Assistant Professor - IM Dept; Medical Oncology

Assistant Professor - IM Dept (Medical Oncology)

Department: SOM KC Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology

Position Title: Assistant Professor - IM Dept (Medical Oncology)

Job Family Group: Academic

The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) is seeking a full time academic clinical physician/investigator with demonstrated interest in geriatric oncology. The successful candidate will join a burgeoning team of physicians and allied health professionals in either the Division of Medical Oncology, the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, the Division of Geriatrics, or combination of the above, as well as the University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC), the Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research (CSPOR), and the Landon Center on Aging (LCOA).

This position will be at least 75% research (clinical research, translational research, laboratory research all welcome), with the remaining effort split between clinical care and education. Responsibilities center on development of a geriatric oncology program and contributions to programs within KUCC, CSPOR, and LCOA. This can include development of a T32 training program. Successful candidates will have demonstrated record of excellence in clinical care, originality and productivity in research, existing or potential for consistent extramural funding, and an interest in graduate and medical education.

• Participate in consults, inpatient service coverage and on-call on a rotating basis with other division providers.
• Ambulatory clinic for a geriatric oncology population.
• Participate in scholarly activities derived primarily from clinical and educational activities.
• Program development of a geriatric medical oncology program.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education: MD, DO, MBBS, or equivalent degree (PhD alone is insufficient); BC/BE in Hematology or Medical Oncology AND Geriatrics.

Work Experience: Hematology or Oncology or Geriatrics inpatient service and outpatient clinic; NIH or other federal funding; publications in geriatric oncology.

Education: MD/PhD or equivalent.

Work Experience:

• Geriatric Oncology outpatient clinic; active R01 or equivalent funding; publications in cancer survivorship and/or accelerated aging.
• Experience with research and grant writing.

• NIH Biosketch (personal statement should be written as a cover letter)
• Full CV
• PDFs (full article + supplementary materials) of 3 publications in geriatric oncology
• References

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

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Full time

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Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

The University of Kansas Medical Center’s mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the‑art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans.

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