Tenure Track Faculty in Tumor Virology

The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), is searching for a full-time tumor virology faculty position at the tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor level. We are seeking exceptional candidates whose research is focused on understanding how viruses cause human cancer, using basic, mechanistic studies of how viruses interact with their host cells to infect, persist and induce cancer.

Candidates should demonstrate a proven record of studying one or more tumor viruses and demonstrate that they have the potential to establish a productive, extramurally funded research program. Candidates also need to describe how they will contribute to mentoring and teaching undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as this is fundamental to our academic mission. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in professional, university, and community service appropriate to rank. The new hire for this position will move into an extremely strong, supportive research environment with an unusually large, highly interactive and collaborative community of virologists. This includes many tumor virologists, a priority area already bolstered by several recent hires. These tumor virologists also participate in and benefit from the Human Cancer Virology Program within the University's NCI-designated comprehensive Carbone Cancer Center (https://cancer.wisc.edu/), and from our partnerships with the UW Institute for Molecular Virology (https://virology.wisc.edu/), the private Morgridge Institute for Research (https://morgridge.org/), and other campus units. We are looking for candidates who will interact productively with these and other faculty in this highly collegial and collative academic environment.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop an extramurally funded research program and to mentor and teach undergraduate/graduate/medical students and postdocs.

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Required
PhD in virology, oncology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, genetics or closely related fields required.

3 years minimum post-doctoral experience in tumor virology is preferred.

Candidates should display a productive record of established scholarship of national and international significance in tumor virus biology. Areas of particular interest to this search include but are not limited to understanding how human tumor viruses cause cancer, links between viruses and antiviral defenses including intrinsic, innate, or adaptive immunity, and the use of in vitro and/or in vivo models for studying human tumor viruses.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

JULY 01, 2025

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/)

Candidates should demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. Applicants for this position will be considered for the titles listed in this posting. The title is determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist.

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with Position Vacancy Job #306437; please note that only one vacancy exists. Having two job postings allows the School of Medicine and Public Health to consider candidates with a variety of qualifications and research interests.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is December 15, 2024, however, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled. Your application must be received through the Jobs at UW portal to be considered as a candidate. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit the following:

1. Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)

2. A cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience as it relates to this role

3. Statement of research (maximum of 3-pages) describing current and future directions that include a brief description of teaching philosophy

4. A single PDF document containing three (3) sample publications.

5. Contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor. After submitting your application, the references provided will automatically be contacted to provide a reference on your behalf.

Failure to submit complete application materials will result in ineligibility for this position.

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

Gabriella Fisk
gfisk@wisc.edu
608-890-0034
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Associate Professor(FA030) or Assistant Professor(FA040)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/ONCOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

Faculty

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