Description
The Department of Therapeutic Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine is seeking applications for a physician-scientist faculty position in the Tenure Track (assistant, associate and full-professor levels will be considered). Candidates will be expected to contribute to our clinical, educational, and research missions.
Applicants should have significant research experience and a track record of exceptional scientific achievement. Our highly collaborative and dynamic department has a long history of groundbreaking research in cancer biology. Applicants must have a strong interest in developing a laboratory-based research program which ideally aligns with departmental strengths such as DNA repair, cancer biology, radiation biology, and immuno-oncology. Applicants with translational research experience and focus areas are of particular interest.
The Yale Department of Therapeutic Radiology has state-of-the-art clinical and laboratory facilities, and the clinical program serves over 4,000 new patients annually. The department consists of 30 clinical faculty along with 17 Ph.D. physicists and 10 laboratory-based basic scientists. The department is an integral part of the NCI-designated Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center and supports an ACGME accredited four-year residency program in radiation oncology affiliated with the Yale-New Haven Health System. In addition to the YNHH facility in the Smilow Cancer Hospital, the department staffs multiple affiliated radiation therapy facilities in the State of Connecticut, which are fully integrated into our clinical program. These associated facilities participate in our ongoing clinical, research and educational programs. The department also features more than 16,000 sf of recently renovated laboratory space and has a long history of basic science and translational research contributions.
The candidate will be expected to establish a robust extramurally funded research enterprise. For more information about our department, please visit: https://medicine.yale.edu/therapeuticradiology/.
Qualifications
Candidates should be board certified/board eligible in radiation oncology, and academically oriented with a strong interest in patient care.
Application Instructions
Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae and three letters of reference. All application materials should be submitted electronically to: http://apply.interfolio.com/168866
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law.
Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires
The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.
