Assistant Research Professor

Assistant Research Professor

Posting Number: req
25261

Department: Pharmacology and Toxicology

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Location: Tucson Campus, Tucson, AZ USA

Plan, design, coordinate, and conduct projects and experiments in the areas of Alzheimer's disease and CNS research. Instruct, mentor, and supervise junior researchers and staff scientists working in this space. Develop, facilitate, implement, evaluate, perform, administer and oversee research programs and initiatives in this research space. Initiate and contribute to research papers and research grants in this research space.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Developing, planning, designing, coordinating, and conducting drug discovery projects in the CNS and ADRD research space.
• Writing grants as PI, MPI, and co-I, and/or collaborator.
• Mentoring, training and supervising junior researchers and postdoctoral scholars in drug discovery and neurobiology techniques, including bioassays and animal records.
• Developing, planning, prioritizing, and carrying out experiments to support neurobiology and drug discovery in CNS and ADRD targets.
• Writing papers as corresponding author co-author.

• PhD in Biochemistry or related field.
• Postdoctoral research experience.

None specified.

Rank: Assistant Professor

Tenure Information: Career-Track (CT)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: DOE salary commensurate with AACP/AAMC public school benchmarks

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates: Gregory Thatcher | GThatcherzona.edu

Open Date: 2/23/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter