Thank you for your interest.Please note, the purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.
Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission : Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
The Department of Diabetes Immunology within the Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute (AR-DMRI) at City of Hope has an opening at any professorial rank (Assistant / Associate or full professor).
Our research depth in diabetes and cancer makes this institution unique, providing opportunities for scientific and clinical distinction and collaboration across disciplines, for example cross-talk between diabetes immunologists, cancer immunologists, and beta cell biologists.
City of Hope is also home to the Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes, a philanthropic partnership designed to advance novel therapies for type 1 diabetes.
The Wanek Family Project and a new Department of Diabetes Immunology are directed by Alberto Pugliese, who joined City of Hope in October 2022.
The Department is being expanded with strong focus on human type 1 diabetes and translation.
As a successful candidate, you will :
Be a scientist with interest in understanding islet autoimmunity and more broadly the disease pathogenesis at the preclinical and / or clinical levels and with the desire to translate promising insights into biomarkers, treatments and potential cures for type 1 diabetes.
Qualifications
A and / or MS and possess a record of scholarly accomplishments (high-impact publications, extramural funding, national and international awards) commensurate to the faculty rank.
Applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an open, collaborative mindset.
- The required extent of qualifications will vary according to career stage and will help determine the rank of appointment (assistant, associate, or full professor) :
- Scholarly accomplishments
- Extramural funding experience
- Impactful mentoring and teaching skills
- Interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration
- Exceptional interpersonal skills (relationship-building, communications, listening, negotiation diplomacy)
- Integrity, honesty and inclusive behavior
Additional Information :
To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter describing your interest, a summary of research and related accomplishments, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of five referees to :
Alberto Pugliese, MD
The Samuel Rahbar Endowed Chair in Diabetes & Drug Discovery
Chair and Professor, Department of Diabetes Immunology
Director, The Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes
Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute City of Hope
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