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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Dartmouth College
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Description
The Department of Epidemiology within the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. We seek applicants to lead an independent, innovative research program in cancer epidemiology, including but not limited to: cancer prevention, etiology, early detection, survivorship, health disparities, molecular epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, or lifestyle/behavioral research. NCCC offers a dynamic and interactive environment with a commitment to research excellence. The faculty appointment will be in the Department of Epidemiology, with membership in the Cancer Population Sciences research program at NCCC.
Dartmouth is highly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive population of students, faculty, and staff. We seek applicants who work effectively with individuals from all backgrounds, including but not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, women, those who identify with LGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, are from lower-income backgrounds, veterans, and first-generation college graduates. Applicants should state in their cover letter how their teaching, research, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Benefits
Dartmouth faculty and NCCC members benefit from highly collaborative and collegial interactions across the cancer center, the foundational and clinical departments at Geisel, School of Arts & Sciences, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.
A generous start-up package, access to state-of-the-art research facilities, and excellent institutional resources are available through NCCC (one of 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers). Individuals will be given opportunities for mentoring and teaching graduate students in relevant M.S. and Ph.D. programs (e.g., Quantitative Biomedical Sciences). The successful candidate may, as appropriate, also benefit from association with one of our NIH-sponsored Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), such as the Center for Molecular Epidemiology and the Center for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences. Training grants are available to support graduate and postdoctoral trainees, including the NCI-sponsored T32 Postdoctoral Training Program for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences in Cancer.
Qualifications and additional instructions
Candidates must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree and relevant postdoctoral research experience. Applicants should upload a cover letter, a curriculum vitae (without impact factors), a description of proposed research (3 pages or less), a teaching statement, and a statement on how their teaching, research, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at Dartmouth to: http://apply.interfolio.com/99545. Three referees should provide letters of recommendation.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.
Your offer is contingent upon your consent to a pre-employment background check with results acceptable under Dartmouth policy.
https://www.dartmouth.edu/~hrs/pdfs/background_check_policy.pdf
For additional job openings at Dartmouth College, please see the Office of the Provost and Human Resources.
Consideration of applications will begin on February 1, 2022, and continue until the position is filled.
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