CCHS - Chair, Department of Translational Sciences and Medicine Associate​/Full Professor – Tenure​/Tenure Track

CCHS - Chair, Department of Translational Sciences and Medicine Associate/Full Professor – Tenure/Tenure Track

The College of Community Health Sciences at the University of Alabama is seeking an innovative, and visionary leader to serve as the Chair of the newly established Department of Translational Science and Medicine (DTSM). This role offers a unique opportunity for a distinguished scientist to lead and shape a growing department at a prominent R1 research university. The Chair will be responsible for strategically recruiting the next generation of faculty, expanding and enhancing the department's research portfolio, fostering a robust teaching culture, advancing both graduate and undergraduate education, and promoting a welcoming environment in which staff, faculty, and students excel.

Additionally, the Chair will play a key role in mentoring junior faculty, supporting their professional development, and guiding their growth within the department. Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University's academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in both fundamental and applied research and an outstanding record of scholarship and extramurally funded, independent research in one or more of the following key areas:
Clinical-Preclinical Research Interface, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics (DMPK), and Pharmacodynamics (PD), Biomaterials, Pharmacology, Translational Neuroscience. The successful candidate will have a proven record of academic and administrative excellence, including Mentoring and Scientific Leadership, Curriculum Development & Teaching Excellence, Research Expertise, and Intellectual Contributions.

Minimum Qualifications:

A doctoral degree in the pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, or a related discipline or clinical doctorate (PharmD, MD).

Preferred Qualifications:

Proven track record at the Associate/Full professor level at an R1 university. Candidates with prestigious achievements in STEM and exceptional national and international reputations will be eligible for consideration for significant endowment support through appointment as a Shelby Distinguished Professor.

Instructions and Required Materials for Application:
1) Cover Letter,
2) Curriculum Vitae,
3) Administrative Experience and Vision Statement,
4) Research Achievements and Goals Statement,
5) Teaching Interests and Philosophy Statement,
6) References.

About the Division/College/School:
The College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS) was founded in 1972 by William Willard, MD, author of the "Willard Report" and considered the "Father of Family Medicine," with a mandate to train family physicians for Alabama, particularly its rural areas. The College also provides medical student education as the Tuscaloosa Regional Campus of the four-campus University of Alabama School of Medicine, based at UAB in Birmingham.

The College's mission focuses on improving the health of individuals and communities in Alabama and the region through leadership in medical education and primary care; the provision of high-quality, accessible health care services; and scholarship.

About the University:
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure's 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation's premier universities, UA offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the-art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

Background Investigation and EEO Statement:
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status.