Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

The Department of Pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine invites applications for Assistant Professor in the Traditional Track. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. or equivalent degree and have demonstrated excellent qualifications in research and education. Areas of focus in this search will be chemical biology, computational biology (structural/chemical or systems focused), neuropharmacology, cardiovascular pharmacology, metabolism, and pharmacology associated with infectious diseases, nucleic acids, and glycobiology.

Responsibilities include establishing a vigorous and independently funded research program while supervising and mentoring students with broad backgrounds plus contributing to the graduate and medical school educational missions. We seek individuals with strong records of creative accomplishments, who are also keen to interact productively with colleagues within the Department of Pharmacology, across Yale School of Medicine and at Yale more generally.

Pharmacology at Yale University has a very rich history of pre-eminence in drug discovery, with the first cancer chemotherapy clinical trials having been conducted here. Today, the research in our Department encompasses a wide range of fields, with researchers aiming to both understand and treat human disease, with particular strengths in drug discovery, integrative cell signaling, structural biology, and neuroscience. For more details, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment.

Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers