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FACULTY POSITION, MULTIPLE MYELOMA

Employer
University of Alabama Birmingham, Hematology & Oncology
Location
Birmingham
Posted Date
Aug 27, 2015

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Specialty
Faculty, Hematology / Oncology
Position Type
Permanent
The Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine, the Comprehensive Cancer Center, in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are seeking a clinician scientist with clinical and research interest in multiple myeloma. Appointment will be at the Associate or Full Professor level, tenure earning or tenured, commensurate with experience. Applicants must have an MD or equivalent degree, and should be board certified or board eligible in hematology and/or oncology. Enhancing research, drug development, and treatment in multiple myeloma is an institutional priority at UAB. The UAB Multiple Myeloma clinic is a collaborative, multidisciplinary effort involving the Division of Hematology & Oncology and the Bone Marrow Transplant Program. UAB comprehensive cancer center membership includes several investigators with well-established NIH-funded research programs in multiple myeloma. The successful candidate will have demonstrated accomplishments in translational research relevant to myeloma, and will exhibit the qualities required for team building and being a successful leader of a multiple myeloma program, including the ability to work collaboratively and effectively promote the program. The Division of Hematology-Oncology has undergone rapid growth with over 40 faculty members at present, and is poised to continue this progress to become an internationally pre-eminent academic program, with heavy investment from the Department, School, and Cancer Center, under the leadership of Ravi Bhatia, MD, the new Division Director and Deputy Director of the UAB Cancer Center. The Division is a key component of the NCI-funded Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the nation's leading cancer research and treatment centers. Faculty have access to several outstanding interdisciplinary programs including the UAB CTSI, SPOREs, the Alabama Drug Discovery Alliance, and flagship programs in Genomics/personalized medicine, advanced medical imaging, outcomes and effectiveness research and survivorship, amongst others. The Birmingham area provides a metropolitan lifestyle, excellent schools, comfortable climate, and low cost of living. UAB provides competitive salaries and generous benefit packages. Interested individuals should forward a CV and letter describing interests to: Faculty Search Committee c/o N. Temple, UAB Division of Hematology and Oncology, 1720 2nd Avenue South, NP 2506, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300; E-mail: ntemple@uab.edu. A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment. Physicians and other clinical faculty candidates who will be employed by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) or other UAB Medicine entities, must successfully complete a pre-employment drug and nicotine screen to be hired. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression, as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.

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