Integrative Oncology Chair, Research Director

2 weeks ago


Cincinnati, United States University of Cincinnati Full time

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati puts education into action, ranking among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 47,000 students, 10,500 faculty and staff and 330,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 athletic conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.6 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion.

At UC, today’s possibilities spark tomorrow’s reality.

**Job Overview**:
**Purpose of Position**:
Endowed chairs are leaders within our university and health system whose major responsibility is to assure and continuously improve the delivery of high-quality, innovative and evidence-based care to patients and research. This is a full-time leadership research position for an individual interested in furthering his/her academic research career with a focus on integrative oncology, and building a world-class research program broadly assessing integrative and lifestyle medicine approaches to healthy living.

The Research Chair will be responsible for building a sustainable integrative oncology research portfolio that will align with University of Cincinnati research priorities, the Osher Center for Integrative Health, the Cancer Center, and UC Health system priorities. She/he will work closely with the Medical Directors of UC Health Integrative Medicine and Survivorship, as well as other researchers and clinicians at the Cancer Center to achieve said aims. The Research Chair will also work with other Osher Center for Integrative Health faculty to develop synergies across campus and mentor Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine project faculty. The position is primarily research-focused in nature, with 20% protected for Administrative time to achieve the above stated goals. As an academic health system, education time will be considered for this position with appropriate support for these activities.

**Essential Functions**:
Specifically,
- Develop a world-class integrative oncology research program seen as a local, national, and international leader in the field.
- Work with the UC Health clinical care teams in strategic partnership to define and design long-term academic directions and build a network of researchers and educators with interests in integrative oncology/lifestyle medicine.
- Act as a national resource for evidence-based evaluation of integrative oncology/medicine and cost-effective medical care.
- Facilitate inter-institutional and interdisciplinary research across the university community.
- Develop and maintain her/his own research program in a relevant area and mentor junior faculty, pre-and post-doctoral fellows, staff, and medical students.
- Conduct several areas of research such as: Epidemiology research to evaluate risk factors (e.g. clinical, psychological) and biomarkers (e.g. genetic, inflammatory) associated with the symptom burden of cancer treatment; Clinical trials research to develop and test novel interventions that address common symptoms of cancer patients (e.g. pain, insomnia, fatigue, and cognitive impairment) or address secondary prevention and wellness protocols post-treatment; Dissemination and implementation research to determine optimal approaches to ensure research evidence is translated into community settings to improve patient outcomes, particularly in under-resourced communities; Examine a broad range of integrative therapies and lifestyle medicine approaches for cancer prevention, control, treatment, and secondary prevention; Secure funding, grant writing, develop and implement research protocols, manage study staff, analyze data, and prepare manuscripts/presentations.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- PhD, MD or doctoral equivalent in fields such as Health Outcomes Research, Psychology, Neuroscience, Behavioral Science, Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Epidemiology, Naturopathic Medicine, Medicine or other field related to the practice and research of integrative oncology and integrative/lifestyle medicine.
- At least 5-7 years of post-doctoral research experience in a related field.
- Experience implementing clinical trials and/or observational studies of integrative oncology therapies and/or lifestyle medicine programs.
- Strong quantitative, qualitative and analytic skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Successful track record of funding, grant writing, and manuscript publication.
- Evidence of national and international reputation.
- Demonstrated ability to work well within interdisciplinary teams and collaborations.
- Experience working with under-resourced communities is strongly ideal.
- A commitment to transforming he



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