Associate Dean for Student Affairs
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The Jefferson School of Pharmacy is seeking qualified applicants who share our commitment to preparing future leaders of the pharmacy profession for the position of Associate Dean for Student Affairs. The Jefferson School of Pharmacy is enrolling our inaugural class for the Fall 2008 semester and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs will be responsible for building innovative programs and activities which will shape the careers of our graduates. The Associate Dean will report to the Dean and hold a full-time faculty appointment. This individual will collaborate with other members of our Leadership Team, faculty, student leaders, and other student affairs officers across Thomas Jefferson University to develop and implement initiatives which foster student leadership, professionalism, and interprofessional collegiality and practice. The successful candidate will oversee our admissions process, academic advising and mentoring programs, student-related college activities, organizations and programs, complaints and grievances processes, and serve as the school’s liaison with the Jefferson College of Health Professions/Thomas Jefferson University Office of Student Affairs and Career Development Center.

Candidates should have an advanced degree, strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills and teaching experience. Experience in admissions and student affairs and service to pharmacy professional associations is highly desirable.

A letter of application, curriculum vitae and contact information for 3 references should be sent electronically to :

Rebecca S. Finley, PharmD, MS
Dean
Jefferson School of Pharmacy
Rebecca.Finley@Jefferson.edu

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified teacher-scientists for several full-time, tenure-eligible faculty positions at the assistant, associate, or full professor levels in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The Jefferson School of Pharmacy (www.jefferson.edu/jchp/pharmacy) was recently founded to complement Thomas Jefferson University’s vision for interprofessional training of skilled practitioners who will form and lead the integrated healthcare teams of tomorrow. Our founding faculty members will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of an innovative doctor of pharmacy curriculum that emphasizes a rigorous basic science foundation, integrated clinical experiences within care teams that comprise various healthcare professions, and incorporation of technology and experiential simulations into our teaching-learning activities.

With primary responsibility for the basic science component of the PharmD curriculum, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences will contribute to the mission of the School and the University by providing teaching and research expertise in the following thematic areas:

A. Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Analysis, with emphasis on the design and synthesis of drug candidates and the development and implementation of technologies to predict biological function from compound structure and to identify and quantify synthetic and biological molecules.

B. Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, especially the development of principles and technologies to advance drug formulation, dosage stability, targeted delivery, and biological lifetime prediction and control.

C. Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, encompassing the elucidation of molecular and systemic drug mechanisms, analysis of drug metabolic products and pathways, characterization of novel disease targets, and development of biomolecular indicators for therapeutic monitoring.

Candidates should have an earned PhD or equivalent degree with specialization in a relevant pharmaceutical or biomedical field such as medicinal or organic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, immunology, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, genomics, nanotechnology, neuroscience, and molecular or quantitative biology. Postdoctoral experience is required, while a background in pharmacy is beneficial but not required. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills and evidence of, or potential for, excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship appropriate to their considered level of appointment.

Successful candidates will be expected to establish externally funded research programs, to participate in teaching of doctor of pharmacy and graduate students, and to contribute to governance and service activities at the school. The university has committed significant resources to provide adequate laboratory space and competitive startup packages for successful candidates. Salaries offered will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and the high level of accomplishment expected of hired faculty.

Applicants should submit a cover letter indicating their thematic area of interest and desired appointment rank, complete curriculum vitae, statement of research expertise and plan, summary of teaching interest and assessment philosophy, and contact information for three professional references. Please submit application materials by email as a single Acrobat file attachment to ashiwel.undieh@jefferson.edu, or by regular mail to: Ashiwel S. Undieh, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jefferson School of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University, 130 South 9th Street, Suite 1540, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Department of Pharmacy Practice
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The Jefferson School of Pharmacy is inviting applications for full-time, 12-month pharmacy practice faculty positions at the assistant or associate professor level. We are looking for individuals who are committed to the interdisciplinary education of healthcare professionals and are interested in developing creative methods of curriculum delivery and assessment.

The successful faculty candidates will be responsible for developing courses in the curriculum, providing didactic and experiential education, conducting scholarly activity, and engaging in service-related activities within the school, college, and community. Pharmacy practice faculty will also develop and maintain a clinical practice/teaching site at an ambulatory care clinic directly affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University.

Candidates with an expertise in primary care or HIV are encouraged to apply. Other qualifications include a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, completion of residency and/or fellowship training, and eligibility for licensure in Pennsylvania. Applicants must have excellent communication, clinical, and leadership skills and share in our commitment to preparing future leaders of the pharmacy profession.  

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a one-page summary of their teaching philosophy and interests, and contact information for three (3) professional references to: Cynthia A. Sanoski, PharmD, Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Jefferson School of Pharmacy, 130 S. 9th Street, Suite 1520, Philadelphia, PA  19107 or cynthia.sanoski@jefferson.edu, 215-503-1722.