Location Memphis TN Category Faculty Department Epidemiology and Cancer Control Shift Weekday Day Position Type Full Time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Req JR50367
Job Description
St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital The Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital is recruiting Faculty Members at the FULL ASSOCIATE or ASSISTANT level as we expand our Departments mission to conduct highly innovative clinical, biological, and population-health sciences research, both observational and interventional studies, and translate our findings into effective strategies to avert or mitigate cancer-treatment-related complications and improve the quality of life of childhood cancer survivors. We are seeking creative and collaborative scientists with vibrant research programs as we grow and further expand the mission.
Our research uses state-of-art approaches to assess, evaluate adverse outcomes, and to design interventions to optimize health. Our Department and associated Cancer Center Programs in the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center include a diverse team of investigators with expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, oncology, cardiology, neurology, nursing, genetics, bioinformatics, psychology, neuropsychology, exercise science, rehabilitation, symptom management, patient-reported outcomes, and health behavior, health services research.
We actively collaborate across Cancer Center Programs, engaging with both clinic- and laboratory-based researchers to advance clinical care and knowledge on childhood cancer and associated late effects encompassing biological, clinical, and social determinants and mechanisms.
Our Department is home to both the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study with over 38,000 childhood cancer survivors diagnosed from 1970-1999 in North America and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort with over 6,000 clinically assessed childhood cancer survivors treated at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital since 1962. These foundational studies are funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and are unparalleled resources for research with comprehensive characterizations of cancer treatment exposures, doses, whole genome, whole exome sequencing of germline genomes, patient-reported outcomes, and an extensive array of clinically, laboratory-, and survey-ascertained late effects outcomes and measurements.
Our Department encompasses a strong T32 Postdoctoral program >130 staff members who support maintaining and expanding activities of the two cohort studies and many ongoing R01-equivalent projects which are built on the two cohort studies.
Join us in the exciting and rewarding mission of improving the lives of childhood cancer survivors through rigorous, cutting-edge research that has strong institutional support and commitment.
St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital is a world-class research institution dedicated to pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases of childhood. We are the first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and have been recognized with the highest possible ranking of exceptional" in our two most recent five-year reviews by the NCI. Our mission is to advance research and cures for pediatric cancer, the number one cause of death by disease for U.S. children past infancy.
St. Jude is a highly interactive environment offering its faculty a remarkable opportunity to perform cutting-edge, independent, and collaborative research while receiving long-term institutional support past start-up to facilitate innovation and discovery.
We value different perspectives and intellectual discourse. We are committed to building an intellectually diverse community. In the past five years, St. Jude has ranked one of the Best Workplaces for Women" as well as one of the Best Workplaces for Diversity." St. Jude is consistently ranked on Fortune Magazines 100 Best Places to Work For" and is No. 9 on the 2018 Glassdoor Best Place to Work" list for companies with 1000 or more employees.
St. Jude is located in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee, a vibrant and friendly city at the historic American crossroads of music, trade, food, and culture. Mild winters and beautiful green outdoor spaces are part of the reasons why Forbes recently named Memphis the 4th happiest city in which to work. Cost of living and high quality of life are other attractions, as Money magazine listed Memphis as one of the least expensive cities in which to raise a child. St. Jude facilities and salaries are highly competitive, and a generous start-up and benefit package is included.
Learn more about us at www.stjude.org.
Successful Applicants
Successful applicants must hold a PhD, MD, and/or equivalent degree and have at least three years of relevant postgraduate experience and have a proven track record of productivity.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 2-3 page summary of research interests directly online.
More Information
greg.armstrong@stjude.org STJUDE.ORG Gregory T. Armstrong Chair, Epidemiology and Cancer Control co Kim Harris St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS 735 Memphis, Tennessee 38105
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