientific research and investigations
• Participates in the management of the daily operations of his/her research laboratory
• Conduct regular lab or research team meetings
• Supervise, mentor and manage postdoctoral fellows as well as graduate students engaged in collaborative research projects
• Explore and develop appropriate research collaborations both within the Department, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and outside of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine departments and schools
• Collect and analyze data
• Write and submit scientific papers and abstracts, as well as submit grant proposals
• Presents ongoing work and findings to colleagues and at academic/research conferences
• Participates in the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Junior Development Program Qualifications Faculty members in the Department of Public Health Sciences will need to meet the following requirements: Requirements (essential)
• Ph.D. in biological and biomedical science and/or equivalent area
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of scientific techniques
• Some experience in running a lab, funded research projects, and/or supervising post-docs
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse constituency
• Computer literacy
• Completion of successful academic and research work that has resulted in authorship and/or co-authorship of papers in peer reviewed journals while serving as a faculty, and/or as a scientist.
• Demonstrates ability to develop collaborative research projects in a manner consistent with the mentor's research plan and contribute towards the making of scientific advances in the field of work.
• Demonstrates ability to teach in the laboratory setting and/or through presentations of papers and/or seminars.
• Successful track of research projects/funds and contribution to grant applications that are collaborative in nature and/or demonstrated ability to write competitive grants independently.
• Demonstrates desire to move towards scientific independence through submission of grant applications, development of independent research projects, or, collaborate with scientists other than the primary mentor with whom the scientist works.

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Job Status:

Full time

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Faculty