Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences seeks a collegial, dynamic faculty member to provide innovative teaching and conduct productive research in a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The department research focuses on bioinformatics, intrinsically disordered proteins, pharmacology, cancer, molecular structure and function of receptors, RNA biology, nanotechnology, and drug delivery. (https://www.butler.edu/pharmacy-health/doctor-of-pharmacy/pharmaceutical-sciences-research/ )

Job Description:

• The main teaching responsibilities of the hired applicant will be teaching medicinal chemistry lectures, focusing on structure activity relationships of drug classes, and group learning sessions in the Doctor of Pharmacy program, in a four course series titled “Principles of Drug Action”, which integrates medicinal chemistry and pharmacology.
• The hired applicant will also teach courses for M.S.?programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences and/or Data?Analytics.
• The hired applicant will be expected to provide innovative and varied learning experiences. The Butler Center for Academic Technology (CAT) (https://www.butler.edu/cat ) supports learning by working with faculty to promote thoughtful and effective use of academic technology and instructional approaches.?
• The hired applicant will?engage students in the Doctor of Pharmacy, M.S.?in Pharmaceutical Sciences,?and M.S.?in?Data?Analytics degree programs in research experiences. ?
• The hired applicant will be provided startup funds for research and is expected to seek extramural research funding and conduct innovative research in a collaborative fashion that integrates?the chemical and life sciences.
• We are particularly interested in candidates who bridge?chemical and?biological information using large,?diverse datasets.
• The salary is fully supported by the university on a year-round (12-month) basis.
• Starting date is flexible.

• A doctoral degree, specializing in?medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, drug design with an emphasis on biologically active compounds,?or a related field.
• Active engagement in research broadly related to medicinal chemistry: areas of current emphasis include cheminformatics, computational chemistry, drug discovery, and synthetic chemistry incorporating big data.
• Candidates in the early stages of postdoctoral research are encouraged to apply, even if their primary findings are not yet published.
• Ideally, candidates would have teaching experience and a desire to use innovative teaching methods to educate?pharmacists and?pharmaceutical scientists.

Your application should contain a cover letter, curriculum vitae, 1-page statement of teaching philosophy, 2-page research statement (including a 5 year plan), and 1-page statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion addressing the following two questions: “What does diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mean to you?” and “How will you commit yourself to fostering your definition of DEI in our program?” Please submit your full application as a single PDF file to Rebecca Welch, rwelch@butler.edu .

Questions should be sent to Dr. Marcos Oliveira, moliveir@butler.edu . Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.