Job Description

Applications are invited for junior tenure-track faculty positions in the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program of the Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) ().  Successful candidates will carry out independent research on the genesis, progression, prognosis, prevention and treatment of cancer that synergizes with ongoing efforts at the Center.  Areas of special interest include, but are not limited to cancer genetics, cancer stem cells, metastasis, tumor microenvironment, inflammation and cancer, and animal models of cancer. 

New faculty members will join an interactive, interdisciplinary community of scientists and clinicians at the Center, which offers an outstanding basic and translational research environment within expanded state-of-the-art research facilities. Faculty will be eligible to hold graduate school appointments in the Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, as well as the Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Training Program.

Cancer Biology & Genetics Faculty

Scott Lowe, PhD (Chairman) –Mechanisms of Tumor Suppression 

Joan  Massague, PhD – TGF-b Signaling and Metastasis 

Christine Mayr, MD, PhD – Cellular Organization by mRNAs 

Kenneth Offit, MD – Cancer Genetics 

Luis Parada, PhD – Brain Tumors, Neurofibromatosis, Cancer Stem Cells, and Mouse Models 

Mara Sherman, PhD – Tumor Microenvironment in Pancreas Cancer 

Viviane Tabar, MD – Brain Tumors, Pluripotent Stem Cell Cancer Models 

Tuomas Tammela, MD, PhD –  Evolution of intra-tumoral Heterogeneity 

Kathryn Taylor, PhD – Cancer Neuroscience, Pediatric Cancers

Craig Thompson, MD – Cancer Metabolism  

Andrea Ventura, MD, PhD –Non-coding RNAs, Somatic Genome Editing, and Mouse Models of Human Cancers 

Hans - Guido Wendel, MD –Biological Vulnerabilities in Cancer Cells 

The deadline for applications is November 15, 2025. Interested candidates should visit to access the online faculty application .  Please visit the site as soon as possible, as it contains important information on the required application materials, including deadlines for submission of letters of reference. Inquiries may be sent to Suzette Morgan at morgans@mskcc.org .

The salary range for this position is $195,000 - $260,000. Starting pay for new hires typically falls within the range listed, based on candidate qualifications and experience, as well as other variables. This range represents annual salary only and does not include any one-time payments that eligible candidates may be offered at the time of hire. MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

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