Neuro-oncology Research Faculty

The Department of Neurosurgery in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has a very active and well-established program in neuro-oncology and we are broadening our laboratory research effort in this area. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to fill the following research position for an investigator holding MD, PhD, or MD/PhD degrees:

• Open rank open tenure level Neuro-oncology Researcher

Open rank open tenure Neuro-oncology position is open for broadly based research interests in the field of Neuro-oncology, including but not limited to both primary and metastatic adult brain tumors, genomics, proteomics/kinomics or epigenetics at the single cell level, immunobiology of host-tumor interactions and relevant patient-derived models of cancer. The successful applicant for the open rank open tenure Neuro-oncology position will have the opportunity to join the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Neuro-oncology Program. Added preference will be given to candidates whose research can synergize with existing UAB faculty to enable programmatic research support, e.g., multiple (principal) investigator grants.

Ideally this position will be filled by a candidate devoting their full effort towards research, with no clinical duties. Fractional effort towards clinical duties is possible if it meshes with the plans of candidates seeking the tenured and tenure-track positions.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.

UAB Medicine is the third largest public academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO.

Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis, and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an “All American City”, one of the top ten American cities to live and work, and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather, geography, diverse culture, activities, and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and practice medicine.

For additional information about our department, please visit our website at https://www.uab.edu/medicine/neurosurgery

Interested candidates should apply here: https://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/23316 by submitting an online application to include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references. Evaluation of applications will occur as they are received and will continue until the position is filled.

Required Qualifications, Applicants must have an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD. Selected applicants will join an academic community that values each member of our community, and the richly different perspectives, characteristics and life experiences associated with the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds and beliefs that contribute to UAB’s unique educational, patient care and professional environments. The ideal candidate is an individual with a successful record of external awards, publications, and a productive lab.

Preferred Qualifications, the ideal candidate is an individual with a successful record of external awards, publications, and a productive lab.