Instructor NTR, Neurosurgery - McGovern Medical School

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 2400029R

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure research track Instructor with experience in Cancer research in theDepartment of Neurosurgery.

Position Key Accountabilities:

The Rank Instructor faculty in Neurosurgery will work on developing new strategies for physical energy therapeutic where physical energy of any form (ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation, heat, cryo, focused ultrasound, etc.) will be used to treat tumors. Experimental protocols will entail working with cells in culture in vitro, animal models in vivo, and explanted tissues and tumors ex vivo. Familiarity with cell and tissue culture, animal handling, classical cellular/molecular/tumor biology techniques, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy is desirable but not essential. Investigations of the underlying molecular mechanisms may be conducted to identify conserved resistance pathways readily abrogated by targeted therapeutics with nanoparticles, antibody-drug conjugates, radiopharmaceuticals, and/or cellular therapies.

This position of Instructor will be tasked to conduct cancer-related projects, mentor graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and apply for independent grant funding. The Rank of Instructor, NTR in Neurosurgery will teach participate in research studies, and provide training to Residence, Fellow, and supervision of Medical Students.

Qualifications:

Required or preferred minimum 2 years of research experience.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Preferred applicants will possess advanced fellowships. A Familiarity with cell and tissue culture, animal handling, classical cellular/molecular/tumor biology techniques, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy is desirable but not essential.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

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