Opportunity Details
Department of Neurosurgery
Tenure
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor – Tenure Track Faculty Position – Brain Tumor Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine), the Department of Neurological Surgery, The Brain Tumor Center (BTC), and the Alvin J. Siteman Comprehensive Cancer Center in St. Louis invite applications for new faculty positions. Primary appointments will be on the tenure track within the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Secondary appointments in other departments, such as Pathology/Immunology, Neuroscience, Genetics, and others, can be considered. The successful candidate will develop and lead a vibrant, independent, collaborative, and cutting-edge research program and share our commitment to undergraduate and graduate education by supervising post-doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate research and teaching courses.
The applicant’s research program should be broadly focused on brain tumor immunology, including but not limited to the study of fundamental understanding of T cell and myeloid cell biology and tumor immune evasion; synthetic biology; immunometabolism; immunogenomics; vaccine development and immune-engineering using advanced chemistry, material science, and nanotechnology-based approaches. For details on the BTC research program, please visit the BTC website at: https://sites.wustl.edu/braintumorcenter.
The BTC is centered within the vibrant community of WashU Medicine—a global leader in cancer biology, neuroscience, immunology, molecular imaging, and high-speed comprehensive genomic and epigenetic research. Research laboratories from neurosurgery, neurology, medical and pediatric oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, immunology & pathology, and genetics seek new treatments for the most common as well as rare brain tumors. Leveraging cutting-edge medical, surgical, and radiation technologies at Siteman Cancer Center, one of the nation’s elite cancer research institutions, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, our physicians and scientists have developed a broad-based clinical research portfolio with over 35 ongoing clinical trials.
BTC research laboratories are housed within the new $616 million, 11-story and 609,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Neuroscience Research Building. The building project is the largest in the history of WashU Medicine and will span almost a block in the 200-acre Cortex Innovation Community—one of the fastest-growing business, innovation, and technology hubs in the United States.
WashU Medicine is a global leader in a wide range of frontier research arenas across all its basic science and clinical departments. Specifically, WashU Medicine has deep research strengths in the rapidly evolving area of immunology and is also leading the way in imaging research and comprehensive genomic and epigenetic research. With the unique size and breadth of neurosciences at the University, there is a wealth of opportunities for collaboration both within the School of Medicine and across the campus. The successful applicant will build on the campus-wide excellence in basic immunology, neuro-immunology, tumor immunology, biomedical engineering and material sciences, imaging, and genomics to develop a world-class brain tumor research program.
Candidates are expected to have a PhD, MD or an equivalent degree in the field of immunology, biology, chemistry, physical sciences, or an engineering field.
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a research statement summarizing past and describing future efforts (3-5 pages). Application materials should be submitted in PDF format, addressed to the BTC Search Committee, and sent to Megan Goldberg (m.goldberg@wustl.edu). In addition, applicants at the Assistant or Associate Professor level will be asked to enter the names and contact information of three referees who will provide letters of recommendation on their behalf.
Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Questions should be emailed with the subject header “BTC Faculty Search” to m.goldberg@wustl.edu.
9/24/2024
No end date
9/24/2024
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. It is the university’s policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information. Washington University seeks an exceptionally qualified and diverse faculty; women, minorities, protected veterans and candidates with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.