Solid Tumor Oncologist/Hematologist - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of HSCP or Clin X - Division of Hematology and Oncology

The Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, is recruiting for a full-time faculty member in the Professor of Clinical X or Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank Hematology and Oncology.

Faculty in the Clinical X series is expected to engage in direct clinical care, teaching, research and creative work, and University/public service. Faculty in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series are expected to engage in teaching, direct clinical care, scholarly or creative activities, and University/public service.

The incumbent will care for patients with hematological and oncologic diseases with a focus on, but not exclusively, breast cancer.

Responsibilities include

direct inpatient and outpatient clinical care, teaching medical students, residents and fellows, and university/public service. Depending on the faculty series (Clinical X versus HSCP), there will be variable effort towards scholarly activity which may include clinical and translational research. Demonstrated aptitude and/or potential for excellence in these domains is required.

The division includes 37 clinical and research faculty, two associate physicians, 13 fellows, advanced practice providers, and numerous administrative, financial and research staff, and operates a large and diverse clinical and research program. The division is a major component of the NCI-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and has a strong presence in developmental therapeutics within the national cancer clinical trials cooperative groups.

The division research portfolio is particularly broad and spans laboratory-based early translation to population sciences and health outcome. The UC Davis School of Medicine is in the top quarter of US medical schools for NIH funding and has a Clinical and Translational Science Awards hub since 2006. The University of California, Davis is one of the premier research universities in the nation, public or private.

Sacramento is a vibrant community, and the region has abundant outdoor recreational and cultural opportunities in the agricultural heartland and capitol of the nation’s most populous state, and fourth largest economy in the world. The position gives the successful candidate the opportunity to join a growing division in a stimulating environment of academic clinicians and non-clinician investigators who are committed to both clinical care and research.

The successful candidate will help to further improve and expand the current and oncological care and treatment therapies. For the full position description and to apply, visit http://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07550 .