CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is inviting applications for positions as clinical investigators at the level of Instructor/Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. The ideal candidates should have a strong background in laboratory-based research coupled with experience in clinical investigation. The candidates should be interested in identifying novel agents and conducting relevant pre-clinical studies, either in their own laboratory or jointly with other laboratory-based investigators. Applicants should also have history of designing and executing innovative clinical trials in patients with cancer. Candidates with an interest and/or experience in carrying out studies with immunotherapeutic agents are encouraged to apply. These activities will be supported by the infrastructure of the Center for Cancer Precision Medicine and the Belfer Institute for Applied Cancer Science as well as by the Disease Center(s) that support the clinical investigator's interests. Applicants should have an MD or MD/PhD degree, with training in Medical, Pediatric, Radiation, or Surgical Oncology. Clinical care responsibility will be limited to 25% in an effort to provide protected time for research. Start-up packages to support both clinical and wet or dry laboratory efforts will be provided. Appointment at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professor and compensation will be commensurate with experience and institutional policies. The successful candidate will also engage in teaching medical students, house staff, and fellows in the clinic and inpatient settings. Please submit a letter with a summary of research interests and curriculum vitae to: Irene Ghobrial, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, HIM240; e-mail: courtneyc_hamilton@dfci.harvard.edu. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.