Jefferson Health
Faculty Positions in Center for Cancer Health Equity, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
Edison Building · Full-time · Posted May 5, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
- Education
- PhD, DrPH, MD, DO, or MD/PhD investigators are sought.
About the job
Conduct population-science research on cancer health equity, focusing on structural and social factors that contribute to inequitable cancer outcomes, and mentor doctoral and/or postdoctoral trainees.
What you'll do
- Develop and conduct research on cancer disparities, health equity, healthcare access, policy, or related interventions.
- Mentor doctoral and/or post-doctoral trainees interested in cancer health equity.
- Contribute as core faculty to the Cancer Risk and Control program and the Center for Cancer Health Equity.
What they ask for
- Demonstrate a research record appropriate to faculty rank.
- Show the ability and willingness to mentor doctoral and/or post-doctoral trainees.
- Have expertise in structural racism, cancer disparities and outcomes, healthcare access and policies, measuring structural racism, or equitable interventions and policy change.
Nice to have
- Research expertise in molecular epidemiology, social epidemiology, biostatistics, informatics, or bioinformatics.
- Focus on catchment-area priorities: breast, lung, prostate, multiple myeloma, or colorectal cancer; established investigators with NCI grant funding and early-stage investigators with K99/R00 support are encouraged.
Tools
EPIC
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