MMG Cancer Biology Professor
Company: University of California - Davis
Location: Davis
Posted on: January 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Position overview
Salary range:
The salary range for this position is $96,500 -$163,600. "Off-scale
salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is
higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank
and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive
conditions, qualifications, and experience. This position may
include membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which
provides for eligibility for additional compensation. The salary
range listed is for base compensation only and may be adjusted
depending on qualifications and experience. The salary range does
not include variable compensation and is subject to the individual
department compensation plan.
Application Window
Open date: January 17, 2025
Next review date: Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific
Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the
committee.
Final date: Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but
those received after the review date will only be considered if the
position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, in the
College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis,
invites applications for tenured Professor at the Associate or Full
Professor level in Cancer Biology. Candidates whose research
focuses on fundamental questions in cancer biology at the
molecular, cellular, and/or organismal level investigated through
laboratory and computational approaches are encouraged to apply. We
are particularly interested in candidates whose research augments
existing cancer-related research in the department. We seek
candidates who will contribute to diversity and equity in higher
education through their teaching, research, and service, and who
will create a climate that attracts students of all races,
nationalities, and genders.
Appointment will be at the tenured Associate or Full Professor,
depending on experience and qualifications, in the Department of
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (College of Biological
Sciences) and may include a joint appointment in a suitable
department of the School of Medicine. The successful applicant will
hold membership in the Integrated Cancer Biology Program of the UC
Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and is eligible for renewable
appointment to the Albrecht Endowed Chair in Basic Science.
Applicants must have earned a PhD or equivalent with significant
post-doctoral experience and independent research experience in
cancer biology. Participation in department, college, and
university service as a member of UC Davis Division of the Academic
Senate is an expectation under our faculty shared governance
model.
Minimum qualifications
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent with significant
post-doctoral experience and a track record of productive
independent research with a strong history of current and past
funding by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Additional qualifications
* Excellence in research that complements or extends existing
research strengths in the Department.
* A vibrant research program with strong extramural funding.
* Evidence of commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity,
and inclusion for historically underrepresented and marginalized
student communities, and how this commitment integrates with
teaching, research, and service.
* Commitment to excellence in teaching. Must demonstrate evidence
of ability to perform well at both graduate and undergraduate
levels and to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses
or seminars.
Application Requirements
Applicants should submit materials online at:
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06905. Please include a cover
letter, curriculum vitae summarizing experience and achievements,
statement of research accomplishments and plans (3-5 pages),
statement of teaching experience and philosophy (1-2 pages), and
statement of potential to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion
(1-2 pages). Awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
issues, as well as past contributions and future plans concerning
DEI activities that are documented in the application file will be
used as part of the evaluation. Visit
https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/academic-diversity and
https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/guidelineswriting-diversity-statement
for guidelines about writing a DEI statement and why one is
requested. Finalists will be asked to have four supporting letters
submitted online at the above website. In addition, the names of
four individuals who can be regarded as being arm's length from
individuals, i.e., who have no history of collaboration or mentor
relationship with the candidate, need to be provided. For full
consideration, applications must be completed by February 15, 2025;
however, the position will remain open until filled through January
15, 2026. Feel free to contact the Search Committee Chairs, Dr.
Satoshi Namekawa at snamekawa@ucdavis.edu or Dr. Stephen
Kowalczykowski at sckowalczykowski@ucdavis.edu with any questions
about the search or position. The administrative contact is Dr.
Gaya Gomes, ggomes@ucdavis.edu. For more information on the
position, the Department and UC Davis in general, please visit the
following website: https://mmg.ucdavis.edu/careers.
Successful candidates for our faculty position will demonstrate
evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their
research, teaching, and/or service. In their statement of
contribution to diversity, equity, and inclusion the candidate
should demonstrate a track record (calibrated to career stage)
and/or awareness of issues related to teaching, research, or
service activities addressing the needs of historically
underrepresented and marginalized student communities, and a
clearly articulated vision of how their work at UC Davis will
continue to contribute to the University's mission of serving the
needs of our diverse state and student population. Guidelines for
the Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
can be found here:
https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/guidelines-writing-diversity-statement.
The University of California is committed to creating and
maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application,
and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through
academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in
University programs and activities can work and learn together in a
safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment,
discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this
commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first-choice
candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor, Steps 4, 5, or
6 through Professor, Assistant Professor of Teaching Steps 4, 5, or
6 through Professor of Teaching, and Acting Professor of Law
through Professor of Law positions. The reference check involves
contacting the administration of the applicant's previous
institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated
findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty
Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all
applicants for any open search for these faculty positions to
complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to
Release Information" into RECRUIT as part of their application. If
an applicant does not include the signed authorization with the
application materials, the application will be considered
incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not
receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty
recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists
considered for these faculty positions will be subject to reference
checks.
UC Davis supports family-friendly recruitments. UC Davis covers
travel expenses for a second person to accompany an invited faculty
recruitment candidate who is a mother (or single parent of either
gender) of a breast or bottle-feeding child less than two years of
age.
The UC Davis Partner Opportunities Program (POP) and Capital
Resource Network (CRN) are services designed to support departments
and Deans' offices in the recruitment and retention of outstanding
faculty. Eligibility for POP services is limited; for full program
details please visit
https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/partneropportunities-program-pop.
For questions regarding how these policies/programs affect academic
appointees, contact Assistant Vice Provost Binnie Singh at
binsingh@ucdavis.edu.
Department: https://mmg.ucdavis.edu
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent with significant
post-doctoral experience and independent research experience in
cancer biology, and a track record of productive independent
research with a strong history of current and past funding by the
National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
* Excellence in research that complements or extends existing
research strengths in the Department.
* A vibrant research program with strong extramural funding.
* Evidence of commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity,
and inclusion for historically underrepresented and marginalized
student communities, and how this commitment integrates with
teaching, research, and service.
* Commitment to excellence in teaching. Must demonstrate evidence
of ability to perform well at both graduate and undergraduate
levels and to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses
or seminars.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Reference requirements
https://aadocs.ucdavis.edu/training/stead-faculty-search-committee-workshops/guidelines-for-writing-letters-of-recommendation.pdf
Apply link:
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06905
Help contact: ggomes@ucdavis.edu
About UC Davis
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to
disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or
judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that
they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for
misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged
misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any
open search to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled,
"Authorization to Release Information" into UC RECRUIT as part of
their application. If an applicant does not include the signed
authorization with the application materials, the application will
be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application,
will not receive further consideration.
UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus
(http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).
We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and
particularly encourage applications from members of historically
underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with
disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who
demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse
and inclusive community.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other
protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination
policy.
For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy,
please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20
For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy,
please visit:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination
Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only
individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as
established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded
by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected
candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available
at: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is committed to
inclusive excellence by advancing equity, diversity and inclusion
in all that we do. UC Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity
of its community by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment
demonstrated through a variety of resources and programs available
to academics, staff, and students. Diversity, equity, inclusion,
and belonging are core values of UC Davis that are embedded within
our Principles of Community and are tied with how to best serve our
student population. Our excellence in research, teaching, and
service can best be fully realized by members of our academic
community who share our commitment to these values, which are
included in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision, our
strategic plan: "To Boldly Go," our Principles of Community, the
Office of Academic Affairs' Mission Statement, and the UC Board of
Regents Policy 4400: Policy on University of California Diversity
Statement. UC Davis is making important progress towards our goal
of achieving federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
and an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific
Islander-Serving Institution. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion offers a plethora of resources on their website, and the
Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (HEDI) has
outlined similar goals in their "Anti-Racism and DEI Action Plan."
There are a plethora of links available on the About Us webpage
where you can learn more about our Administration, Diversity and
Inclusion, Rankings, Locations, Native American Land
Acknowledgement, Sustainability, Visiting UC Davis, UC Davis
Health, and Campus Safety.
The university is consistently ranked among the top institutions in
the world for campus sustainability practices by the UI Green
Metric World University Rankings. UC Davis is focused on achieving
net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and repeatedly shown its
commitment to preserving a healthy and sustainable environment for
generations to come.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining
agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or
local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location
Davis, CA
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