Cancer Control and Work

Open Rank, Tenure-Track Faculty Position

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track faculty position. The investigator’s primary appointment will be in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, but the investigator will also be an affiliate of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Worker Health. Applicants should have a Ph.D., Dr. P.H., M.D., or similar degree.

Cancer is increasingly recognized as a chronic condition requiring ongoing management.  We are interested in researchers whose training and experience allow rigorous study of any aspect of the cancer control-employment relationship.  Relevant topics of study include, but are not restricted to, cancer treatment and worker performance; job-related challenges to effective cancer treatment; cancer survival, continued employment, and worker performance; and pediatric cancer and parental employment. We are interested in individuals capable of designing and implementing innovative research projects using novel data collection and analytic techniques.  Ideally candidates will have experience conducting translational research, but those more focused on community, organizational, or clinical research are also encouraged to apply.

This position requires demonstrated ability to conduct outstanding scholarly work and to obtain peer-reviewed funding.  Successful applicants will serve as principal investigator on their own projects and as co-investigator with multi-disciplinary research teams.  Opportunities exist for collaboration with researchers and clinicians across the School of Medicine and other schools and colleges within Wake Forest University.  Opportunities are available for teaching undergraduate medical students and graduate students.  Physicians may be involved in direct patient care and supervising residents.

Salary and benefits will be commensurate with training and experience.  Applicants should send a statement of research plans, curriculum vitae, reprints of three representative publications, and the names of three references to:  Thomas A. Arcury, PhD, Director, Center for Worker Health, and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084; e-mail tarcury@wfubmc.edu. AA/EOE