Careers

Seeking Exceptional Scientists with Innovative Cancer Research

The Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks exceptional scientists with highly innovative cancer-relevant research programs for appointment to tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level.  Areas of interest include cancer nanotechnology, image-guided tumor surgery, drug/siRNA delivery, and cancer molecular and cellular imaging.

Successful applicants will join an interactive and multi-disciplinary faculty in one of the country's leading academic medical centers and will receive extraordinary resource and infrastructure support. In addition the State of Texas has established the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (www.cprit.state.tx.us), with plans to provide up to $3 billion over 10 years to fund grants for cancer research and prevention.

Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. and demonstrated experience in a relevant subject area in order to apply.  If interested, please submit a curriculum vitae and letter of interest containing:

  • Summary of past research accomplishments
  • Statement of future objectives
  • Names of three references

Please send these materials to:

Jinming Gao, Ph.D., Professor
Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390-9148

Other UTSW Departments and Divisions

Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

The Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine is seeking applicants for clinical faculty positions in medical oncology. Detailed descriptions of current opportunities can be found at Simmons Cancer Center Clinical Faculty Openings.

Fellowships

Individuals with graduate degrees in the Biomedical Sciences who are interested in post-doctoral research positions in the Simmons Cancer Center can find additional information at Fellowship Opportunities.

Non-Faculty Positions

For other non-faculty position openings, please visit the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Careers web site, UT Southwestern Careers (opens a new browser window)

UT Southwestern is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

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