The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), is searching for a full-time tumor virology faculty position at the tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor level. We are seeking exceptional candidates whose research is focused on understanding how viruses cause human cancer, using basic, mechanistic studies of how viruses interact with their host cells to infect, persist and induce cancer.

The new hire for this position will move into an extremely strong, supportive research environment with an unusually large, highly interactive and collaborative community of virologists. This includes many tumor virologists, a priority area already bolstered by several recent hires. These tumor virologists also participate in and benefit from the Human Cancer Virology Program within the University’s NCI-designated comprehensive Carbone Cancer Center, and from our partnerships with the UW Institute for Molecular Virology, the private Morgridge Institute for Research, and other campus units. We are looking for candidates who will interact productively with these and other faculty in this highly collegial and collaborative academic environment.

Candidates should have a proven record of studying one or more tumor viruses, demonstrate the potential to establish a productive, extramurally funded research program, and describe how they will contribute to mentoring and teaching undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as is fundamental to our academic mission. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in professional, university and community service appropriate to rank. Specific qualifications include:

• An M.D. or Ph.D. in virology, oncology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, genetics or closely related fields required.
• A productive record of established scholarship of national and international significance in tumor virus biology. Areas of particular interest to this search include but are not limited to understanding how human tumor viruses cause cancer, links between viruses and antiviral defenses including intrinsic, innate, or adaptive immunity, and the use of in vitro and/or in vivo models for studying human tumor viruses.

• 3 years minimum post-doctoral experience in tumor virology is preferred.

The position is anticipated to start on July 1, 2025. These vacancies are being posted simultaneously in two announcements (Position Vacancy Job #306433 and #306437), allowing the School of Medicine and Public Health to consider candidates with either Ph.D. or M.D. degrees.

Applications submitted by December 15, 2024 will be assured full consideration. However, these positions will remain open, and applications may be considered until both positions are filled.

Candidates holding a Ph.D. should visit job #306433   https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/tenure-track-faculty-in-tumor-virology-madison-wisconsin-united-states-3b291f8e-019d-4cb3-8989-374e67b67f54

Candidates holding an M.D. should visit job #306437   https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/tenure-track-faculty-in-tumor-virology-madison-wisconsin-united-states-c6a111f5-c8f4-4b22-abec-938504d20aea

SMPH is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.