Cancer Survivorship Research Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator, Pediatric Oncology

The Division of Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of pediatric cancer survivorship research. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Teaching responsibilities may include didactic and clinical instruction of medical students, residents, post-doctoral fellows, instructors, and/or clinical research assistants and educational liaison with advanced practice providers.

Clinical responsibilities may include inpatient and outpatient care focused on children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer at the Philadelphia University City Hospital and active involvement in fellowship training and mentoring. A major focus of outpatient care will be on long-term survivors of pediatric cancer. The candidate must have at least two years of experience as an attending physician after completion of fellowship training.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include expanding clinical research focused on survivorship outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults previously treated for cancer. The successful applicant will be academically productive, collaborative, and able to expand our already robust research enterprise. The successful candidate must have an established record of peer-reviewed scholarship and extramural grant funding and is expected to have greater than or equal to 50% independent research effort funding at the time of appointment.

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.