Assistant Professor in Translational Pharmacogenomics

Purdue University College of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmacy Practice; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University College of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmacy Practice in Indianapolis, Indiana invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position focused on pharmacogenomics research as part of the One Health – Intelligent Medicines initiative.

Applicants should hold a PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent and demonstrate a productive research program with potential for collaboration and excellence in teaching and mentorship.

Qualifications

• PhD/MD/PharmD or equivalent with training in pharmacogenomics or related field.
• Record of research productivity commensurate with rank.
• Demonstrated potential for interdisciplinary collaboration and impactful scholarship.
• Commitment to student teaching and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain a vigorous, externally funded pharmacogenomics research program.
• Contribute to teaching and mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
• Provide service to department, college, university, and profession.
• Collaborate across disciplines to translate discovery into health outcomes.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Research productivity

Teaching and mentorship

Grant writing

Education

PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

Department of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy | Purdue University
Academic year appointment | Indianapolis, Indiana
As part of Purdue University’s strategic investment in “One Health – Intelligent Medicines”, the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level with a focus on pharmacogenomics research.

Areas of Interest

Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to:

• Clinical and translational pharmacogenomics and/or precision medicine
• Implementation of clinical pharmacogenomic testing and decision support in health care settings
• Computational genomics, multiomics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and data-driven therapeutics
• Pharmacogenomics across diverse populations, with attention to access, validity, clinical utility, and health outcomes
• Genotype-guided drug development, drug response, adverse-event prevention, or individualized dosing

Purdue One Health Initiative

This strategic recruitment will help advance Purdue’s One Health initiative (https://www.purdue.edu/onehealth/) which seeks to tackle complex challenges with real-world impact at the intersection of human, animal, and plant health. This recruitment initiative builds on previous strategic faculty recruitment initiatives in: (1) Integrated Health; (2) AI-Driven Biomolecular Design, and (3) Advanced Chemistry. In addition, a parallel strategic faculty recruitment initiative in Healthy and Resilient Living Systems is ongoing. Through academic programs, research, facility infrastructure and industry partnerships, Purdue is making giant leaps in improving health outcomes for all living things and driving economic growth regionally and globally. This strategic faculty recruitment initiative focused on Intelligent Medicines is expected to build on prior recruitment initiatives and existing Purdue research and academic strengths, to transform research and impact human, animal and environmental health by bridging silos and fostering collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree with training and research experience in pharmacogenomics, precision or genomic medicine, or a closely related field.
• A record of research and productivity commensurate with rank.
• Demonstrated potential or record of interdisciplinary collaboration and impactful scholarship.
• A commitment to student teaching and mentorship.

Faculty Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain a vigorous, nationally recognized, externally funded research program in pharmacogenomics and/or precision medicine.
• Contribute to the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate, graduate, and professional pharmacy students along with postdoctoral scholars and other trainees in areas aligned with the candidate's expertise and departmental needs.
• Contribute service to the Department, College, University, profession, and broader community.
• Collaborate across disciplines to translate pharmacogenomic discovery to solve complex global health challenges.

Integration within the Purdue One Health Community

Collectively, the strategic faculty recruitment initiatives represent a forward-thinking investment in Purdue’s research infrastructure and academic excellence. Faculty hired as part of these One Health strategic faculty recruitment initiatives will be supported as part of the overall One Health community. Together, these faculty members are expected to work across diverse disciplines, enhance Purdue’s external funding potential, and drive innovation at the intersection of health, environment, food, and economics. In addition to joining an academic unit, faculty hired under this initiative will have the opportunity to join a vibrant ecosystem of interdisciplinary centers and institutes, that span the hard tech corridor between Indianapolis and West Lafayette including:

• Lilly Purdue Innovation Institute
• Indiana University Division of Clinical Pharmacology
• Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research
• Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Regenstrief Institute
• Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine
• Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Purdue Institute for Healthcare Systems Innovation
• Purdue Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence
• Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
• AnalytixIN

The integrated, cross-disciplinary nature of One Health is essential for addressing today’s most urgent health challenges and ensuring Purdue’s continued leadership in research, education, and community impact.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.

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