Description
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Dakota State University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, with appointments beginning before or July 1st, 2026. Rank and salary commensurate with experience and funding status. The qualified individual with experience and grant funding will have opportunity to be appointed as the Director of the established NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on Pancreatic Cancer. Candidates should have a strong record of scholarship, publications, effective written and oral communication skills and should possess good interpersonal skills. For COBRE director position, preference will be given to NIH-R01 (or equivalent)-funded applicants with training and research expertise in cancer. Applicants should also have a strong teaching experience. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally funded research program, teach Pharm D curriculum and mentor graduate students.
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related fields. Responsibility includes teaching pharmaceutics, or pharmacology related courses in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NDSU School of Pharmacy.
A highly competitive salary and a start-up package commensurate with qualifications and experience will be provided. Currently, the department has 12 faculty members, 35 doctoral students and several post-doctoral fellows/research associates. The department participates in two large NIH-funded programs: the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Pancreatic Cancer as well as the Transcend Clinical and Translational Research Development (CTR-D) program. Faculty in the departments are funded by NIH, NSF and AHA grants in drug delivery, neurodegenerative diseases, obesity, diabetes, cancer, renal and cardiovascular pharmacology. Fargo is a rapidly growing city with renowned organizations and companies such as Sanford Health, Aldevron, Genovac, Microsoft Corp., and Deere & Company (John Deere). Additional information about the Department and University can be obtained at www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related fields. Responsibility includes teaching pharmaceutics, or pharmacology related courses in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NDSU School of Pharmacy.
