Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Population Science in the SKCCC and Department of Medical Oncology (Open Rank)

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Job Description

• Establish/Sustain an independent, externally funded research program in population science aligned with the strategic priorities of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) and the Department of Medical Oncology. 
• Publish high-impact, peer-reviewed scholarship that advances cancer prevention, treatment, survivorship, and outcomes research. 
• Contribute to multidisciplinary research initiatives that span basic, clinical, translational, and population science domains across Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Health, and Drexel University. 
• Mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty in population science and related disciplines, consistent with academic rank. 

Areas of Focus / Expertise Desired 

Consistent with the Division’s strategic priorities, areas of focus include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Advanced methodological expertise enabling rigorous, multilevel, data-driven research that integrates behavioral, clinical, social, environmental, and system-level factors. Priority areas include one or more of the following: implementation science, health economics, geospatial analytics, advanced quantitative methods, and related approaches that strengthen the design, evaluation, and scalability of complex interventions across the cancer continuum. 
• Data-intensive population science expertise, including clinical epidemiology, computational epidemiology, population informatics, or related fields that leverage electronic health records, enterprise data systems, cancer registries, geospatial data, and other real-world data sources. Such expertise supports the characterization of cancer risk, identification of disparities, construction of representative cohorts, and advancement of data infrastructure for precision-informed population health research. 
• Cancer control research focused on survivorship, spanning from the point of diagnosis across the remainder of the individual’s life course. Emphasis is placed on population-based and implementation-oriented approaches to understanding health and quality-of-life trajectories, with the goal of informing scalable, sustainable models for monitoring and improving survivorship outcomes over time. 

Candidates with expertise in one or more of these areas and a demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration are strongly encouraged to apply.

About the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC)

SKCCC is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, comprising investigators from Thomas Jefferson University and Drexel University. SKCCC recently achieved comprehensive status, with its Community Outreach and Engagement component rated as exceptional. The Cancer Risk and Control research program includes more than $13 million in peer-reviewed funding and 34 full members across 15 departments. 

Jefferson Health is a large, integrated enterprise health system with a network spanning urban, suburban, and regional care settings. This scale and diversity provide exceptional opportunities for health system–based research, real-world data science, and population health investigation across heterogeneous populations and care contexts. Current population science strengths include biomarkers, cancer disparities, screening, behavioral science, and aging. SKCCC’s consortium partnership with Drexel University further strengthens capacity in geospatial analytics, health policy, and obesity-related research. 

Recruited faculty will receive generous start-up support, a competitive salary, modern research facilities, and robust administrative and research infrastructure. Faculty have access to cancer registries and expanding biorepository resources, and benefit from collaboration with the Jefferson College of Population Health and Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health, particularly in areas such as geospatial analytics, health policy, and obesity research.

Located in the heart of Philadelphia, Jefferson offers a vibrant academic environment within a culturally rich city known for its historic neighborhoods and strong quality of life. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, individuals from underrepresented groups, LGBTQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities, and veterans. 

Inquiries 

Inquiries and expressions of interest should be directed to: 

Hoda Badr, PhD 
Associate Director, Population Science, SKCCC 
Director, Division of Population Science 
Department of Medical Oncology 
Hoda.Badr@Jefferson.edu 

Steven Dawson 
Director of Clinical Operations 
Department of Medical Oncology 
Steven.Dawson@Jefferson.edu 

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds. 

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our university includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science. 

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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