Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title
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Assistant or Associate Professor – Tenure Track

Department
: RWJ‑Pharmacology‑PISC

Salary Details
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Minimum $114,622

Offer Information
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The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University invites applications for tenure‑track positions at the assistant or associate professor level in the Department of Pharmacology
. Successful candidates will join a group of supportive colleagues who conduct research across diverse disciplines including cell signaling and growth control, gene expression, ’omics approaches to cancer and age‑related disease, host‑pathogen interactions, ion channel biophysics and electrophysiology, metabolic and liver disease, pulmonary medicine and translational pharmacology, therapeutic target development, and drug discovery. We value innovation, curiosity and collegiality, and seek candidates who aim to address impactful questions in fundamental and/or translational science that complement and diversify our department’s existing strengths.

The research laboratories and office space for these faculty positions will be housed within medical school research facilities on the Piscataway (Busch) campus of RBHS and Rutgers. Successful candidates will be provided with a competitive start‑up package, laboratory space, access to high‑performance computing clusters and other core resources, and will be expected to develop and maintain a strong, externally funded research program and participate in collaborative projects with other Departments and Institutes or duties and responsibilities include developing a robust, externally funded research program to conduct studies in fields related to human health, development and disease, and to support the educational goals and activities of Rutgers University through teaching and service, including participation in the teaching of professional, graduate and undergraduate students, and mentorship of trainees.

The successful candidates will gradually assume teaching responsibilities commensurate with the teaching load of other tenure‑track faculty in the departments.

Research programs utilizing interdisciplinary and translational approaches that develop interactions with the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, or Neurology, the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science, the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and other clinical departments within RBHS are encouraged.

Rutgers is located at the center of the northeast corridor, with access to New York, Philadelphia, and the New Jersey shore within an hour. The region is a hub of academic excellence and innovation, home to top‑tier universities, leading pharmaceutical and biotech research facilities, and major corporate headquarters. Central New Jersey offers a high quality of life with vibrant and diverse cultural institutions, outstanding public and private schools, and a range of residential options – from urban living to suburban communities and picturesque small towns – all within close proximity to campus.

The medical school is home to a large group of interactive and collegial faculty with…