Associate Professor - Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)

Department: SOM KC Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology

Medicine Clinical Oncology

Position Title

Associate Professor - Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)

Job Family Group

Academic

Job Description Summary

The Associate Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, at The University of Kansas Medical Center provides specialized clinical care to patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies through The University of Kansas Health System and conducts independent research focused on thoracic malignancies.

Research activities may include translational and clinical investigations involving tumor biology, molecular profiling, precision oncology, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, resistance mechanisms, and biomarker development.

This position is jointly employed by The University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Health System and supports the clinical, educational, research, and service missions of both institutions.

In addition to clinical and research responsibilities, the faculty member actively participates in the education and mentorship of learners, including medical students, residents, fellows, and other students. The individual also contributes to departmental and divisional academic activities through teaching, scholarly engagement, committee service, and other activities that advance the missions of the department, division, and institution.

Job Description

Job Duties

Develop and maintain an independent research program focused on lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies.

Design, conduct, and lead translational and clinical research studies related to cancer biology, therapeutic development, precision oncology, and biomarker discovery.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams, clinical programs, institutional research cores, and external partners to advance research initiatives.

Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present scholarly work at professional and scientific meetings.

Provide specialized clinical care to patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies through The University of Kansas Health System.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with thoracic malignancies.

Contribute to the education and mentorship of medical students, residents, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and other learners.

Participate in departmental and divisional meetings, research conferences, seminars, committee service, and other academic activities.

Engage in ongoing professional development and maintain expertise in clinical practice, research, and academic activities.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: MD, DO, MD/PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Certifications/Licenses: Board certified or board eligible in Medical Oncology.

Work Experience

• Experience in thoracic malignancies, cancer biology, translational research, or a related area.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary clinical and research teams.
• Record of scholarly productivity and peer-reviewed publications, as evidenced by application materials.
• Experience developing and submitting extramural funding applications, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience:

Experience developing or leading a research program focused on lung cancer biology, precision medicine, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, cancer disparities, screening, or early detection.

Record of obtaining extramural research funding (e. g., K Award, R21, R01, Department of Defense, VA Merit Award, or foundation funding) as evidenced by application materials.

• Experience leading translational, investigator-initiated, or multicenter clinical research studies.
• Expertise in biomarker discovery, molecular diagnostics, genomics, proteomics, or computational oncology.
• Experience mentoring trainees and developing collaborative research programs.
• National or international recognition in thoracic oncology research as evidenced by application materials.

Required Documents

Resume/CV

Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.

Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.

One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. kumc.edu

Employee Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time