Assistant (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenured) - Clinical and Translational Science

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy's Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences Division is dedicated to training and educating pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists to provide specialty pharmacotherapeutic services and to conduct translational, transdisciplinary, and other types of innovative research. Our faculty pursue clinical and translational research to help solve some of today's greatest pharmacotherapeutic challenges, with research expertise in infectious diseases, cancer, immunology, aging, metagenomics, substance use disorder, and various acute and primary care clinical specialties. The Pharmacotherapy Division is located in San Antonio, TX and faculty are jointly appointed with the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) School of Medicine. To help advance our mission, we are seeking a distinguished applicant to fill one tenure-track faculty position at the rank of tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor with tenure, depending on qualifications.

The successful candidate will engage in productive interdisciplinary research, provide high-quality teaching in the College's professional and graduate educational programs, including the Translational Science PhD Program, and actively participate in university service. Rich research collaborations occur on both the UTHSA and UT Austin campuses, and in collaboration with the UT Health School of Public Health. The successful candidate will receive a highly competitive start-up package and generous office and laboratory space on the UTHSA campus.

Candidates will have earned a Pharm.D. degree from an ACPE accredited college/school of pharmacy and be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Texas, plus a Ph.D. degree or evidence of equivalent research experience. The candidate will be expected to compete for independent and collaborative funding from public and private sources in support of their research program, and following a start-up period, be able to support 25% of their annual salary. Experience or expertise in clinical or translational science in one or more of the following fields is preferred: infectious diseases, omics approaches to microbes and/or their hosts, immunology, aging/geroscience, oncology, or substance use disorder. Applicants wishing to be considered for appointment as an Associate Professor must have evidence of sustained extramural funding as a Principal Investigator.

Applicants may access this position via Interfolio to submit their letter of intent; a detailed curriculum vitae; a statement of teaching philosophy and interests; and a summary of current and planned research directed to an extramurally funded research program in Clinical and Translational Sciences, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Applications received before January 1, 2025 will receive first consideration, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is August 2025.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.