Job Family Group:
Academic
Job Description Summary:
The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) and Department
of Population Health seek candidates of exceptional
potential and emerging scholarship to enhance our Cancer
Prevention and Control research portfolio. We seek
outstanding candidates who will play a major role in KUCC's
population science initiatives to address cancer health
disparities across the life course, including tobacco
control; lifestyle/obesity and biomarkers of cancer risk;
cancer genetics; screening, early detection and care
delivery through cancer survivorship. Ideal candidates will
have a progressive research agenda aimed at accelerating
uptake of evidence-based practices using innovative
approaches and rigorous methods. Multiple hires are expected
for 12-mos tenure-track positions for first time or late
Assistant Professor. Mid-career investigators may also be
considered.
The University of Kansas Cancer
Center is the region's only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, where
patients gain access to the most promising therapies,
cutting-edge clinical trials and world-class research. The
Cancer Prevention and Control Program includes over 50
scientists across 3 campuses and multiple schools and
departments (e.g., Family Medicine, Internal Medicine,
Nursing, Nutrition, Population Health, Psychology) across KU
Medical Center, KU Lawrence, and Children's Mercy Hospital.
The Masonic Cancer Alliance is the KUCC outreach network
linking hospital, oncologists and primary care physicians,
nurses, patients and their families throughout Kansas and
Western Missouri to advance quality and reach of prevention
and early detection, treatment and survivorship care across
the Heartland. KUCC investigators have access to exceptional
campus resources to support diverse community engagement and
recruitment, quantitative analytics and health informatics,
with multiple opportunities for collaboration across
clinical areas, the KU School of Health Professions, School
of Nursing, KU Alzheimer's Disease Center, KU Diabetes
Institute, and Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science
Institute.
The Department of Population
Health, located in the School of Medicine, provides a
robust, interdisciplinary research environment in an
academic medical center setting. The Department is committed
to addressing rural and urban health inequities through
sustained partnership with community organizations,
government agencies, health systems and other stakeholders
serving diverse communities and across the care delivery
continuum in our rapidly growing, multicultural Midwest
context. The Department has hosted the statewide Kansas
Cancer Registry since 1994. In addition to a record of
partnership with state and regional health authorities,
population health scientists have long-standing
collaborations with many community and clinical partners in
both urban and rural locations, providing a rich environment
for impactful implementation science and community-engaged
research. With faculty on three campuses - Kansas City,
Wichita, Salina - the Department is the academic home for
graduate education leading to the MHSA, MPH, MSCR, and PhD.
Competitive candidates will have
a demonstrable research focus in a population science, such
as behavioral interventions, epidemiology, healthcare
delivery research, implementation science, or outcomes and
health services research. Joint or secondary appointments
for clinician investigators are possible.
• Doctorate or equivalent with
training in a population health field (e.g. nursing,
medicine or public health; health-related behavioral or
social sciences).
• Demonstratable research focus
in Cancer Prevention and Control, as above.
• Potential for extramural
funding via participation in recent grants and/or contracts,
appropriate to rank.
• Record of scholarship in
peer-reviewed publications, appropriate to rank.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Evidence of principal
investigator status.
• Evidence of team science,
implementation science, and/or translational science.
• Experience supervising and
mentoring doctoral students.
• Maintain an ongoing program of
research and training, with external funding, appropriate to
expertise.
• Collaborate with other faculty
members via interdisciplinary research teams.
• Teach and participate in
graduate courses and curriculum development.
• Participate in the
intellectual life of KUCC, the Department and School of
Medicine, e.g., faculty committees and activities.
• Provide other services to the
school, university, profession, and community, as
appropriate.
• Perform other duties as
assigned by the Chair.
KUMC works to foster an
inclusive professional community that promotes and sustains
diversity in all our endeavors. We actively encourage
applications from members of groups underrepresented in the
biomedical sciences, people of all genders, veterans, and
individuals with disabilities. KUMC is an equal opportunity
employer; all qualified applicants will receive
consideration.
• Cover Letter addressing
preparation and vision for research, service, and teaching.
• Professional statement on
academic diversity, equity and inclusion - describe your
experience in working with diverse groups of people and how
that informs your academic mission (approx. 1 page)
• No more than 3 sample
publications
• Name and contact information
of 3 potential academic references
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.
About KU Medical Center:
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. Learn more at
http://www.kumc.edu/.
KUMC offers a range of
great benefits that support employees and eligible family
members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date
and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid
parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions
and other resources to improve health and well-being. For
more information, please visit
https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
KU is an EO/AAE. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
age, national origin, disability, genetic information or
protected Veteran status.
http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination
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