What are the responsibilities and job description for the Computational Biology – School of Medicine (F69030) position at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)?
Mission or Goal of Unit: Virginia
Commonwealth University is a premier urban, public research university with a diverse
student body and both research-intensive and community-engaged designations from the
Carnegie Foundation. Located in historic Richmond, Virginia, VCU enrolls more than
31,000 students on two campuses. Chief Purpose of this position: As a
member of the cancer center, the faculty member will undertake cancer research activities
that are aligned with MCC vision and mission: to improve the lives of all Virginians by delivering cutting-edge cancer
care through patient-centered prevention and treatment; high-impact, innovative
research; community input and engagement; and education and training of the
next generation of researchers and healthcare professionals. The vision of
Massey is to be a premier community-focused cancer center leading the nation in
cancer health equity and ensuring optimal health outcomes for all. This Assistant Professor position is focused on Computational
Biology/Bioinformatics/Drug Discovery in
the cancer area and will work closely with Dr. Said Sebti in the Massey Cancer
Center at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The candidate must have a proven track record
in computational biology/bioinformatics as it relates to genome/proteome-scale
research including differential gene/protein expression, protein
phosphorylation, pathway analysis to support drug discovery projects. The
candidate will use computational/bioinformatic approaches to understand the
mechanism by which cancer cells become addicted to the oncogene KRAS and based
on this knowledge identify genetic, genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic
molecular signature that will lead to novel diagnostic, prognostic and
therapeutic approaches to thwart KRAS-driven human cancers. The research focus
of Dr. Sebti’s laboratory is to understand at the basic science level how normal
cells become malignant, with a focus on KRAS-driven cancers, and to translate
such fundamental knowledge to the clinic. Candidates will be involved in
exciting and highly integrated inter-disciplinary research projects concerning
understanding aberrant oncogenic KRas signal transduction pathways in cancer
and designing novel anti-cancer drugs based on this knowledge. In addition, candidates will be expected to
submit grant applications for peer-reviewed extramural funding. Position Responsibilities: Research: Undertake cancer research
activities that are aligned with MCC vision and mission.
Submit and obtain peer-reviewed grants preferably R-type grants from NCI. Publish
manuscripts in high impact journals. Work closely with Dr Sebti so as to
harness the considerable intellectual talent and scientific resources of VCU
and focus them on solving the nation’s cancer problem. Service: Serve as member of
departmental as well as university wide service committees. Required Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:
The
mission of the School of Medicine is to provide preeminent education to
physicians and
scientists in order to improve the quality of health care for humanity. Through innovative,
scholarly activity and a diverse educational context, the School seeks to create
and apply new knowledge, and to provide and continuously improve systems of medical
and science education. Furthermore, it is our mission to develop more effective health
care practices to address the needs of the diverse populations we serve, and to provide
distinguished leadership in the advancement of medicine and science.
The mission of the Massey Cancer Center is to improve the lives of all Virginians by delivering cutting-edge cancer
care through patient-centered prevention and treatment; high-impact, innovative
research; community input and engagement; and education and training of the
next generation of researchers and healthcare professionals. The vision of Massey is to be a premier
community-focused cancer center leading the nation in cancer health equity and
ensuring optimal health outcomes for all.
As a
faculty member in the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the school
of Medicine,
the candidate will also support the department with teaching responsibilities including
team-teaching medical and graduate levels courses. The candidate will be responsible
for training and being a mentor to graduate students seeking M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees. The candidate will serve as members of departmental as well as university wide service committees.
Teaching and Mentoring: Support the
department of pharmacology and toxicology with
teaching responsibilities including team-teaching medical and graduate levels courses. Train and mentor
graduate students seeking M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
Position Type: Teaching & Research Faculty
Full time equivalent: 100
Tenure: Ineligible
Rank: Assistant Professor
Months: 12
Department:
School of Medicine - Pharmacology and Toxicology
Salary: Commensurate
ORP Eligible: Yes
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Tricia Gibson
Contact Email: Tricia.Gibson@vcuhealth.org
Contact Phone:
