The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy seeks to hire up to two highly motivated individuals for Assistant Professorships in the Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences. These positions are full-time, ranked, tenure-track positions located on the UMKC Hospital Hill campus in the vibrant Health Sciences District at the center of Kansas City, MO.

The successful candidate will have a track record of accomplishment in teaching and scholarship that complements the existing strengths of the Division. We seek candidates focused on scholarship in health problems that affect Missourians – two positions in general basic sciences including infectious diseases, cancers, and neurodegenerative disorders. Our program has a track record of fostering faculty with innovative translational research that will make a difference in patients' lives. A record of publications and funding is ideal for this position. The Health Sciences District comprises the health profession schools at UMKC (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Health Studies, and Pharmacy) in addition to hospitals and local stakeholders, and the environment is highly conducive to collaborative research.

The successful candidate will initiate and maintain an extramurally-funded research program that will support the training and mentoring of students in our PhD program and contribute to the R1 status of our university. In addition to initiating and maintaining a nationally recognized research program, the successful candidate would be expected to teach in both our PhD graduate program and in the basic science curriculum for our professional pharmacist (PharmD )training program. The School of Pharmacy has sites in Springfield and Columbia, MO and our Kansas City home.

Our research facilities are backed by a strong commitment to maintain excellent cores at the school and across the University. The School of Pharmacy hosts state-of-the art facilities managed as an open access resource. This resource includes an Agilent 6495 triple-quad LC-MS/MS instrument with high sensitivity and a Shimadzu 9030 QToF high resolution LC-MS/MS instrument with sub 5 ppm mass accuracy; as well as a DSC, TGA, and zetasizer. Students and faculty are trained on the use of these instruments and provided 24 hr hands on access to these resources. Numerous other shared resources are available within the department and within UMKC, including a proteomics facility in the School of Medicine and a confocal microscope facility in the School of Dentistry, both in directly adjacent buildings to the School of Pharmacy. An AAALAC-accredited animal research facility is available with animal behavior characterization steps away. UMKC hosts the Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center in partnership with the UM System Precision Health Initiative, which empowers large-scale data analysis, and the University of Missouri houses a high-performance computing cluster which includes computationally aided drug discovery software packages.

We are dedicated to the career development of our faculty members. The successful applicant will receive extensive mentoring, have opportunities to acquire new research skills, and will be provided support to pursue grant applications. The UMKC Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence provides exceptional opportunities for career development.

Salary

Rank and salary are commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity.

Closing date

Mar 29, 2026

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD, MD/DO, DVM and/or PharmD with teaching experience in a relevant field. 2+ years of postdoctoral training or equivalent experience Primary research publications in high-impact scientific journals Ability to maintain an extramurally funded research program

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and/or training in teaching and mentorship in higher education Experience working in or with governmental organizations at the state of federal level