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Employment Opportunities
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Faculty / Research positions:
The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation Chair in Molecular Cancer Pharmacology
The Reynolds and Ryan Families Regents Chair in Translational Cancer Research
Director of Stem Cell Transplantation and Developmental Therapeutics
Hematology/Oncology Clinical/Teaching Faculty Member
The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation Regents Distinguished Chair in Molecular Cancer Pharmacology
Tulane Cancer Center and the newly formed Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC) seek an outstanding cancer scientist for the Endowed Professorship Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation Regents Distinguished Chair in Molecular Cancer Pharmacology as Associate Director to identify and develop targets for new cancer therapies. Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans have joined together to develop the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium with the goal of achieving NCI designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Continuing funding from an increase in the state tax on cigarettes and significant financial commitment by both Universities provide generous resources to the successful candidate to recruit additional faculty in both basic and clinical sciences to establish a world-class program. Planning is underway for a new state-of-the-art cancer research building. The successful candidate will participate in the leadership of the developing cancer center. Qualified candidates should forward CV and three letters of reference to:
Roy S. Weiner, M.D., Director, Tulane Cancer Center
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave., SL-68, New Orleans, LA 70112
rweiner@tulane.edu
or
Krishna Agrawal, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Pharmacology
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave., SL-83, New Orleans, LA 70112
agrawal@tulane.edu
The position will remain open until a suitable / qualified applicant has been identified.
An affirmative action / equal opportunity employer.
The Reynolds and Ryan Families Regents Chair in Translational Cancer Research
Tulane Cancer Center and the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC) seek an outstanding cancer scientist to become and Endowed Eminent Scholar, The Reynolds and Ryan Families Regents Chair in Translational Cancer Research. The eminent scholar holding this tenure track position will serve as the Program Leader of Tulane Cancer Center's Clinical Sciences Program working with our basic and clinical cancer research scientists to advance innovative molecular, cellular, and gene-based investigations to clinical trials and new treatments for cancer patients. Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans have joined together to develop the LCRC, with the goal of achieving NCI designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Continuing funding from a new state tax on cigarettes and significant financial commitment by both Tulane and LSU provide generous resources for the successful candidate to recruit additional faculty members in both basic and clinical sciences. The goal is to establish a world-class program translating basic discoveries to clinical care. The successful candidate will enjoy modern laboratory space, an established Office of Clinical Research, access to shared core resources, and the opportunity to develop further the LCRC cores.
Qualified candidates should forward CV and three letters of reference to:
Roy S. Weiner, M.D.
Director
Tulane Cancer Center
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave., SL-68
New Orleans, LA 70112
rweiner@tulane.edu
or
L. Lee Hamm, M.D.
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave., SL-12
New Orleans, LA 70112
lhamm@tulane.edu
The position will remain open until a suitable/qualified applicant has been identified. Tulane University Health Sciences Center is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Director of Stem Cell Transplantation and Developmental Therapeutics
Tulane University School of Medicine
The Sections of Medical and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and the Tulane Cancer Center are seeking an outstanding Hematologist and/or Oncologist to fill a new faculty position at the Associate Professor level in the Department of Medicine or Pediatrics. We require a documented commitment to innovative translational clinical research focused on malignant and/or non-malignant hematopoietic diseases, leadership in developing innovative protocols and programs, and experience in stem cell transplantation. The principle responsibility will be the directorship of the institution-wide Stem Cell Transplantation and Molecular Therapeutics Program at Tulane University Hospital and Clinics and expansion of the program to encompass new molecular interventions for cancer treatment. The three primary teaching hospitals of Tulane University School of Medicine see more than 2000 new cancer patients each year. In addition to a fully equipped stem cell laboratory and transplant unit with seven laminar air flow rooms, there is an NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center shared with LSU School of Medicine. Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinics is a newly opened multidisciplinary ambulatory facility with an infusion center, minor OR suites, and a modern radiation oncology treatment facility. Modern renovated facilities meet the needs of pediatric patients. There is an Office of Clinical Research within the Tulane Cancer Center that supports accrual to more than 110 open clinical trials from our core hospitals and our Community Clinical Research Network. There are funded laboratory programs in molecular genetics, signal transduction, and environmental carcinogenesis. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to expand and implement translational research in primates at the Tulane Primate Research Center as well as human patients. A letter summarizing research background, experience, academic interests and goals; full CV; and name/address/phone number of three references should be sent to:
Roy S. Weiner, M.D., Director, Tulane Cancer Center
1430 Tulane Avenue, SL 68, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70131.
E-mail:
rweiner@tulane.edu
Clinical/Teaching Faculty in Hematology and Medical Oncology
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