Nutritional Cancer Epidemiologist, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Family Population and Preventive Medicine, Cancer Center

Description

The Stony Brook Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine along with the Stony Brook Cancer Center is looking for a Nutritional Epidemiologist, with expertise in cancer and other chronic diseases, as well as experience in the role of nutrition as determinant of risk and outcome. The successful candidate will develop and establish multi-disciplinary research programs in collaboration with nutritionists, epidemiologists and basic cancer researchers with the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, the Cancer Center, and others across Stony Brook University.  Candidates with the ability to form collaborative engagements with investigators in established Cancer Center Research Programs with strengths in metabolomics, lipids, and other nutritional and environmental factors driving carcinogenesis are particularly encouraged to apply.  The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment under new cancer center and university leadership, will be provided generous support and will join unique Research Programs.  They will be expected to acquire and lead NIH level supported research programs, to be or to become recognized leaders in the field, and to engage in research activities that strive to reduce the burden of cancer.

Applicants must themselves be accomplished, with a record of successful mentorship and teaching, all commensurate with rank.  The successful candidate should hold a PhD, MD, MD/PhD or equivalent.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

MD or PhD (or foreign equivalent) in nutrition, public health, epidemiology or related disciplines.  Research experience in cancer epidemiology or nutritional epidemiology.  Mentorship and teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as a PI in federal grants in cancer epidemiology or nutritional epidemiology.

Application Instructions

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Christine Linneman by email at christine.linneman@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

Special Notes

Tenure/Non-Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  To qualify for tenure and/or a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center’s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

 

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

 

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