SJCRH

The Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital invites applications for an open rank position within the Division of Pharmaceutical Services in the area of clinical pharmaceutics and formulation sciences. The faculty member will be part of an emerging program in Formulation Sciences which aims to develop and discover pediatric-suitable dosage forms for clinical care and research. The ideal candidate will have both an independent and collaborative research program, creating new physico-chemical stability and compatibility data for commonly used and novel, investigational treatments.

The mission of the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is to generate new knowledge to advance pharmacotherapy and provide the best patient care for children with catastrophic diseases. We are particularly interested in clinical and translational scientists with the aspiration to develop and engage in innovative collaborative and independent research programs in these areas.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org), a private nonprofit academic research institute and hospital, supports a range of research programs. The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. St. Jude offers outstanding opportunities and support to collaborative research programs in pharmacogenomics, developmental therapeutics, cancer genomics, solid malignancies, hematological malignancies, brain tumor, infectious diseases, neurobiology, non-malignant hematology, bone marrow transplantation & immunology, late effects of cancer therapy, preclinical genetic models of pediatric disease and computational biology. Interdisciplinary research programs, along with outstanding shared resources, facilitate collaborations among a highly collegial group of scientists across the institution. Faculty positions include full salary support, a generous start-up package and an ongoing commitment of research support and space, laboratory resources and support positions. Successful candidates are expected to establish and maintain vigorous, extramurally-funded, independent research programs.

St. Jude provides outstanding core laboratory support and an unparalleled environment for collaborations among basic, translational, and clinical scientists and for the translation of discoveries from the lab into the clinic.

To apply: please submit a curriculum vitae, a concise summary of research contributions with links to three publications, a well-articulated research plan (3-5 pages) and three letters of support directly online.

Successful candidates should have a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology or a related discipline or clinical doctorate (PharmD, MD) and appropriate post-doctoral training.

For any questions regarding this position, please direct inquiries to brooke.bernhardt@stjude.org

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