Assistant, Associate or Full Professor Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Oncology

Job Title Assistant, Associate or Full Professor for Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Oncology

Requisition Number

Requisition Number FE04879

Working Title

Department Name

Department Name 7H025:

CANCER CENTER-CORE SUPPORT

Work Location

Work Location Lexington, KY

Type of Position

Type of Position Faculty

Position Time Status

Position Time Status Full-Time

Required Education

PhD or equivalent

Required Related Experience

Research areas of interest include cancer prevention and control, and cancer survivorship and/or supportive oncology

Required License/Registration/Certification

N/A

Job Summary

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine NCI
-designated Comprehensive Markey Cancer Center is seeking exceptional Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor candidates for a research title series position, with a focus on individuals who lead independent research programs in cancer survivorship and/or supportive oncology. Survivorship research that spans the continuum from point of diagnosis to end of life is welcome. We offer an excellent benefits package (
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Markey Cancer Center’s Cancer Prevention and Control Program is undergoing tremendous growth within the area of cancer survivorship, catalyzed by a new survivorship research initiative to bolster research infrastructure and foster clinical and community partnerships with researchers. Survivorship researchers with expertise in dissemination and implementation science, cancer care delivery, and/or fair health opportunity are especially of interest.

Qualified candidates will have an active research portfolio of extramurally funded, rigorous and innovative research in cancer survivorship, or show strong potential to obtain extramural funds. They should demonstrate a commitment to mentoring undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, with a demonstrate a desire and ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. The ideal candidate will help further the intellectual excellence and impact of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program.

At Markey Cancer Center, we firmly believe that communities fuel the intellectual curiosity and innovation critical to achieving a cancer-free tomorrow. Our commitment extends to the recruitment and retention of an increasingly supportive faculty, which is needed to best serve our catchment area and reduce cancer burden for all.

As Markey Cancer Center is a university-based matrix cancer center, it is anticipated that faculty hired into this position will have an academic appointment in the department of Behavioral Science.

The University of Kentucky is located in the beautiful, progressive, and accessible city of Lexington, with more than 320,000 residents, high quality of life, affordability, and a well-educated population. Markey Cancer Center is an NCI
-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center that is dedicated to alleviating the cancer burden across Kentucky and beyond through the delivery of high-quality cancer care with a focus on Kentucky and its most vulnerable populations through research, prevention, treatment, education, and community engagement. Markey has been recognized as a Top 50 Cancer Center by U.S. News & World Report since 2017, and its location adjacent to the UK Health Care campus facilitates vibrant, multi-disciplinary collaboration across UK’s health profession colleges and beyond.

The center’s statewide affiliate network expands its reach to community hospitals, bolstering efforts to fairly reach the populations representative of Kentucky’s demographics.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Research focus in cancer survivorship and/or supportive oncology, supervision, leadership, technical writing,…