Assistant Professor - SOM Institute Genome Sciences

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor jointlyappointed between the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) and the Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).

IGS ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is a transdisciplinary researchinstitute committed to high-impact science that advances globalhuman health. With a collaborative faculty of over 30investigators, IGS fosters a highly integrative research environment with expertise spanning the quantitative and datasciences, systems biology, human genomics, and microbial genomics.

Faculty at IGS have access to state-of-the-art genomics resources,including Pac Bio, Illumina, and Oxford Nanopore sequencingplatforms, as well as single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsthrough Maryland Genomics, our high-throughput core laboratory.

Faculty also benefit from advanced computational infrastructure forhigh-throughput genomics datasets and data infrastructure supporting numerous genomics consortia. The candidate will be encouraged to build a research program collaborating withtranslational and basic cancer researchers in the Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and develop close partnerships with the University of Maryland College Park and the newly formed Institute for Health Computing (), enhancingopportunities for cross-disciplinary clinical research with the University of Maryland Medical Center.

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center within the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, the flagshipacademic hospital of the University of Maryland Medical System. Itoffers a multidisciplinary approach to treating all types of cancerand has an active clinical and basic science research program through its relationship with the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The center is ranked among the top 50 cancer programs inthe country by US News & World Report.

The salary range for this position is $143,862 to $177,330 which represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position andis based on the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s goodfaith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions,education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined bythe University.

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire.

Faculty receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeksof vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, personal leave,unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance;professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school.

Applicants are expected to participate in a transdisciplinarygenomics and computational oncology research program. IGS will provide hybrid wet and dry laboratory space as needed. Applicants should possess demonstrated expertise in developing and applyingmulti-omics approaches for basic and translational cancer research.

We especially encourage applicants with…