Affliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
AssistantDirector/AssociateDirectorforResearchAdministrationUPMCHillmanCancerCenter(Hillman)seeksatalentedandexperiencedindividualtostepintoahighlysupportiveenvironmentasAssistant/AssociateDirector
(AD)forResearchAdministration.ThisisaveryexcitingtimeforanewADforAdministrationtojoinHillman.HillmanisstronglysupportedbyUPMCand
theUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine.TheHillmanFoundation recentlycommittedalargeamountofcontinuedsupportfor ourCenteroverthenext
1 0years.ThenewADwillcollaboratewithHillmanCCmembersto promoteandinvestthesefundsinstrategicnewprojects,recruits,sharedresources,andpilot
programs. With our re-naming as UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, a new Director, and upcoming expansion of space for Hillman researchers, Hillman is unifed and
supportiveofcancerresearch,preventionandtherapy.
TheADforResearchAdministration reportsdirectlytotheDeputyDirectorforResearchAdministrationandisamemberofHillman’sleadershipteam.Primaryduties
and responsibilities include: oversight and management of Hillman facilities, scientifc shared resources, development, facilitation and support of multi-component
teamsciencecancerresearchprogramsaswellasspearheadinginternalandexternalcollaborativeresearchendeavors.Tomeettheposition requirements,theAD
forResearchAdministrationwillcollaboratewithateamofadministratorsandPhD-levelscientists,coordinatevisionsettingandstrategicplanning;supportand
participateinCCSGResearchProgramandSharedResourceactivates;develop operationalandadministrativepoliciesandprocedures;workwiththeHillman
Fiscal Offce to develop budgets and monitor spending; develop staff and space utilization plans; oversee facility operations; and communicate research outcomes
toHillmaninvestigators,theNCI,andthepublic.TofacilitateandadvanceHillmanscience,theADwillalso:coordinateCCSGpreparationandsubmission;grow
the funded research base, with emphasis on multi-disciplinary collaboration with internal and external investigators; work with the Hillman Development Offce to
promoteandincreasephilanthropicdonations;assistinrecruitmentoffaculty.
LocatedintheCityofPittsburgh’sShadysideneighborhood,(Pittsburgh isroutinelyrankedasoneofthetop-mostlivableandaffordableU.S.cities),Hillmanisa
NationalCancerInstitute(NCI)-designatedmatrixcancercenterfocusedonstate-of-the-artcancerresearch,trainingthenextgeneration ofcancerresearchers,and
communityoutreach.In 2015 ,Hillmancelebratedits3 0 thanniversaryandtherenewalofits5-yearNCICancerCenterSupportGrant(CCSG).Hillmanhasover 330
members, 10 scientifc programs, 13 CCSG-supported shared resources, and an FY17 institutional funding base of nearly $157 million. In FY16 the University
ofPittsburghranked#5inoverallNIHfunding.Duringits2 015 CCSGreview,HillmanResearchAdministrationscoredexceptional.
Candidates for the position must have a PhD or master’s degree in business, administration, policy, or other research administration-relevant feld. Candidates also
musthave 5 +yearsinresearchadministration,whichincludesanunderstandingoftheregulatoryrequirementsandcomplexitiespertainingtoanimalandclinical
research;familiaritywithNCICCSGrequirements;experiencewithNCI-fundedcancercenters;andexcellentwrittenandoralcommunication,computer,people
management,andinterpersonalskills.CandidatewillbeanAssistantorAssociateProfessorcommiseratewithexperience.
The successful candidate will be hired as an employee of the University of Pittsburgh, with a very competitive salary and benefts package (seewww.hr.pitt.edu/
benefts).TheUniversityofPittsburgh isanequalopportunityemployer.EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.
Toapplyfortheposition ofAssociateDirectorforResearchAdministrationatUPMCHillmanCancerCenter,pleasesenda 1 - pagepersonalstatementhighlighting
your qualifcations and experience, along with your CV or resume, to Hillman Director Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD (care ofthompsonla 3 @upmc.edu).
RobertL.Ferris.,MD,PhD,Director,UPMCHillmanCancerCenter
C/OLolaThompson, 5150 CentreAvenue,Suite 500
Pittsburgh,PA 15232ENDOWEDCHAIR INCANCERRESEARCH
TEXASTECHUNIVERSITYHEALTHSCIENCESCENTER,LUBBOCKTheDepartmentofCellBiologyandBiochemistryin the TTUHSC School of Medicine seeks to recruit an established investigator to fll the Weitlauf
EndowedChairinCancerBiology.Thisendowedposition,togetherwithpotentialforconsiderablestaterecruitmentandongoingresearchfundingfrom
theCancerPreventionResearchInstituteofTexas(CPRIT)(http://www.cprit.state.tx.us),representsanoutstandingopportunityforasenior or risingmid-
careerinvestigator.Thesuccessfulcandidatewill haveestablishedastrongtrackrecordofdiscoverywithaprimaryinterestincancerbiology.Theposition
isotherwisenotrestrictedwithrespecttoresearchareawithincancerbiology,soweinviteapplicationsfrominvestigatorswithanysuchinterests,from
the basic scientifc underpinnings of cancer to translational research in cancer therapies.
Thedepartment(https://www.ttuhsc.edu/medicine/cell-biology-biochemistry/default.aspx)iscurrentlycomprisedoffourteenfull-timefaculty.Current
facultystudybiochemistryandcellularandmolecularbiologyofwidelyrangingtopicsinmedicineandbiology,includingcancer,reproduction,diabetes,
metabolism, development, and genetic and neurodegenerative diseases. We enjoy a collegial and cooperative research environment both within and between
departments that is especially conducive to collaboration and scientifc discourse.
ThisendowedpositionwillbeaprimaryappointmentintheSchoolofMedicine,withstate-supportedsalary,andaconcurrentappointmentintheGraduate
SchoolofBiomedicalSciencesthataffordsopportunitytorecruitandadviseexcellentgraduatestudentsfromtheBiomedicalSciencesandBiotechnology
graduateprograms.Salaryandlabset-uppackagearenationallycompetitive.Applicantsmusthaveaterminaldegree(Ph.D.,M.D. orUSEquivalent)anda
commitmenttosustainedresearchincancerbiology.Abilityandenthusiasmforteachingwillbeaconsiderationbutnotarequirement.TheDepartmentof
CellBiologyandBiochemistryiscommittedtodiversityineducationandemployment,andstronglyencouragesapplicationsfromwomenandminorities.
TTUHSCisinLubbock,Texas,afamily-friendlycityof more than 250,000 residents on the South Plains of West Texas. Our region boasts a diverse
economywithstrengthsinagriculture,heathcare,andhighereducation.LubbockishometoTexasTechUniversityprovidingeducationalandentertainment
opportunitiesincollegiateathleticsandtheperformingarts.ThecityÕsK- 1 2schoolsystem providesasolideducationforchildrentoachieveatthehighest
levels,includingmagnet,AP,andInternationalBaccalaureateprograms.Lubbockweatherismild,withanaverageof 262 daysofsunshineperyear.
Interestedcandidatesmustapplyonlineathttps://www.ttuhsc.edu/medicine/cell-biology-biochemistry/positions.aspx.RequisitionID: 16300 BR.
CandidatesshouldsubmitasinglePDFthatincludesacoverletterdescribingtheirinterestintheposition (includingpossiblecollaborationswithcurrent
faculty),curriculumvitae,andabriefsummaryofresearchinterests.Candidatesshouldalso providenamesofthreeindividualsfromwhom recommendation
lettersmayberequested.
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An EEO/Affrmative Action Institution.Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistryonline @sciencecareers.org