Faculty Position in Genetic Epidemiology / Computational Biology

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota is seeking to hire a full-time tenure track/tenured or academic track faculty member that specializes in genetic epidemiology. 

Candidates must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or M.D. /Ph.D., or an equivalent degree.  Academic rank and appointment type will be commensurate with years of experience and accomplishments.  Candidates are expected to demonstrate a strong record of research productivity and academic achievement in an analytical field, and the ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience analyzing complex data sets and 3+ years of programming experience in a high-level computer programming language.   

The successful candidate will perform statistical genetic analysis for a range of research projects with an emphasis on cancer research.  There will be valuable research opportunities through collaborations with the Institute for Health Informatics (http://healthinformatics.umn.edu/) and the Masonic Cancer Center (http://www.cancer.umn.edu) where the successful candidate can mine extensive retrospective data for correlations with clinical outcomes.

Opportunities to mentor and teach PhD, MD/PhD and medical students, residents and fellows are also available.

The University of Minnesota is a large and diverse university and medical school with a large subspecialty practice plan of over 900 physicians, University of Minnesota Physicians.  The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology is home to a large number of anatomic and clinical pathology faculty as well as many basic science faculty involved in research, undergraduate and graduate education.  The department also has an ACGME approved residency program and five ACGME approved fellowships.  More information about the department can be found at http://www.med.umn.edu/pathology/ 

The University of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
• Low cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Health care and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts
• Excellent retirement plans with employer match
• Disability and employer paid life insurance
• Wellbeing program with reduced insurance premiums
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities covering 75%-100% of eligible tuition
• Student loan forgiveness opportunity
• Opportunities for growth and promotion
• Employee Assistance Program

For more information regarding benefits: https://humanresources.umn.edu/sites/humanresources.umn.edu/files/2018_tcd-fpa-75100-ben-0105-10.pdf