Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified teacher-scientists for several tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant, associate, or full professor levels in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The School of Pharmacy complements Thomas Jefferson University’s vision for interprofessional training of highly skilled practitioners to form and lead the integrated health care teams of the future. Our founding faculty are having the unique opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of an innovative doctor of pharmacy curriculum that emphasizes a rigorous basic science foundation, integrated clinical experiences within care teams that comprise various healthcare professions, and incorporation of technology and experiential simulations into our teaching-learning activities. With primary responsibility for the basic science component of the PharmD curriculum, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences contributes to the mission of the School and the University by providing teaching and research expertise in the areas of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Analysis (design and synthesis of drug candidates, development and implementation of technologies to predict biological function from compound structure and to identify and quantify synthetic and biological molecules); Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery (development of principles and technologies to advance drug formulation, dosage stability, targeted delivery, and biological lifetime prediction and control); and Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics (elucidation of molecular and systemic drug mechanisms, analysis of drug metabolic products and pathways, characterization of novel disease targets, and development of biomolecular indicators for therapeutic monitoring).

The School’s PharmD program has already earned Candidate accreditation status, and two classes are underway. We are now seeking to increase our current faculty strength in pharmaceutical sciences by recruiting for additional tenure-track positions in pharmaceutics or medicinal chemistry. Preferred candidates should have an earned PhD and postdoctoral experience in pharmaceutics or in medicinal chemistry. Related areas of training and experience that will also be considered include pharmaceutical chemistry, organic or synthetic chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, neuroscience, and bionanotechnology. Prior teaching experience is expected, however a background in pharmacy is beneficial but not required. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills as well as evidence of, or potential for, excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship appropriate to their considered level of appointment. Successful candidates will be expected to establish strong externally funded research programs, to participate in teaching of doctor of pharmacy and graduate students, and to contribute to the governance and service activities of the School. The university has committed significant resources to provide adequate laboratory space and competitive startup packages for successful candidates. Salaries offered will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and the high level of accomplishment expected of our faculty.

Applicants should submit a cover letter indicating their area of interest and desired appointment rank, complete curriculum vitae, statement of research expertise and plan, summary of teaching interests and assessment philosophy, and contact information for three professional references. The application should be submitted by email to facsearch.jsp@jefferson.edu, or by regular mail to: Erica Lynch, Administrative Assistant, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jefferson School of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University, 130 South 9th Street, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Applications received by December 15, 2009 will receive full review.