Description

Larkin University (LU) College of Pharmacy (COP) is seeking two full-time (calendar year appointment) faculty members for the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The faculty will have responsibilities in different aspects of pharmacy academia including but not limited to didactic teaching, laboratory teaching, research, student advising, and service to the institution and profession.

LU maintains advanced and functional research capabilities in different areas of pharmaceutical sciences. Examples of available instrumentation include Agilent triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, cell culture, real-time PCR, dissolution system, Western blotting, FluorChem FC3 protein imager, water purifier, and automated flash chromatography system.

LUCOP currently maintains ACPE Candidate Status with our third cohort of students graduated in May 2021. LUCOP’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program is very dynamic using an active-learning, integrated-block, three-year curriculum. Larkin University (www.ULarkin.org) is a private not-for-profit 501(c)(3) university. LU consists of the College of Pharmacy and the College of Biomedical Sciences. More information about the COP is available at: http://ularkin.org/pharmacy/

Major Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Dean and Department Chair in ensuring that the integrity of the University and the COP are in line with the founding principles, values, mission, and goals;
• Ensure the development, furtherance, and improvement of curriculum and educational assessment tools;
• Be available to teach assigned courses and subjects at an appointed time;
• Develop and deliver elective courses, as needed, in specialty area of choice;
• Work with Department Chair to formulate a strategy to develop and sustain research program in LU laboratories;
• Seek research independence by submitting grants for extramural funding;
• Maintain a productive output of scholarly contributions, such as peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals;
• Disseminate knowledge by scholarly presentation at appropriate scientific and academic platforms;
• Assist in activities related to accreditation by various national, regional, state and other accreditation and regulatory agencies;
• Serve on various committees of COP/University;
• Ensure mentoring of students;
• Represent the Department, College and University to external institutions, organizations and agencies;
• Ensure compliance with all LU policies and procedures;
• Promote safe working conditions and procedures in the Department;
• Promote collegiality, professional and ethical behaviors;
• Perform other duties as requested by the Chair or Dean

Requirements

1) Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty (Position Code: DPS-1001)

The successful candidate will possess a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Medicinal Chemistry, or closely related areas in Pharmaceutical Sciences. This position is open to all candidates authorized to work in the United States.

 2) Pharmacology Faculty (Position Code: DPS-2001)

The successful candidate will possess a Ph.D. in Pharmacology or closely related areas in biomedical sciences. This position is open to all candidates authorized to work in the United States.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a single PDF document, via e-mail to the contact below, which includes the following components in this order: 1) a letter of interest indicating the position code; 2) current curriculum vitae; 3) teaching philosophy; 4) concise future research plan (without extensive elaboration of previous work); 5) names and contact information for at least three professional references (no references will be contacted without candidate’s prior authorization).

Subrata Deb, B.Pharm., Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Pharmacy, Larkin University

18301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33169

E-mail: sdeb@ularkin.org 

Phone: 305-760-7479

The positions are available now and will remain open until filled. Application review process will start immediately and interviews for the positions are expected to begin as soon as possible. Larkin University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.