Career Opportunities
Faculty Positions
Brain Tumor Scientists or Clinician Scientists in Cancer Research
The Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute invites applications for two full-time positions at the Assistant Professor level, or higher, at the University of Calgary. These positions offer an outstanding opportunity to establish an independent research program within a vibrant and diverse research environment. The successful candidates will have attractive start-up packages but will be expected to apply for competitive research support from provincial and national agencies to enhance their research programs. While duties include teaching and graduate student supervision, the candidates will have 75% protected time for research. An appointment will be granted in an appropriate academic department of the Faculty of Medicine in Calgary.
The Institute includes members with strengths in signal transduction, cell cycle control, chromatin modification, cancer stem cell biology, cellular aging, functional genomics, oncolytic viruses, tumour cell invasion, DNA repair, molecular imaging and molecular mechanisms of resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The Institute has extensive infrastructure including facilities for mass spectrometry, microarray, hybridoma, human and animal imaging, FACS analysis and embryonic stem cells and transgenics. This recruitment is directed to the further development of the Clark Smith Brain Tumor Center, one of the major programs of the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute. Calgary is a vibrant, multicultural city (population ~1,000,000) near the Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park and Lake Louise. See our website http://www.sacri.ucalgary.ca/, and also the Clark Smith Brain Tumor Center's website www.ucalgary.ca/braintumor for more information.
The successful candidates will have postdoctoral experience and a strong publication record. Applications from individuals with interests in any area of basic research potentially applicable to brain cancer, including the broad areas of cell biology, cellular signaling, tumor invasion, or angiogenesis, will be considered. Individuals with a strong record in translational research will also be considered. Applications from individuals working with human tumor tissues, molecular profiling or mouse models of tumors are especially welcome.
Qualifications include a PhD and/or MD and a proven record of excellence in research. Eligibility for licensure in the Province of Alberta is required if the individual will be providing patient care.
Please submit a curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly by November 15, 2008 to:
Dr. Gregory Cairncross
Director of the Clark Smith Brain Tumor Center
University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Center
Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute
HRIC, Room 2AA-07
3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University of Calgary respects, appreciates and encourages diversity.
Staff Positions
There are no job postings for staff at this time.
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
A number of labs in the Smith Center are actively recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. We encourage you to contact individual faculty members who you are interested in working with to inquire about the availability of positions. Read more about our training programs.
Clinical Fellowships in Neuro-Oncology
Contact Dr. Greg Cairncross to inquire about the availability of clinical fellowships. Read more about the Smith Center's clinical neuro-oncology training program.
