Assistant Professor Sarcoma
Assistant Professor Sarcoma
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Job Description
Department Overview
The duties of this position are in support of the missions goals and objectives of OHSU and the School of Medicine and include: participate in the education of medical students and house staff in accordance with assignments to the department by the Curriculum Committee and Chair; care of patients with sarcoma; establish and maintain a program of scholarly activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes detection and treatment of hematologic disease; participate in administrative committees and councils of the OHSU as approved by the Chair and Division Head; engage in public service through consultative activities with nonuniversity groups with knowledge and consent of the Chair and Division Head.
Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles:
- We act BOLDLYBreakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science exploring new frontiers and thinking differently
- We SUPPORT each otherRespect leads to trust which leads to excellence
- We work as a CONNECTED teamWe must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone
Function/Duties of Position
It is anticipated your job will be made up of the following components: Clinical Teaching Research/Academic and InPatient Service.
As the only sarcoma center in the state OHSU cares for a very high volume of complex sarcoma cases.
Our weekly sarcoma tumor board provides multidisciplinary review with active participation of medical oncology pediatric oncology orthopedic oncology radiation oncology surgical oncology pathology and radiology. Each specialty is represented at tumor board by experts in sarcoma.
We seek applications from motivated MDs/DOs looking for an Assistant Professor position to focus on clinical and/or translational sarcoma research. Mentorship from Drs. Mike Heinrich Chris Ryan and Lara Davis make this an exciting opportunity for a junior faculty member interested in a sarcoma career.
Clinical and translational sarcoma research opportunities abound at the Knight Cancer Institute. The Sarcoma Program boasts a large clinical trials portfolio including cooperative group (SWOG & SARC) industry and investigatorinitiated. In addition the Sarcoma Program is one of 5 disease sites included in the Precision Oncology SMMART Program a comprehensive translational and clinical research platform. Successful candidates will have a good background in all
aspects of Sarcoma. They should have the ability to work across disciplines in an integrative fashion and be effective teachers.
Required Qualifications
Education & experience:
- MD MD/PhD. Licensed to practice medicine in Oregon
- Board certified in Internal Medicine
- Board eligible/certified in Hematology and or/Medical Oncology.
- Desire to deliver the best care possible to cancer patients in a clinical research environment.
- Our ideal candidate must possess a proven track record of teaching basic clinical or population research and patient care excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven success in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- History of success in obtaining extramural funds for clinical trials and/or basic science research.
Additional Details
We offer a variety of benefits on top of joining a thriving organization:
- Medical dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees
- Covered 100 for fulltime employees and 88 for dependents
- Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU
- 25 days a year of paid time off
- 8 days of sick time off
- Commuter subsidies
- Tuition reimbursement
- Access to group life insurance disability insurance and other supplemental benefits
- Annual Merit Increase
- Growth/Development Opportunities
- Employee discounts to local and major businesses
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Employment Type
Part-Time
