January 22, 2014

Stanton A. Glantz, PhD

UCSF Tobacco Program Seeking Three New Faculty

University of California, San Francisco
Assistant or Associate Professor Positions
 
UCSF has 3 positions available at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.  The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in activities related to the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
 
Basic qualifications:  Candidate must hold a Doctorate degree (MD, PhD, DDS, DNSc, DrPH, or equivalent degree).  Applicants with medical degree must be board eligible or certified in their respective specialty. (Board certification is required at the Associate Professor level.)
 
UCSF is seeking a faculty member to join our Global Health Sciences program with expertise in global tobacco control.  We are especially interested in a person with strong interests and experience related to tobacco prevention and policy development, particularly in the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, interaction of tobacco control and trade, human rights and global governance issues. Global health experience in Latin America, Asia, and/or Africa is desirable.  Research with an impact on the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer is desirable.  Disciplinary expertise could include epidemiology, public health, public policy, political science, sociology, economics, or law, but applications from other disciplines are welcome. Please apply online with your CV, cover letter, statement of research interests, and at least three references at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/apply/JPF00100.
 
UCSF is seeking an outstanding scientist committed to tobacco research, clinical practice, and education for a new faculty position. Specific areas of interest include experience with populations disproportionately affected by tobacco use (including youth and young adults, people residing in rural communities, people with mental health or substance abuse issues, and people in the criminal justice system, and LGBT individuals) with a particular emphasis on relevant policy issues affecting tobacco use, (such as implementation of smokefree policies, innovations in smoking cessation, relevant anti-tobacco messages), and the impact of novel tobacco product promotion and use on risk perceptions, tobacco use behavior, and its health effects among these individuals.  Research with an impact on the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer is desirable. Please apply online with your CV, cover letter, statement of research interests, and at least three references at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/apply/JPF00099.
 
UCSF is seeking a faculty member to build a research, education, and service program in biological and clinical research related to nicotine pharmacology, tobacco addiction and its treatment and tobacco-related diseases (including disease related to secondhand and thirdhand smoke exposure).  Specific expertise desirable in clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenetics and tobacco exposure biomarkers.  Candidates with an interest in genetics  or environmental and public health are also encouraged to apply.  The successful candidate  will interface closely with the analytical chemistry laboratory that measures nicotine and metabolites and other biomarkers of tobacco exposure.  Research with an impact on the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer is desirable. Please apply online with your CV, cover letter, statement of research interests, and at least three references at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/apply/JPF00098.
 
The UCSF Department of Medicine is hosting these searches.  Appointments may be made in the Department of Medicine or another appropriate department, depending on the successful applicants' interests and qualifications.
 
UCSF seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.  UCSF is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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