Position Summary
Indiana University School of Medicine IUSM Bloomington is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to join our mission in a newly created position and a tenuretrack faculty appointment. The successful candidate will be an externally funded researcher with a track record of administrative and leadership success. Leadership responsibilities will include serving as the Assistant Director for Research for the IUSM Bloomington campus of the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center IUSCCC ; and the Director of Graduate Studies for the Cell and Molecular Cancer Biology CMCB PhD program ( It is anticipated that the Administrative/Operational responsibilities associated with this leadership position will constitute approximately 20 of the successful candidates workload. The successful candidate will report directly to the Associate Dean IUSM Bloomington. Areas of research interest include molecular mechanisms of cancer and/or therapeutic development including but not limited to the areas of the tumor microenvironment regulation of gene expression within various cancer models (such as glioblastoma breast ovarian prostate pancreatic and colon) cancer stem cells cancer epigenetics and cancer bioinformatics. They will benefit from recently renovated laboratory space with outstanding core facilities as part of the IU Bloomington campus and the Indiana CTSI (e.g. genomics microscopy/imaging major animal facilities chemical biology others) and access to a large cancer tissue and data bank of the IUSCCC . Indiana University Bloomington campus () offers a Big Ten learning environment on an iconic campus. Bloomington Indiana () is a thriving college town less than an hour from Indianapolis and a major international airport that hosts worldclass music sports cultural and outdoor attractions and festivals while simultaneously offering a comfortable and welcoming lifestyle for all. To learn more about this opportunity and to apply visit Please include 1 A Letter of Interest 2 Curriculum Vitae and 3 Statement of Research Focus. Applications will be reviewed as received. A competitive salary startup funds and relocation expenses will be provided. IUSM is committed to being an institution that reflects the learners we teach and the patient populations we serve and pursues the values of equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We desire candidates whose work contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our learners staff and faculty. We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to improve health equity and wellbeing for all throughout the state of Indiana.
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