The Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level. The appointee will join a superb faculty with strengths in genome stability, genomics and epigenomics, stem cell and cancer biology, and neurobiology. Outstanding applicants will be expected to develop an independent laboratory-based research program focused on basic and translational studies in pediatric immuno-oncology.
Qualified candidates should have an MD degree and postdoctoral experience.
Dana-Farber and Boston Children’s Hospital are Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospitals.
The chosen candidate may receive an academic appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank at Harvard Medical School, commensurate with experience, accomplishments and teaching responsibilities.
The position will be based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center}.
Salary offered will be consistent with fair market rate and commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and a 3-page research statement:
Scott A. Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pediatric Oncology Dana Farber Cancer Institute
and
David A Williams, M.D.
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital
c/o Tara Iovanna
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
tara_iovanna@dfci.harvard.edu
Internal Number: Immuno-Oncology
About Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.
Vision
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's ultimate goal is the eradication of cancer, AIDS, and related diseases and the fear that they engender.
Core Values
Impact
Above all else, we make a difference by relieving the burden of disease now and for the future through our research, clinical care, education, outreach and advocacy.
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Compassion and respect
For thos...e in our care and for one another.
Discovery
We foster the spirit of inquiry, promoting collaboration and innovation across traditional boundaries while celebrating individual creativity.
