The University of Iowa is recruiting an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor for appointment in either the Department(s) of Surgery, Pathology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics or Neuroscience and Pharmacology. This is a tenure or tenure-track position that includes a 12-month appointment, fringe benefits, and a competitive startup package. This appointment may be renewed dependent on external funding.
Given the rising rates of obesity and the obesity-increased risk in multiple types of cancer, the Holden Comprehensive Cancer (HCCC) at the Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa (https://cancer.uiowa.edu/) recently established a new Iowa Cancer and Obesity Initiative (ICOI) to promote institutional and state-wide cancer and obesity research. In collaboration with different academic Departments at the Carver College of Medicine, the ICOI is currently seeking outstanding and innovative faculty with expertise in the following research areas:
Obesity-associated chronic inflammation and cancer risk
Lipid metabolism in cancer/immune cells
Immunoregulation in obesity
Obesity-associated cancer therapy
Successful candidates will join the growing, cross-disciplinary ICOI with a highly collaborative and research-intensive community. The newly formed ICOI will collaborate with other major research programs, including Cancer Genes and Pathways, Experimental Therapeutics, Free Radical Metabolism and Imaging, and Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science at HCCC to provide opportunities for innovative translational research.
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