The School of Pharmacy at Western New England College invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions, in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, at the levels of Assistant/Associate/Professor in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics.
The hiring rank will be commensurate with the qualifications of the applicant.
These 12 month positions offer an exciting opportunity to be inaugural members of an integrated and innovative learner-centered academic program.
The School of Pharmacy which will be housed in a new facility, will enroll a founding class of approximately 70 professional students in the Fall of 2011, pending appropriate approvals.
The successful candidate should possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, a desire to create a culture of academic success and an entrepreneurial spirit.
The Department will consist of approximately 12 faculty from the various disciplines.
Qualified individuals should have doctorate degrees in the appropriate discipline or related field.
A B.S. in Pharmacy or a Pharm.D. degree would be an asset, but is not required for these positions.
Prior experience as a faculty member at a school or college of Pharmacy is desirable, as is demonstrated strength in teaching at the higher education level.
Postdoctoral experience in the relevant discipline for candidates for the Assistant Professor level is preferred.
Areas of expertise in each discipline may include, but are not limited, to the following:
Medicinal Chemistry: Computer-assisted Drug Design, QSAR, Biochemistry, Pharmacognosy or Drug Metabolism.
Pharmacology: Immunology, Genomics/Pharmacogenomics, Toxicology or Pathophysiology.
Pharmaceutics: Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Bioengineering and Biomolecular Engineering.
Western New England College is a private, independent, coeducational institution, founded in 1919.
Located on an attractive 215 acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, the College serves approximately 4,000 students (including a full-time undergraduate enrollment of 2,500) on its main campus and at six sites throughout the Commonwealth.
Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered through the College's Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering and Law.
Applicants should submit letters of application, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching philosophies, brief plans for research and scholarship and the contact information for three references, to Dr. James J. Knittel, via email (preferred), at:
jknittel@wnec.edu
or, to his attention, at:
Western New England College School of Pharmacy
1215 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119-2684
All positions are available beginning July 1, 2010 and review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled.
Additional information about Western New England College may be found at:
http://www.wnec.edu 
