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Faculty Position in Pharmacy

Full-time Faculty Position
Campus: Jackson

Union University seeks a qualified individual for founding faculty position in the School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program for Social, Administrative and Behavioral SciencesThis is a tenure-track faculty position presently open at the rank of assistant, associate or full professor. 

Union University is a private, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The 290-acre campus is located in Jackson, TN (80 miles northeast of Memphis) with additional campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville, TN. Union University currently enrolls over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 45 states and 35 countries. Union University stands as a national leader among colleges and universities in promoting a Christian worldview and a Christ-centered approach to education. Union is consistently ranked among the nation’s premier Christian universities and for the thirteenth year in a row was listed in the top tier of universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report. Exciting campus developments include construction of a new student commons building and School of Pharmacy Building.
 
Position Description:
 
Responsibilities include contributing to curriculum development and implementation, classroom and laboratory instruction and modeling faculty-student research. The School will have up to 26 faculty representing the essential academic disciplines of pharmacy education. The leadership team will develop a program based on Christian worldview principles and characterized by academic excellence in teaching, research, Christian service and student life.

Social, Administrative and Behavioral Sciences Faculty – The successful candidate will focus on practice-based teaching and research and will be responsible for development and delivery of courses. The translation of the candidate’s research to development, implementation and evaluation of pharmaceutical care practice; and to understanding the patient’s medication experience would be especially desirable. A pharmacy practice-based research network is being developed and will be a resource for the faculty member. The faculty member will be encouraged to pursue interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations with others inside the university, as well as nationally and internationally. Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree or a terminal doctoral degree with a focus in the social, administrative and behavioral sciences preferred. Particularly seeking candidate with Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration although other qualified applicants may apply.

Additional Qualifications:

Successful candidates must be professing Christians who are active members of a local church, enthusiastically support Union University’s Identity, Mission and Core Values, and articulate a Christian worldview in their work and life.

Questions may be addressed to Sheila Mitchell, Dean, School of Pharmacy, at smitchel@uu.edu or 731-661-5953.

To Apply:

Interested individuals may access an application below. Send the completed application, resume, and a letter expressing interest to: Human Resources, Union University, 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, TN 38305, or by fax to 731-661-5177, or via e-mail to hrdept@uu.edu.

Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

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