Assistant Research Professor - Supportive Care
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7265806 (Ref:10026900)
Posted: July 25, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $57.79 - $67.85 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
City of Hope seeks an Assistant Research Professor in Supportive Care at our Duarte, California campus. Research areas include Palliative Care, Hospice End of Life, Psychosocial Distress in Cancer Patients, Geriatric Oncology, Pain Research, and Technology for Vulnerable Populations. The interdisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, nutritionists, and chaplains, focusing on improving patient outcomes during and after cancer treatment.
Special interest areas: gender strengths, couples-based interventions, healthcare professional training, aging research, biopsychosocial screening, pain, and health services/social sciences.
This non-tenure track position involves developing and supporting research in health services, mental health, and social sciences. Responsibilities include contributing to research agendas, collaborating on papers and grants, developing research methodologies, presenting findings, and staying current in the field.
For more information, visit our Department of Supportive Care Medicine.
Your qualifications should include:
· PhD in psychology, social sciences, health sciences, or a related field.
· Experience in clinical trials, research development, and co-authoring grant proposals and publications.
· Strong computing skills, collaborative research record, and excellent communication skills.
· Preferred: Experience in oncology/hematology or palliative care, and knowledge of clinical trial designs.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, pleaseclick here.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $57.79 - $67.85 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
