Academic Surgical Oncologist (Associate Professor or Professor)
Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Carle Health System
Cancer Center at Illinois

The Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Carle Health System are seeking an academic surgical oncologist to be a faculty member of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and to help grow the surgical oncology programs at Carle Health and the Carle Cancer Institute in Urbana, Illinois.

Candidates record of experience and accomplishment should be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor and have a clinical focus on the surgical management of patients with upper GI malignancies (pancreas, liver, biliary tract, stomach) and soft tissue sarcomas. Training and interest in minimally invasive surgery are preferred. Candidates are required to hold an MD or DO, be board certified in surgery and fellowship trained in surgical oncology, have subspecialty training, and possess excellent interpersonal skills for program building. Candidates should also have a track record of federally funded research and leading research teams. Highly qualified candidates may be considered for an endowed appointment as a Phil and Ann Sharp Scholar in Cancer Research. Exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered for the Phil and Ann Sharp Chair in Cancer Research. Additional opportunities may be available for candidates with leadership experience as a Program Leader or as an Associate Director within the Cancer Center at Illinois.

This is a 12-month, 100% time academic, tenure or tenure-track appointment with the University of Illinois, Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Effort will be 50% clinical and 50% academic/research with paid protected time for research, a generous startup research package, and a competitive compensation package. The candidate will be supported to develop relationships and collaborate with the existing researchers at Carle and at the University of Illinois, and, to attract intramural and extramural funding, and develop hypothesis driven research protocols. Carle Health is a vertically integrated Health System which includes an expanding network of 5 hospitals currently with plans to expand to 8 in the upcoming year. The candidate would practice at the flagship Carle Foundation Hospital in a multi-disciplinary setting with a weekly Upper GI Tumor Board, outpatient clinics at Carle Cancer Institute in Urbana and strong support from Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Advanced GI Endoscopy and Interventional Radiology with an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration for management of liver cancers. The position would also be supported for call coverage from Carle General Surgery Service at Carle Foundation Hospital, which includes a well-established general surgery residency program.

Carle Foundation Hospital was ranked in the top 1% of all hospitals for clinical outcomes and received a Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award™ for the 7th year in a row recognized this year by NSQIP and the American College of Surgeons as one of the top hospitals for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care and is ranked in the top decile by U.S. News and World Report for Gastroenterology and GI Surgery care. It is also one of a very few health systems in the nation to offer its own health insurance product - Health Alliance Medical Plans (HAMP), which is now available in 5 states. The Carle Cancer Institute has a strong clinical cancer research profile with a National Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Grant continuously funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) since 1983 with and more than 100 open clinical trials for cancer patients in East Central Illinois. The Carle Cancer Institute is a pillar of Carle Health's Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute which provides existing opportunities to support investigator-initiated studies.

The campus in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois includes Carle Foundation Hospital, the Cancer Center of Illinois (the largest basic-science focused cancer center in the United States), the Carle Cancer Institute, and the Carle Illinois College of Medicine - the world's first engineering based medical school under the leadership of Dean Mark Cohen MD, FSSO, FACS, a practicing surgical oncologist and endocrine surgeon. The University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign has over 56,000 undergraduate and graduate students and is the flagship land-grant university for the State of Illinois. With the nation's third largest research library, the University supports faculty as active researchers in the sciences, engineering, art, and the humanities through opportunities for funding and vital cross-disciplinary exchange in the campus' many institutes, centers, and initiatives. The campus houses over 50 institutes and centers including the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the Siebel Center for Deign, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the largest NSF Supercomputing Center in the U.S. Among the sixteen colleges and academic units, The Grainger College of Engineering is a top-ten ranked engineering school in the country. The Carle Illinois College of Medicine integrates engineering design and innovation throughout medical education, training physician-innovators who are uniquely prepared to revolutionize medicine through exceptional clinical skills and scalable ground-breaking solutions to complex health problems. Urbana-Champaign is a vibrant, micro-urban community with a variety of restaurants offering international cuisine and within driving distance of three large metropolitan areas, Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.

This is a 12-month, 100% time academic, tenure or tenure-track faculty appointment with the University of Illinois, Carle Illinois College of Medicine. The salary for this position will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The preferred start date will be May 16, 2023.

Interested candidates may contact Karen McLaughlin, Executive Director of Human Resources at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, karenmcl@illinois.edu or Katie Schroeder, Faculty Recruiter for Carle Health System katie.schroeder@carle.com .

Interested candidates may also directly contact Mark S. Cohen, MD, FSSO, FACS, the Dean of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and SVP and CAO of Carle Health at meddean@illnois.edu to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Application Procedures:

To ensure full consideration for the position, applications should be received by March 3, 2023. Please create your candidate profile at illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/2486?c=illinois and upload the following as a single multi-page PDF file:

• Cover letter that also addresses academic, research and clinical philosophy
• Complete curriculum vitae

Professional references will be requested later in the selection process.

Applications not submitted through illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/2486?c=illinois will not be considered. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

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