Assistant/Associate/Full Professor; Tenure Track- Pharmaceutical Sciences

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor; Tenure Track- Pharmaceutical Sciences - 2300000237 

Description

 

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) invites applications from outstanding individuals for a twelve-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the assistant, associate, or full professor level. The position is thematically focused on drug discovery against viral and/or bacterial infections and is aimed at closely collaborating with and benefitting from the College’s Center for Drug Discovery, the adjacent Regional Biocontainment Laboratory with biosafety level 2 and 3 facilities, and the UTHSC Institute for the Study of Host-Pathogen Systems. The position comes with a start-up package and state-of-the-art laboratory space. Resources will be proportional to the proposed scope of research. Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of research and teaching interests, names, and contact information of 3-5 references. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

For specific questions, please contact Dr. Santosh Kumar, Faculty Search Committee Chair, by email ([email protected]).

 

Qualifications

 

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent degree, excellent oral and written communication skills, and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching in professional and graduate degree programs.

Appointment as an Associate or Full Professor requires demonstrated sustained extramural grant support, research, scholarship, and teaching proficiency that are consistent with an appointment to that rank at a research-intensive university.

Candidates at the assistant professor level are expected to demonstrate strong potential for establishing a rigorous, independent, and federally-funded research program. The research program should be focused on the field of anti-infective drug discovery, particularly bacterial and/or viral diseases. This includes but is not limited to research interests in medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, virology, bacteriology, structural biology, microbiology, biochemistry, vaccines, and related areas.

The successful candidate will have an outstanding opportunity to develop collaborative research programs across the UTHSC campus, including the College of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry. Additional opportunities in the area for research collaborations exist with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Memphis.

For benefits information, please visit https://uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/2023-benefits-preview-packet.pdf .

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

 

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

 

Job
  Faculty 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Memphis 
Organization
  Pharmaceutical Sciences 
Campus/Institute  Memphis 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Job Posting
  Sep 25, 2023, 4:36:10 PM