Job Opportunities
Cancer Epidemiology
University Faculty
Leadership Position
(Population Science at full or associate professor rank)
Tenured
or tenure track, 100% time.
Salary, rank, and tenure status will be commensurate
with qualifications and experience.
DUTIES: The Department of Epidemiology at Michigan State
University’s College of Human Medicine seeks candidates
for its Cancer Epidemiology (Population Science) faculty
at Full or Associate Professor Rank. This position
requires cultivation of research opportunities and
collaborations within an extensive Michigan clinical
practice and research network, including the Great Lakes
Cancer Institute’s (GLCI) Clinical Cancer Research
Center, which is a joint venture of MSU and McLaren
Health Care (http://www.glci.com),
as well as the the Great Lakes Research in Practice
Network.
The
successful candidate will be a cancer epidemiologist who
is a scientist-teacher-leader committed to population
sciences and patient-oriented clinical epidemiology
research that creates opportunities for translational
laboratory research collaborations. Success in this post
will require development of a cancer epidemiology
research unit and multi-investigator program, and the
extra effort required to weave the department’s current
and future single-PI research projects into the fabric
of more programmatic multi-PI initiatives. To this end,
the post involves leadership in new lines of multi-PI
transdisciplinary and translational research leading to
important new discoveries and new approaches to cancer
prevention and control in community and clinical
populations.
Research opportunities in connection with Western
Michigan Campus of the medical school also exist,
including collaborative research with the Van Andel
Institute (VAI)
(www.vai.org),
and clinical
service systems such as Spectrum Health, and Trinity
Health. Collaborations
linking all campuses around the state with VAI and the
other western Michigan partners will be encouraged. In
addition, consistent with MSU’s commitment to an
increasing global impact, the Department of Epidemiology
is a partner in the INCLEN initiative (www.inclen.org)
and hosts two other MSU- and NIH-supported international
research networks, one that links MSU with partner
universities throughout the western hemisphere, and the
other with partner medical and public health schools in
sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. As such,
international research on cancer epidemiology,
prevention, and control also will be encouraged and
nurtured, in complement with more Michigan-oriented and
US-oriented aspects of the research program.
The
Cancer Epidemiology Population Science program of
research can encompass clinical and randomized trials
and other program evaluations, research on patterns of
care, behavioral interventions, survivorship, etiologic,
prevention and engagement with principal investigators
who tap tumor registry data.
Additional responsibilities include cancer
epidemiology-related classroom instruction, research
apprentice/fellow training and mentoring, and general
participation in graduate and postdoctoral education and
outreach, as well as development of new NCI and other
NIH-funded research training programs.
QUALIFICATIONS: MD or PhD in Epidemiology or
Biostatistics/Statistics (or suitable alternative PhD)
with strong research credentials in cancer epidemiology,
plus experiences and background appropriate to the
senior level responsibilities described above. National
and international reputation in cancer research, based
upon: (a) a sustained track record of successful NIH
funding; (b) a sustained line of peer reviewed
contributions pertinent to cancer epidemiology,
prevention, and control; (c) clear potential or
demonstrated success in building productive teams for
transdisciplinary and translational research that
accommodates intervention-oriented
bench-bedside-community collaborations.
Vision, enthusiastic commitment, and leadership
qualities required, with intended Michigan-oriented,
US-oriented and global impact.
APPLICATIONS:
Applications are currently being reviewed and will
continue to be until the appropriate candidate is
found. MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer. MSU is strongly committed to achieving
excellence through cultural diversity. The university
actively encourages applications and nominations of
women, persons of color, veterans and persons with
disabilities. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or
permanent residents must provide documentation of
employment authorization in the United States.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of
interest, the curriculum vitae, and the names and
complete contact information of three professional
references to James C. Anthony, Chair of the Search
Committee) Department of Epidemiology, MSU, B601 West
Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824. The department website
and contact information can be found at
www.epi.msu.edu
.
Infectious Disease
Epidemiology
University Faculty
Leadership Position
Assistant/Associate Professor
Fixed
term-Annual, 100% time.
Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications
and experience.
DUTIES: The Department of Epidemiology at Michigan State
University’s College of Human Medicine, together with
St. Mary’s Health Care, Grand Rapids, a member of
Trinity Health, seeks candidates for an Infectious
Disease Epidemiology faculty position. Professorial rank
at full, associate, or assistant professor level will
depend upon qualifications and experience. The
successful candidate will be an infectious disease
epidemiologist who has potential for strong leadership
or demonstrated strong leadership in NIH-oriented
research, and will be committed to population-oriented
translational epidemiology research with a focus on
HIV/AIDS and related challenges in infectious disease
epidemiology. Many opportunities for epidemiological
studies focused upon patient-oriented and
family-oriented preventive and ameliorative
interventions are present.
Additional duties include graduate school and medical
school instructional responsibilities of the
Epidemiology Department, with a relatively light
classroom instruction, advising, and curriculum
development load. This faculty member will be expected
to participate in development of an NIH T32 research
training program in infectious disease epidemiology, and
may have the opportunity to lead the development of this
research training program.
QUALIFICATIONS: Doctoral level education (Ph.D, M.D.,
or equivalent) in epidemiology or a related field, with
a concentration on infectious disease epidemiology, and
the potential or demonstrated capacity to conduct
independent NIH-funded HIV/AIDS research. Visionary
ideas, enthusiastic commitment, strong interpersonal
skills, and leadership qualities are required. The
intent is for this faculty member to make a sustained
impact on population health in Grand Rapids, western
Michigan more generally, the USA, and globally.
APPLICATIONS: APPLICATIONS: Due October 1, 2007; late
submissions will be considered if a suitable candidate
pool is not identified by the deadline. MSU is an
affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. MSU is
strongly committed to achieving excellence through
cultural diversity. The university actively encourages
applications and nominations of women, persons of color,
veterans and persons with disabilities. Applicants who
are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents must
provide documentation of employment authorization in the
United States. Interested candidates should submit a
letter of interest, the curriculum vitae, and the names
and complete contact information of three professional
references to James C. Anthony, Chair of the Search
Committee) Department of Epidemiology, MSU, B601 West
Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824. The department website
and contact information can be found at
www.epi.msu.edu and
information about St. Mary’s Health Care and Trinity
Health can be found at
http://www.smmmc.org .
Two
Faculty Positions in Human Genetics
Two faculty positions in human genetics
are available at Michigan State University (MSU) as part
of a campus-wide initiative to increase human genetics
research on campus. Individuals are sought for one
junior level (assistant professor) and one senior level
position.
Research will address fundamental
questions of human genetics. At least one position is
intended for a candidate having research experience in
statistical genetics/genetic epidemiology with an
emphasis on complex diseases. In addition, a
laboratory-based human geneticist is sought.
MSU offers a highly collegial,
interdisciplinary environment with many collaborative
opportunities through two MSU community-based medical
schools (MD and DO) associated with large health care
systems in six cities, four genetics diagnostic labs
(DNA, cytogenetics, prenatal screening, HLA), a genetic
counseling center, strong epidemiology, cell & molecular
biology and neuroscience programs, an interdepartmental
graduate program in genetics, and strength in research
in a wide array of basic sciences. Michigan State
provides excellent research core facilities in genomics,
proteomics, and microscopy.
Each successful candidate may choose to
be affiliated academically with one or more departments,
including Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Pediatrics
& Human Development, Epidemiology, Biochemistry &
Molecular Biology, Pathobiology & Diagnostic
Investigation, Physiology, Psychology, Pharmacology &
Toxicology and Statistics and Probability.
These are academic-year, tenure-track,
research-oriented positions, with moderate teaching
responsibility. A doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DVM, or DO)
and research experience are required. Salary will be
commensurate with experience. Applicants should submit
a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of
research goals, copies of pertinent reprints and contact
information (address, e-mail, and phone) for three
referees to the following address. Digital submissions
in pdf format to
genetics@msu.edu are encouraged. Review of
applications will begin in November, 2007 and will
continue until the position is filled.
Human Genetics Search Committee
Genetics Program
Biomedical & Physical Sciences Building, Rm 2240
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
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