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The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Experimental Therapeutics invites applications for twelve-month, tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor faculty positions to join the Pharmaceutics program. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics, Engineering Sciences, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry or a related discipline. Relevant postdoctoral experience, previous training or work experience is sought for applicants applying at the Assistant Professor level. A successful candidate is expected to contribute to the professional, graduate and undergraduate teaching programs, to mentor graduate students and post-doctoral scholars, and to establish or have established an externally funded, nationally-recognized research program through securing external research funding and demonstrating an exceptional record of published scholarship.

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics currently consists of 20 faculty members, and more than 60 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists who participate in the educational and research programs within the department. The Department is home to three Ph.D. sub-tracks: Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry, and Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences. The research environment is highly interdisciplinary with Pharmaceutics faculty members having broad expertise in biomaterials, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics and experimental therapeutics.

The University of Iowa is a major national research university with academic and research programs in the Carver College of Medicine, College of Public Health, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and College of Dentistry that provide an outstanding environment for successful collaborative research and teaching efforts. The University of Iowa further supports interdisciplinary collaborative research through a number of outstanding research centers and institutes ( https://research.uiowa.edu/directory-centers-and-institutes ), which includes: Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, Cardiovascular Research Center, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and UI Pharmaceuticals, the longest running FDA-approved, university-associated CDMO in the United States. Preferred applicants will have translational or applied research interests in emerging fields of pharmaceutical sciences that may align with one or more of these interdisciplinary research centers or institutes.

The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, a vibrant community located in southeastern Iowa, offering outstanding schools, quality entertainment, sports, literary, musical and cultural opportunities. Iowa City frequently appears high on the "best-place-to-live" listings in national magazines.

Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their interests and unique accomplishments, their curriculum vitae, a concise description of their proposed research and teaching and a list of three references. First review of applications is scheduled to begin on or about January 31st and will continue throughout the search process.

For further information please contact either Associate Professor Lewis Stevens (lewis-stevens@uiowa.edu) or Associate Professor Nicole Brogden (nicole-brogden@uiowa.edu), Co-Chairs, Search Committee, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, 180 S. Grand Ave., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242 .

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the most talented and diverse faculty and staff, which involves providing opportunities for employees to "Build a Career | Build a Life." For more information about local work / life resources, including dual-career support, please see: http://worklife.uiowa.edu .