Assistant / Associate Professor in Translational Pharmaceutical Sciences
Join the University of Kentucky to drive innovative translational research in pharmaceutical sciences.
Best for:Best for experienced researchers and clinician-scientists in pharmaceutical sciences or medicinal chemistry seeking a tenure-track academic career.
Overview
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is inviting applications for 12-month tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, with an anticipated start in Fall 2027. The successful candidate will expand the department's translational research programs, aligning with initiatives such as the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for Translational Chemical Biology. Responsibilities include building an extramurally funded research program, collaborating across multidisciplinary health centers, and participating in the teaching and mentoring of professional and graduate students. Applicants are expected to demonstrate exceptional research productivity, scholarship, and a commitment to fostering a diverse academic environment.
What you'll do
- Develop and sustain a nationally recognized, extramurally funded independent research program.
- Contribute to translational drug discovery, development, or personalized therapeutic diagnostics.
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary university centers focusing on cancer, neuroscience, and translational science.
- Teach, advise, and mentor Doctor of Pharmacy, graduate, and undergraduate students.
- Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across research, teaching, and service activities.
Requirements
Degree required: PharmD, PhD, MD, PharmD/PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent advanced degree in pharmaceutical sciences or a related discipline
Language: English
Instruction: English
Publications: Evidence of strong research productivity and high-impact scholarship
- Demonstrated record of outstanding scholarship and research productivity
- Expertise in chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, or pharmacogenomics
- Ability to secure external grant funding
- Commitment to inclusive teaching, advising, and mentoring
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-12-04 · open until filled
Interested applicants must submit all required application materials through the online university job site. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled, with full consideration given to materials received by December 4, 2026.
- Curriculum vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching and mentoring philosophy statement
- 3 reference letters
Contact
Vincent Venditto· Search Committee Chair
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