Assistant Professor of Pharmacy

The University of New Mexico's Clinical and Translational Science
Center (SW CACTI) seeks a faculty member to join the Mentored Career
Development (K12) Scholar Program at the Assistant Professor level on either a
tenure- or flex-track beginning in the fall of 2025. Individuals engaged in all
types of clinical and translational research - from molecular to community and
population level investigations - relevant to the College of Pharmacy are
encouraged to apply. The successful Scholar candidate will have 75% of their
effort committed to their research and 25% committed to other duties.
Candidates with Pharm D, Ph.D., or equivalent degrees, who have motivation and
interest to become independently funded in clinical and translational research,
are encouraged to apply.

The goal of the K12 Scholar Program is to enhance the career
development and training of junior faculty in clinical and translational
research, emphasizing multidisciplinary, team-based approaches with the
overarching goal of promoting clinical and translational investigation that
will improve health and prevent disease. Candidates will be expected to
aggressively pursue extramural funding while in the program. The Program will
train and foster the career development of junior faculty to become the next
generation of researchers who will perform clinical and translational
investigation in multidisciplinary, collaborative research settings.

The Scholar will be known as a Clinical and Translational Science
Center Scholar. The program will include an educational component tailored to
the individual scholar in order to strengthen competencies in the design,
conduct, and analysis of clinical and translational research. This opportunity
will use the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Program Award (K12)
mechanism. Awards will be made for up to five years. The earliest anticipated
start date is Fall 2025.

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center aims to advance
health sciences in the most important priority health issues of our New Mexico
communities. The successful candidate will be able to become a faculty member
in the College of Pharmacy. This position is subject to criminal records
screening in accordance with New Mexico law.

Minimum Qualifications (per NIH
Guidelines):

• The position is open to health professionals with degrees that include
  Pharm D, PhD, or equivalent.

• Applicants must have the ability to obtain the appropriate licensure in
  the State of New Mexico, if appropriate.
• Candidates for this Scholar Program must be an existing or prospective
  early career faculty member, with a terminal degree in their chosen field.
• A minimum of 2 years of post-terminal degree research experience (i.e.
  post-doc, fellowship, etc.) is required.
• Applicants may not simultaneously have another PHS mentored career
  development award (e.g., K07, K08, K22, K23) that duplicates any of the
  provisions of the K component. Former or current PDs/PIs on any NIH research
  project grant (this does not include NIH Small Grants (R03), Exploratory/
  Developmental (R21) or SBIR, STTR (R43, R44 grants)) or equivalent non-PHS peer
  reviewed research grants that are over $100,000 direct costs per year, or
  project leaders on sub-projects of program project (P01) or center grants (P50)
  are NOT eligible to participate as scholars.
• Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed PharmD
• Quality, appropriateness and amount of previous training, experience
  and education
• Quality, clarity, significance and innovation of the Scientific Plan
• Number and Quality of authored publications
• Likelihood of receiving external funding in 3 years
• Commitment to a career in clinical translational research
• Mentoring experience and commitment
• A demonstrated commitment to cultivate an understanding of the rich and
  varied cultures of New Mexico and to the success of the university's mission to
  serve local and global communities

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

1. Please submit a cover letter including your current affiliation or position, a short description of your reasons for applying to the K12 program, the title of your proposed research, and a declaration that you do not have a pending application/submission for any other PHS mentored career development award (e.g., K01, K07, K08, K22, K23). If selected for an interview you will be required to submit a full research plan for a proposed K12 research project to be presented during the interview process 2. Attach a curriculum vitae 3. Attach a research plan for a clinical and translational research project to include Specific Aims and Research Strategy (up to 3 pages but no more than 6). 4. Include in your list of references 3 individuals; 1 or more of which have current or past NIH support who can speak to your commitment to a clinical and translational research career. 5. Attach up to 3 of your recent publications that best support your research plan. Please note that your application will NOT be considered complete until all of the following are received:

* Complete application that includes all of the associated documents loaded (cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of references, recent publications)

* Research plan for a clinical and translational research project

Questions related to this posting may be directed to Jennifer Sanchez, HSC Office of Research, jasanchez@salud.unm.edu or Denise Ayala, College of Pharmacy, DRAyala@salud.unm.edu

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