Assistant Professor (Tenure - Track)

About the role

The Emory University School of Medicine (SOM) invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology. Exceptional applicants for other ranks (Associate or Full Professor) will also be considered. The selected candidates will receive a competitive start-up package, modern lab space, and will be mentored by a formal committee.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative and vigorous research programs in the broad fields of pharmacology and therapeutic development including chemical biology, drug discovery, AI in pharmacology, and drug metabolism as applied to human diseases such as, but not limited to, cancer, drug addiction, and neurodegenerative diseases.
• Investigators doing innovative research into new therapeutic modalities such as biologics, nucleic acids, cell therapy or proximity modulating agents, are also encouraged to apply.
• Join a vibrant, collegial, and multidisciplinary basic research department with extensive scientific connectivity with the Winship Cancer Institute, the Goizueta Institute @Emory Brain Health, the newly established Emory Center for New Medicines, the Department of Chemistry in the Emory College, and other basic and clinical departments across the School of Medicine.
• Access to formidable research infrastructures and core facilities, including the Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center with state-of-the-art high-throughput screening capabilities, as well as top-ranked graduate training programs in pharmacology, neuroscience and cancer biology, among others.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in biomedical science, postdoctoral experience, and a record of research excellence.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Skills

Exceptional applicants for other ranks (Associate or Full Professor) will also be considered.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

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Contact Information

Applicants should submit the following as a single PDF file:

• a cover letter
• a curriculum vitae
• a research statement
• a teaching statement (
• names and contact information for three references

Additional Details

For inquiries regarding this position, please email phcb.search@emory.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emory University is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact the Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance at accessibility@emory.edu or call 404-727-9877 (Voice) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).