Open-Rank Teaching Faculty Position in Pharmacology
The Department of Pharmacology in the Joe R. Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio invites applications for a
full-time, non-tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. Academic rank will be
commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
The successful candidate will serve as a primary teaching faculty
member within the Department of Pharmacology. This is a teaching-intensive appointment involving direct instruction, course leadership,
curriculum development, assessment, and educational service across multiple professional and graduate programs.
Position
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Provide instruction in foundational,
systems-based, and
clinically applied pharmacology; - Serve as course director, co-director, or principal faculty member in courses
serving students in
Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and Health Professions, and graduate biomedical science programs; - Teach topics
that may include
pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapeutics, toxicology, drug discovery, and organ-system pharmacology; - Contribute to
curriculum development, program evaluation, accreditation activities, and educational quality improvements; - Participate in
department and institutional educational service;
Based on experience and rank, the faculty member may assume
leadership roles
in educational initiatives and curriculum governance and participate in educational scholarship or collaborative
research.
Required
Qualifications
Applicants must have:
- A doctoral degree in pharmacology,
pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacology,
pharmacy, biomedical sciences, or a closely related discipline. Appropriate terminal degrees
may include a PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent
degree; - Experience teaching pharmacology or a closely related biomedical discipline
at the university level; - The ability
to communicate complex pharmacological concepts effectively to learners with varied
educational and professional backgrounds;
Experience directing courses, teaching across professional or graduate programs,
developing curricula or assessments, or providing
educational leadership is preferred.
Faculty Advancement &
Environment
Faculty members are eligible for promotion in academic
rank based on sustained accomplishment in teaching and
educational leadership in accordance with departmental and university guidelines.
Junior faculty will receive mentorship in developing an
academic portfolio appropriate for advancement. The Department of Pharmacology
supports education across biomedical graduate and
health-professions programs and maintains a collegial environment committed to excellence
in teaching, research, mentorship, and service.
Additional information is available at https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pharmacology/.
Application Instructions
Applicants
should submit:
- A
cover letter describing their qualifications and interest in the position; - A current curriculum
vitae; - A statement of
teaching philosophy and experience; - A description of prior course leadership, curriculum
development, or educational innovation,
as applicable; and - Contact information for three professional references.
Apply at https://wp.uthscsa.edu/careers/ using REQ# 26000193.
Review of
applications will begin
immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated
as security sensitive
positions.