Job Board > Scientist - Cancer Biology - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network
The Research Institute at the Princess Margaret seeks early-career faculty scientists to establish research programs in Cancer Biology - broadly defined. Successful candidates will develop an independent world-class research program with extramural funding. Applications across the spectrum of cancer biology are encouraged, with emphasis on functional and mechanistic research towards development of future therapies. Priorities include, but are not restricted to, cancer cell and molecular biology, high resolution imaging and structural biology, cancer models, proteomics, chemical biology, use and development of advanced research platforms or methodologies, or novel combinations thereof.
Research Institute appointment is expected at the rank of Scientist within the Princess Margaret, on a career path to Senior Scientist over a six-year period (tenure-track-equivalent). Successful candidates will initiate and maintain a competitive and independently funded research program of international caliber and will be supported by a generous start‐up package complemented by independent modern laboratory space and extensive institutional expertise and resources in genomics, proteomics, computational and structural biology, cutting-edge high-throughput and research core facilities. New Princess Margaret faculty are eligible and anticipated to seek academic appointments, as teaching staff, at Assistant/Associate Professor level (status only) in the Department of Medical Biophysics and/or other departments at the University of Toronto.
Qualifications
The candidate must have a PhD, MD or equivalent designation
Extensive experience in one or more functional and cancer biology fields of research (as above)
An exceptional track record evidenced by high impact publications, dissemination of research at formal scientific meetings, and participation in the education and supervision of students and trainees
Strong leadership skills
Effective communication (written and verbal), problem-solving and consensus building skills
Excellent organization, interpersonal and time management skills
The Faculty Search Committee recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions due to personal circumstances can be part of an excellent academic record. Committing to an inclusive recruitment process, the Committee will shortlist applications based on the applicant’s scientific excellence, alignment with Princess Margaret research programs, and with an aim to correct conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by the four designated groups in Canada’s Employment Equity Act (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities).
UHN is a respectful, caring and inclusive workplace. UHN offers a wide range of benefits and employee development programs. Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits packages
Further Information and to Apply:
https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHealthNetwork/744000024796648-scientist-i-cancer-biology
The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of groundbreaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.
