Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title |
Assistant/Associate/Professor in Cancer Care and Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa (Multiple Positions) |
Department |
Rutgers Global Health Inst |
Salary |
Commensurate With Experience |
Posting Summary |
RBHS Overview:
New Jersey's premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (
RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide,
RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of
RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit the following optional documents. Please limit your documents to no more than 1-2 pages each.
- Research Statement (A summary of your research accomplishments, current work, and future direction and potential of your work.)
- Teaching Statement (A brief narrative describing your beliefs and practices related to teaching and learning.)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement (A brief summary of your values, experiences, plans, and capabilities related to diversity, equity and inclusion.)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Conducts research in cancer care and prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
* Directs and advises the work of trainees and faculty colleagues in cancer care and prevention
* Participates in the development and delivery of curricula and training that will advance cancer care and prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
* Is a strong advocate for populations in LMICs
* Understands and adheres to legacy UMDNJ's compliance standards as they appear in legacy UMDNJ's Corporate Compliance Policy and Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy |
Position Status |
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Posting Number |
21FA1269 |
Posting Open Date |
10/29/2021 |
Posting Close Date |
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Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience |
* Candidates for Assistant Professor should have strong research potential (as demonstrated by relevant publications and funding potential).
* Candidates for Associate Professor should have a strong track record of research publication, and funding.
* Candidates for Full Professor position should have a track record of research, publication, and funding that distinguishes them, nationally or internationally, as leaders in cancer care and prevention.
Interested applicants should have a MD or PhD degree and relevant postdoctoral training with an exceptional publication record. Applicants should have a track record in working with populations in LMICs.
* Excellent research/publication record
* Track record in working with populations in LMICs
* Post-doctoral training in some aspect of cancer research
* Experience leading, supervising and/or working with multidisciplinary research teams
* Demonstrated teaching excellence
* Experience designing and developing online population health coursework
* Strong communication, writing, problem solving and interpersonal abilities. |
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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
Interested applicants should have a MD or PhD degree and relevant postdoctoral training with an exceptional publication record. Applicants should have a track record in working with populations in LMICs. |
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Physical Demands and Work Environment |
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Overview |
Rutgers Global Health Institute offices are located on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The institute was founded in 2017 and is a vibrant, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to scholarly collaboration and research that focuses on critical questions related to access to healthcare,
health services, population health, and health equity. Rutgers Global Health Institute is a universitywide entity that can jointly recruit with any other Rutgers school. Rutgers Global Health Institute's core and affiliate members include over 100 outstanding faculty who have generated award-winning scholarship that has influenced fields such as infectious diseases, women's and gender studies, biomedical informatics, epidemiology, health systems, and translational medicine. The institute is home to many faculty elected to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine advisory committees, named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (
AAAS), and recipients of multiple awards such as the Edison Patent Award.
Faculty are actively involved in mentoring future scholars at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The institute is housed in a 57,000 square foot state-of-the-art, custom-built academic and research facility located in the heart of New Brunswick, an ethnically diverse city with easy access to public transportation to New York City and Philadelphia.
Faculty foster multi-faceted research and educational collaborations with clinicians, researchers, other professionals, and local communities to improve cancer care and prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Posting Details
Special Instructions to Applicants |
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Quick Link to Posting |
https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/146583 |
Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
Home Location Campus |
Downtown New Brunswick |
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Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
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