Associate/Full Professor, Endowed Chair (Tenured) (Pharmacology and Toxicology)

Associate / Full Professor, Endowed Chair (Tenured) (Pharmacology and Toxicology) Posting Number req19071 Department Pharmacology and Toxicology Department Website Link Medical Sub-Speciality Location University of Arizona Health Sciences Address 1703 E.

Mabel St, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA Position Highlights

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona Health Sciences in Tucson invites applicants for a tenured faculty position in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Applicants with an established research program on longevity diseases are encouraged to submit CV and Research Plan with their application to be considered.

An endowed chair with a highly competitive startup package is available for this recruitment. The incumbent will join a college currently ranked 4th nationally in NIH funding and a department with current research strength in pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmaceutics, including drug discovery efforts for Alzheimer's and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

The Arizona Center for Drug Discovery and the new Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics have been established in the College of Pharmacy.

The overall mission of the new Longevity Center is to accelerate understanding of aging, longevity and / or neuronal health as well as foster efforts to develop new opportunities for prevention and drug discovery in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson, ALS, and others.

Excellent opportunities exist for collaborations with researchers at other parts of the University of Arizona campus, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, the Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, the Bio5 Institute, Arizona Cancer Center, and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays;

UA / ASU / NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain independent research programs. Maintain strong, extramural funded programs.
• The candidate will be expected to produce strong peer-reviewed publications, gain competitive federal grants, and play a key role in national leadership in an area related to the pharmacology of aging and neurodegenerative disease.
• Contribute to undergraduate, graduate (PhD, and professional (PharmD) education.
• Actively participate in divisional / departmental program metrics for academic achievement.
• Leador contribute to "team science" based interdisciplinary researchgrants / projects.
• The successful candidate should have a strong track record of scholarly productivity and demonstrated ability to secure independent, peer-reviewed funding such as NIH grants.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD or MD degree.
• Demonstratedability to secure independent, peer-reviewed funding such as NIH R01.

Preferred Qualifications

• Record of productivity and innovation in academic accomplishments as evidenced by publications and successful peer-reviewed funding.
• Established expertise and national leadership in longevity research.

Rank To be Determined Tenure Information Tenured (T) FLSA Exempt Full Time / Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Faculty Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay DOE, salary commensurate with AACP / AAMC public school benchmarks Compensation Type salary at full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required : Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates Haining Zhu Open Date 3 / 12 / 2024 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed