Open Rank Tenure Track or Tenured Faculty Positions in Cancer Research jobs in United States
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Virginia Tech · 1 month ago

Open Rank Tenure Track or Tenured Faculty Positions in Cancer Research

positionRoanoke, VA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level

Virginia Tech is recruiting to fill several tenured/tenure-track faculty positions at any rank in cancer research. The successful candidates will maintain a high-quality cancer research program and may also engage in teaching and mentoring.

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Responsibilities

Maintain a high-quality, extramurally-funded cancer research program
Participate in some teaching of graduate students
Serve as a research mentor for VT graduate, medical and undergraduate students

Qualification

PhDMDDVMPostdoctoral research experienceResearch productivityExtramural fundingCellGene therapiesTeaching experienceResearch mentoring

Required

Applicants should have an earned doctorate (PhD, MD, and/or DVM)
postdoctoral research experience
a record of accomplishment of research productivity through high quality publications
a record of successful extramural funding commensurate with the seniority level for which they are applying

Preferred

Applicants with particular expertise and emphasis in cell and gene therapies whether using experimental laboratory approaches and/or computational modeling and informatics approaches are of particular interest for these searches

Company

Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech is a public research university that offers a range of academic programs and conducts research across various fields.
dateFounded in 1872
location
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
http://www.vt.edu

H1B Sponsorship

Virginia Tech has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (254)
2024 (146)
2023 (124)
2022 (196)
2021 (92)
2020 (81)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$24.09M
Key Investors
Virginia Innovation Partnership CorporationNational Institute of Food and AgricultureAppalachian Regional Commission
2025-01-16Grant
2024-06-26Grant· $0.59M
2024-02-15Grant· $0.45M

Leadership Team

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Steven McKnight
Vice President for Strategic Alliances
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David Raymond
Associate Vice President for Security and Identity
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