Urology- Research Asst Professor

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Job Description Summary

The Assistant Professor will manage research projects, and will supervise research projects of interns, undergraduate or graduate students. The Assistant Professor may lecture or conduct demonstrations and teach across UM schools. The Assistant Professor will partner and collaborate with other faculty in the Department of Urology, and perhaps other departments throughout UM, to advance knowledge, training, and education.

This faculty position will be in the laboratory of Dr. Nima Sharifi, who will join the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as Director, Scientific and Translational Research for the Desai Sethi Urological Institute, and Professor in the Department of Urology. Dr. Sharifi will also serve as Program Leader for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC). Dr. Sharifi's laboratory focuses on mechanistic discovery to understand the metabolic and molecular mechanisms of androgen synthesis and androgen receptor gain-of-function that lead to resistance to hormonal therapy. His work is revealing fundamental endocrine mechanisms in both normal physiology and disease, including stress, aging, and glucocorticoid resistance that will lead to broad applications to oncology and cancer physiology. Specific areas include:

• Metabolic and genetic changes required for hormone therapy resistance in prostate and breast cancers

• Discovery of entirely new mechanisms of endocrine physiology and regulation

• Clinical validation in patients and clinical trials using innovative approaches

• Animal models of advanced cancer for translational and therapeutic studies

• Identifying targets for the development of new pharmacologic therapies

• Drug discovery for new therapies

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Reporting to the Chair of the Department of Urology, the incumbent will conduct, collaborate and manage scientific research and investigations
• Participates in the management of the daily operations of his/her lab
• Conduct regular lab meetings
• Supervise, mentor and manage postdoctoral fellows as well as graduate students engaged in collaborative research projects
• Explore and develop appropriate research collaborations both within the Department, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and outside of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine departments and schools
• Collect and analyze data
• Write and submit scientific papers and abstracts, as well as submit grant proposals
• Presents ongoing work and findings to colleagues and at academic/research conferences
• Participates in the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Junior Development Program

Qualifications

Faculty members in the Department of Urology will need to meet the following requirements:

Requirements (essential)

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemistry or Molecular Biology and have appropriate expertise in discovery of molecular, biochemical or chemical mechanisms.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of scientific techniques
• Some experience in running a lab, funded research projects, and/or supervising post-docs
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse constituency
• Computer literacy

• Completion of successful academic and research work that has resulted in authorship and/or co-authorship of papers in peer reviewed journals while serving as a faculty, and/or as a scientist.
• Demonstrates ability to develop collaborative research projects in a manner consistent with the mentor's research plan and contribute towards the making of scientific advances in the field of work.
• Demonstrates ability to teach in the laboratory setting and/or through presentations of papers and/or seminars.
• Successful track of research projects/funds and contribution to grant applications that are collaborative in nature and/or demonstrated ability to write competitive grants independently.
• Demonstrates desire to move towards scientific independence through submission of grant applications, development of independent research projects, or, collaborate with scientists other than the primary mentor with whom the scientist works.

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Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Faculty