Research Scholar, Surgery Urology

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Wake Forest, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary duties for this position are related to participation in the Urology Division’s research activities and will include, but are not limited to, clinically oriented, translational, computational, and preclinical research in urologic oncology, with a primary emphasis on prostate cancer and focal therapy, and with additional scope in other genitourinary malignancies and related disease states such as renal cell carcinoma, small renal masses, bladder cancer, upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and other urologic cancers as relevant to divisional, departmental, and collaborative research priorities. Research activities may include imaging, image analysis, and image-guided diagnosis and treatment using modalities and platforms such as multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, biparametric magnetic resonance imaging, micro-ultrasound, transrectal ultrasound, transperineal ultrasound-guided approaches, ultrasound elastography including acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography, computed tomography, radiologic-pathologic correlation platforms, histopathologic mapping, digital pathology, and image fusion or navigation technologies. This includes work related to image-targeted biopsy, transperineal and transrectal biopsy, targeted fusion biopsy, systematic biopsy, treatment planning, treatment monitoring, post-treatment surveillance, recurrence localization, post-radiation assessment, and radiologic, pathologic, oncologic, and functional outcomes.

Requirements

• PhD or comparable degree; or equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Participation in the Urology Division’s research activities
• Clinically oriented, translational, computational, and preclinical research in urologic oncology
• Research with a primary emphasis on prostate cancer and focal therapy
• Research with additional scope in other genitourinary malignancies and related disease states such as renal cell carcinoma, small renal masses, bladder cancer, upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and other urologic cancers
• Imaging, image analysis, and image-guided diagnosis and treatment
• Work related to image-targeted biopsy, transperineal and transrectal biopsy, targeted fusion biopsy, systematic biopsy, treatment planning, treatment monitoring, post-treatment surveillance, recurrence localization, post-radiation assessment, and radiologic, pathologic, oncologic, and functional outcomes.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree