Couch Family Inclusive Excellence Faculty Program at Dartmouth Cancer Center – Lebanon, NH
Advancing Cancer Research Through a Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Cancer Center seek to recruit outstanding physician-scientists pursuing laboratory, clinical or population-based cancer research while also advancing our Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, either through their lived experience, their academic work or a focus on cancer health equity. These Assistant Professor faculty positions are open to physician-scientists from all clinical specialties.
The Couch Family Inclusive Excellence Faculty Program was endowed in 2022 by generous and committed donors Richard W. and Barbara J. Couch for the express purpose of supporting early career physician-scientists working in cancer research at the Dartmouth Cancer Center (DCC). The Couch Faculty Program is designed to help recruit faculty who will advance DCC’s commitment to diversity by providing a minimum of 40% protected time for research to accelerate their careers in cancer science. The planned outcome of the Program is to prepare diverse groups of clinicians, including those from groups Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM), for independent careers in cancer research and clinical leadership.
Couch Faculty success will be measured by independent external funding, associated publications, and growth into leadership positions. Couch Faculty are expected to demonstrate movement toward independent, cancer-focused external grant funding. Faculty will cycle out of Couch funding as they attain independent external research funding, or after four years, whichever occurs first. All Couch Faculty will be active members of the Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of the country’s 57 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers.
Successful candidates will become full-time Dartmouth Health-employed clinical faculty at the Assistant Professor level working in laboratory, clinical, or population-based cancer research. The Couch Family Inclusive Excellence Faculty search will be kept open until the program is filled.
Please note that review of applications will occur beginning 10/1/24.
There are five key aspects and associated milestones of the Couch Inclusive Excellence Faculty Program experience:
Minimum 40% protected time to enable cancer research
Regular communication with a designated Scientific Mentor
Participation in clinical trials as appropriate
Publication of research results
Attaining independent external funding for a research project or career development grant
Expectations:
Adhere to applying 0.40 FTE to cancer-focused research activities
Meet monthly with a scientific mentor
Participate in relevant cohort training activities
Submit quarterly updates on research activity and progress
Participate as a DCC representative, as requested, in community and fundraising activities
Qualifications:
An M.D., or equivalent degree from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience
Board certification in a cancer-relevant clinical specialty
Eligibility for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center staff privileges required
Required Licensure/Certifications
An M.D., or equivalent degree from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience
Board certification in a cancer-relevant clinical specialty
Eligibility for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center staff privileges required
Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without ...regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.