Job Summary:
The Discipline Chair will serve as the Course Director for the Pharmacology course and for content in the Discipline in the Clinical Medicine course small group cases. The Chair will teach medical students Pharmacology across a two-year preclinical curriculum, to conduct research and scholarly activity, and to provide service to the institution. The Chair will also coordinate and integrate the basic science discipline with the clinical curriculum and work collaboratively with the Virginia, Carolinas, and Louisiana campus faculty to ensure that the learning objectives, curriculum, and testing methods are consistent across campuses. The Chair will provide leadership in research together with the Virginia, Carolinas and Louisiana campuses, and assist faculty in the discipline and related disciplines in grant writing efforts to seek extramural funding.
Salary Range: $110,000 - $140,000
Required Qualifications:
Education: PhD in Pharmacology or equivalent degree, a PharmD degree, or a DO or MD degree with relevant experience in Pharmacology teaching
Licensure or certification: N/A
Experience:
• Achieved (or eligible for) the rank of Associate or Full Professor
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• A strong record of university committee participation
• A record of community service
• Ability to mentor students
• A strong record of scholarly activity that includes development of /participation in a research program
• Postdoctoral experience in a field of biomedical research
• Teaching experience at the graduate or medical school level
Skills required for this position:
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Strong team player
• Commitment to institutional mission and values
• Basic computer proficiency
Preferences may be given to applicants who have the following skills or attributes.
• have an active research program and/or
• membership on a grant review board
Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.
Regular, reliable or predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.