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FACULTY POSITION IN CANCER EPIGENETICS at

FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER

The Fox Chase Cancer Center invites applicants for tenure-track faculty

positions at the level ofassistant professorandassociate professorin

theCancer Epigenetics InstituteandCancer Signaling and Epigenetics

Program. While outstanding candidates working in all areas of epigenetics

are invited to apply, we are particularly soliciting applications from

candidates that are interested in the following areas:

1. the relationship between higher order genome organization and spatial
   transcriptomics related to cancer development, progression and/or
   resistance;


2. the role of modified RNAs and epi-transcriptomics in cancer;


3. the use of computational and systems analyses for chromatin biology;


4. the relationship between immune oncology and epigenetics;


5. the relationship between metabolic pathways and epigenetic control.
   Successful applicants will join a highly interactive institution that is
   committed to bridging basic discovery to clinical application through
   collaboration. Fox Chase was among the nation’sfirst institutions to
   receive Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from the NCI in 1974.
   There are 119 research faculty that generate $63.2 million in funding. The
   research faculty are surrounded by clinical colleagues that provide care for
   over 105,000 individuals and support >170 clinical trials, of which >60
   are investigator-initiated. Two particular highlights of the center are the
   superb clinical pipeline that facilitates rapid translation of basic science
   discoveries into the clinic and the world-class core facilities that are easily
   accessed.
   Applicants interested in joining such an environment should have a Ph.D.
   and/or M.D. degree with an outstanding record of research productivity.
   The application should contain the following information - a curriculum
   vitae, a brief (up to two pages) statement of research interests and future
   goals and a list of three individuals providing letters of recommendation.
   Please send the application via email to Johnathan Whetstine
   ([email protected]),Director,CancerEpigeneticsInstitute,Co-Leader,
   Cancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center.
   Equal Opportunity Employer

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