Samueli Endowed Chair in Integrative Oncology

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for an endowed chair in integrative oncology in the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute (SSIHI), Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC), and the School of Medicine. The endowed chair will be a collaborative and transformative leader, bridging numerous facets of the UCI enterprise to drive advancements in evidence-based approaches to integrative oncology that have a profound impact on patient care and outcomes. 
 
UCI is the youngest member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) and combines the strengths of a major research institution with the dynamism and ambition of an emergent campus. Capitalizing on the spirit of innovation, UCI Health Affairs is a first-of-its-kind alliance across health disciplines and the only university-based health system in Orange County. Led by Vice Chancellor Steve Goldstein, UCI Health Affairs comprises more than 13,000 faculty, staff, and students from the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences (The College), UCI Health, and numerous research centers and institutes including the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center based in Orange County and one of only 53 such comprehensive cancer centers in the nation.
 
 In November 2021, UCI and UCI Health broke ground on a new $1.3 billion medical complex in Irvine, which will include a 144-bed acute care hospital with an emergency room, an outpatient Center for Advanced Care with primary and specialty health services, a Center for Children’s Health, and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. Upon completion in 2025, this new medical complex will also be a hub for participation in Orange County’s largest clinical trials portfolio, including early-phase trials in cancer, neurosciences, stem cell-derived treatments, internal medicine, and more. 
 
 Housed in the Division of Oncology and the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, the endowed chair in integrative oncology will build upon the innovative work at UCI in integrative health, promoting broad partnerships and collaborative research within the UCI Health enterprise, with other University schools and departments, and with national cooperative groups and industry research partners. This novel and expansive view of integrative oncology represents new horizons and potential around patient care, treatment, and outcomes. The endowed chair will have the unique opportunity to capitalize on UCI’s commitment to and strength in integrative health and be at the forefront of developments that will significantly impact and improve the lives of patients. Further reflecting UCI’s ongoing and substantial investment in integrative health, the endowed chair in integrative oncology will be one of several faculty supported by endowed chairs across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and population health to join the community in the coming years. 
 
 The School of Medicine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute are recruiting for an integrative oncology endowed chair position in the Ladder Rank Professor (at the rank of associate or full professor), Professor-in-Residence, or Professor of Clinical X series. Successful candidates will receive Endowed Chair Funds, and those who also qualify for a ladder-rank faculty appointment will have a University FTE. The Endowed Chair will be reviewed after 5 years for renewal. Applicants for each recruitment must have an MD, MD/PhD, PhD, DO, or equivalent and are required to have post-MD training in disciplines involved with cancer care (medical, surgical, radiation oncology, etc).
 
Application review for each recruitment will begin immediately and continue until the individual position is filled. Application materials should include a curriculum vitae, a one-page letter of interest, and a separate statement that addresses past and potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Electronic applications can be submitted online at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08184. For more details, including the full position profile, and to submit inquiries, nominations, and referrals, please see below. 
 
 David Bellshaw is leading this search with Jaime Morgen and Drew Nichols.
 
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. A recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education.
 
The salary range for the Full Professor in Residence rank position is $320,007.00 - $464,355.67. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Professorial Series (Adjunct, Clinical X, HS Clinical, In Residence, Ladder Rank) and Professor of Teaching Series – Health Sciences Compensation Plan. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.