Faculty​/Associate Director for Cancer Research

Overview

Working Title: Open Rank Faculty/Associate Director for Basic Cancer Research

Department: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - 426801

Posting Open Date: 11/25/2024

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Type: Permanent Faculty

Appointment Type: Admin Appointment with Faculty Rank

Vacancy : FAC
0005376

Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time Permanent

Hours Per Week: 40

FTE: 1

Position Location: North Carolina, US

Hiring Range: Dependent on Qualifications/Experience

Proposed

Start Date:

03/01/2025

We are seeking the Associate Director for Basic Cancer Research (AD BCR) at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. This individual will hold a primary faculty appointment within the School of Medicine, with a secondary administrative appointment as the AD BCR. Appointment and rank in an academic department will be determined by the applicant’s qualifications. This is a senior-level faculty rank, and the selected candidate will be a faculty member who conducts outstanding basic cancer research.

The AD BCR shall be an established, NCI funded independent investigator with interdisciplinary translational research in any area of cancer biology with significant high impact publications and extramural grant funding.

Responsibilities include:

mentorship of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members; serve as a member of the Lineberger Senior Leadership Team and aid in the recruitment of junior faculty; foster close working relationships with Program Leaders and Shared Resource Directors; participate in team science initiatives.

Administrative duties include: upon request, perform reviews of grant applications and investigator-initiated clinical trials originating from the Center to ensure basic science opportunities are embedded into each, as appropriate; attend and actively participate in LCCC research program meetings to foster programmatic content that is inclusive of basic science concepts; at the direction of the Cancer Center Director, represent the program during NCI site visits and annual External Advisory Board meetings;

work collaboratively with fellow Associate Directors to co-create a scientific community at Lineberger reflective of all components of an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) is one of the largest research organizations in the UNC system. UNC Lineberger is the only public NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center within the State of North Carolina and supports 425 members, 605 staff, nine research programs, and 32 shared resources. LCCC has been rated an exceptional NCI center in the last CCSG cycles (2010, 2015, 2020) and is positioned to extend the current cycle to 2027.

LCCC focuses on cancer research to improve patient outcomes and operates within a large matrix of facilities across campus.

PhD, MD, or MD/PhD. Relevant leadership experience. Exceptional writing skills for grant applications as well as high impact peer-reviewed publications. Strong track record of collaborations with basic, clinical and translational scientists.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Relevant NCI cancer center program leadership experience.

N/A

Not Applicable.