Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University invites outstanding candidates to join the Department of Pharmacology as tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor. Successful candidates will join a group of supportive colleagues who trained in a variety of disciplines and conduct research in multiple areas that impact the field of pharmacology: cell signaling and growth control, gene expression, 'omics approaches to cancer and age-related disease, host-pathogen interactions, ion channel pharmacology, metabolic and liver disease, cancer and translational pharmacology, therapeutic target development, and drug discovery. We value innovation, curiosity and collegiality, and seek candidates who aim to address impactful questions in fundamental and/or translational science that complement and diversify existing strengths in the department. We welcome candidates from any discipline.

The research laboratories and office space for these faculty positions will be housed within medical school research facilities on the Piscataway (Busch) campus of RBHS and Rutgers. Successful candidates will be provided with a competitive start up package, laboratory space, access to high-performance computing clusters and other core resources, and will be expected to develop and maintain a strong, externally funded research program and participate in collaborative projects with other Departments and Institutes at Rutgers. Major duties and responsibilities include developing a robust, externally funded research program to conduct studies in fields related to human health, development and disease, and to support the educational goals and activities of Rutgers University through teaching and service, including participation in the teaching of professional, graduate and undergraduate students, and mentorship of trainees. The successful candidates will gradually assume teaching responsibilities commensurate with the teaching load of other tenure-track faculty in the departments.

Research programs utilizing interdisciplinary and translational approaches that develop interactions with the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, or Neurology, the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science, the Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and other clinical departments within RBHS are encouraged.

Rutgers is located at the center of the northeast corridor, with access to New York, Philadelphia, and the New Jersey shore within an hour. The region is home to world-class universities, numerous pharmaceutical and biotech research facilities, and corporate headquarters. New Brunswick, Piscataway and the surrounding areas in Central New Jersey offer vibrant and diverse cultural activities, excellent public and private schools, and opportunities to live in urban, suburban, or small-town settings within a short distance of campus.

The medical school is home to a large group of interactive and collegial faculty with federally funded research programs in broad areas of biomedical science. Pharmacology and the basic science departments are well integrated into a large, highly collaborative research community across the schools and departments of Rutgers University with multiple centers of excellence. Medical School faculty have access to interdisciplinary, Ph.D.-level graduate training programs and outstanding core facilities including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, genome editing, confocal microscopy, human neuroimaging, and cryo-EM among others. Rutgers is also affiliated with the largest university-spinoff biorepository and is home to the Protein Data Bank.

Requires a Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree, postdoctoral experience, a demonstrated record of significant research achievement, the potential to make substantial contributions as an independent investigator, a commitment to teaching medical and graduate students, and mentorship of trainees. An outstanding publication record, consistent with the candidate's training and experience is required.

Junior candidates with independent funding or grants under review are preferred. Mid-level candidates are expected to have significant scientific achievements and a successful history of funding.

Laboratory environment

New Jersey's premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schools and seven other schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped to transform lives.

Founded in 1966 as Rutgers Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ( RWJMS) is located on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school's principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey's premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 19 basic science and clinical departments, and hosts centers and institutes including The Cardiovascular Institute, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Institute for Neurological Therapeutics, and the Women's Health Institute. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway, and provides continuing education courses for healthcare professionals and community education programs.

RWJMS is part of a vibrant and interactive research community at Rutgers, an elite research institution, exceeding $929 million in annual research funding (FY2023). The Rutgers life and biomedical sciences community includes over 200 faculty members in different departments within Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, School of Engineering as well as within institutes including the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health ( IFNH), Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey ( HGINJ), Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( CINJ), Child Health Institute of New Jersey ( CHI), Rutgers Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, the Brain Health Institute, and the NIH-funded Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science leading the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS), with Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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(1) a cover letter describing your interest in Rutgers directed to the Faculty Search Committee (upload as Cover Letter)

(2) a curriculum vitae

(3) a one-page summary of important contributions to science (upload as Personal Statement)

(4) a two-page description of future research plans (upload as Research Statement)

(5) a statement describing your approach to inclusive teaching and integrating diversity in pursuit of academic excellence (upload as Teaching Philosophy)

(6) full contact information for at least three references

Formal review of applications will begin on December 1 and continue on a rolling basis thereafter until the positions are filled. Timely submission of all materials, including confidential letters submitted directly by three referees, is highly recommended for full consideration.