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UT Health Assistant Professor - Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School in Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor - Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School
Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas
Category: Faculty
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Requisition #: 240002D4
McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houstonis recruiting for a tenure-track Assistant professor to join our faculty in theDepartment of Neurosurgeryto advance research in cancer biology, with a focus on brain metastasis and neuroimmunology.
The ideal candidate will bring expertise in developing and utilizing both in vitro and in vivo models to explore the mechanisms underlying brain metastasis, including the role of innate immune cells and energy metabolic signaling pathways.
Responsibilities include conducting innovative research, securing external funding, and mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The successful applicant will also contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, developing and delivering courses related to cancer biology and scientific research methods.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Leading cancer-related research projects, mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and applying for independent grant funding.
Developing and delivering courses related to cancer biology and scientific research methods, and contributing to the academic community through teaching and research.
Engaging in collaborative research studies.
Providing training to residents and fellows, and supervising medical students.
Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, or a related field
Minimum of two years of postdoctoral research experience.
Strong track record of research demonstrated by significant publications and awards in the field
Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and a commitment to advancing excellence in academia
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong potential for a leadership role within Neurosurgery.
Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to advancing knowledge in cancer biology and neuroimmunology, contribute to fostering excellence, discovery, service and have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
UTHealth offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.https://www.uth.edu/hr/working-at-uthealth.htm
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
UTHealth Benefits
UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.
https://www.uth.edu/benefits/
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