Open Rank Faculty/Associate Director for Translational Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department:

Lineberger Compr Cancer Center - 426801

11/25/2024

Yes

Permanent Faculty

Open Rank Faculty/Associate Director for Translational Research

Admin Appointment with Faculty Rank

FAC0005377

Full-Time Permanent

40

1

North Carolina, US

Dependent on Qualifications/Experience

03/01/2025

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

We are seeking the Associate Director for Translational Research (AD TR) at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. This individual will hold a primary faculty appointment within the School of Medicine, with a secondary administrative appointment as the AD TR. Appointment and rank in an academic department will be determined by the applicant's qualifications. This is a senior-level faculty rank, and the selected candidate will be a faculty member who conducts outstanding basic and translational cancer research. The AD TR shall be an established independent investigator with interdisciplinary translational research in innovative biology with immediate clinical relevance and application, significant publications, and extramural grant funding.

Responsibilities include: mentorship of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members; serve as a member of the Lineberger Senior Leadership team; foster close working relationships with Program Leaders and Shared Resource Directors; participate in team science initiatives.

Administrative duties include: upon request, perform reviews of grant applications and investigator-initiated clinical trials originating from the Center to ensure translational project opportunities are embedded into each, as appropriate; attend and actively participate in LCCC research program meetings to foster programmatic content that is inclusive of translational science concepts; at the direction of the Cancer Center Director, represent the program during NCI site visits and annual External Advisory Board meetings; work collaboratively with fellow Associate Directors to co-create a scientific community at Lineberger reflective of all components of an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) is one of the largest research organizations in the UNC system. UNC Lineberger is the only public NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center within the State of North Carolina and supports 425 members, 605 staff, nine research programs, and 32 shared resources. UNC Lineberger has been rated an exceptional NCI center in the last three CCSG cycles (2010,2015,2020) making it eligible to extend the current cycle to 2027.

LCCC is the center of cancer research at UNC-Chapel Hill and beyond. LCCC focuses on a mission to propel cancer research for the state of North Carolina, the nation, and the globe to improve patient outcomes. As a large matrix cancer center, they are physically located in the center of the medical campus in the UNC Lineberger building, a 79,000 square foot building dedicated exclusively to cancer research. It is flanked by Marsico Hall (completed in 2015) and the Mary Ellen Jones Building (completed in 2021), where LCCC has additional wet and dry research facilities. LCCC has more than 170,000 square feet of dedicated research across the campus. Patients are seen in Basnight Cancer Hospital completed in 2009. The faculty are representative of the broad scope and depth of LCCC's cancer research enterprise. Forty-eight departments are represented across the campus, including those in the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, Dentistry, Journalism, Social Work, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

PhD, MD, or MD/PhD.
Relevant leadership experience.
Exceptional writing skills for grant applications as well as high impact peer-reviewed publications.
Strong track record of collaborations with basic, clinical and translational scientists.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Relevant NCI cancer center program leadership experience.

N/A

Not Applicable.