Assistant or Associate (Professor) Member - The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology

TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION

Assistant or Associate (Professor) Member - The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MSK Kids, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, and Sloan Kettering Institute are seeking innovative scientists who wish to address problems of fundamental importance to the biology of cancers that affect children and young adults for tenure-track positions at the Assistant and Associate (Professor) Member levels.

The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology unites basic and translational scientists across MSK to develop fundamental insights into the molecular mechanisms of cancers in children and young adults. Our ultimate goal is to make fundamental biological discoveries to develop definitive treatments for patients. Faculty will be eligible to hold graduate school appointments in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, as well as the Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Training Program. Interested candidates should visit to learn about our mission.

MSK offers a unique and exciting research environment with both basic and applied science programs in Immunology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell Biochemistry and Structural Biology. The presence of world-renowned clinical programs in cancer research, treatment and prevention offers unique opportunities for creative collaboration. Direct integration with MSK Kids and multiple translational programs enables rapid development of improved therapies for patients.

Scientists should have

• A PhD and/or MD degrees
• Post-doctoral research experience
• Dedication to important problems at the interface of biology and medicine, as they relate to cancers that affect children or young adults.

Please submit CV and one-page letter describing your interests to:

Alex Kentsis, MD, PhD
Director, Tow Center for Developmental Oncology
[email protected]

Formal application package, including three letters of recommendation may be solicited after initial review.

Salary: $105,000 - $270,000

Faculty compensation is based on multiple variables. This range represents annual salary only and does not include supplemental performance-based pay or any one-time payments that eligible candidates may be offered at the time of hire.

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