Public Health Sciences- Research Asst. Professor

3 hours ago


Coral Gables, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
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Assistant Professor – Research track

Department of Public Health Sciences – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Job Description

Job Summary

This faculty position will focus on the development of center on developing novel computational methods to identify the drivers of cancer progression and drug resistance through the analysis and dissection of molecular networks. It will provide support for the development of a Computational Oncology Research Program at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Assistant Professor will manage research projects, and will supervise research projects of interns, undergraduate or graduate students. 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 Public Health Sciences, and perhaps other departments throughout UM, to advance knowledge, training, and education.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Reporting to the Chairman of the Department of Public Health Sciences, the incumbent will conduct, collaborate and manage scientific research and investigations
  • Participates in the management of the daily operations of his/her lab (if applicable)
  • Conduct regular lab 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, may 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. Computer Science 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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