Description
Job Description:
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, is seeking a Chairperson to lead the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice. The Chair reports to the Dean and provides leadership for the department's teaching, research, clinical, and service missions while also holding a faculty appointment as either an Associate/Full Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Clin X) or a tenured Associate/Full Professor. Applicants should apply to the series that best aligns with their qualifications and experience. Only one individual will be selected to serve as Department Chair, and there is no preference between the Clinical X and tenured applicant pools. Faculty appointment will be made at a professorial rank commensurate with the candidate's academic qualifications and experience.
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice offers unparalleled training for future careers in pharmacy, preparing students both in the classroom and in clinical settings to improve the health and well-being of society. Its 20 faculty members conduct collaborative research across a broad range of areas, including clinical trials, medication adherence, pharmacokinetics, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy practice, and outcomes research.
Ladder-rank faculty (Professors), who are members of the Academic Senate, are expected to maintain an independent and robust research program, teach, and provide University and public service (see APM220). Teaching responsibilities may include classroom and laboratory instruction, with an emphasis on clinical education for PharmD students.
Clinical X faculty are members of the Academic Senate but are not supported by state funds. They are expected to engage in scholarship, teaching, clinical activities, and service to the University (see APM 275f). Research expectations differ somewhat from those of ladder-rank faculty. Clinical X faculty are expected to lead or make significant intellectual contributions to research programs and/or other creative activities. These activities may be closely integrated with clinical practice and may include clinical and translational research, health services and outcomes research, case series, educational scholarship, or bench research. Extramural funding is desirable but not required.
Teaching responsibilities may include classroom and laboratory instruction, with an emphasis on clinical education for PharmD students. Clinical activities may include providing patient care, directing clinical trials, developing and evaluating clinical practice sites or care delivery models, and related professional activities. Service includes contributions to the University through committee work and leadership roles, as well as service to the profession through professional organizations and service to the community in a professional capacity.
At UC Irvine, a department chair is expected to provide visionary leadership across all aspects of the department, including long-range planning, budgeting, academic programs, personnel, scholarship and growth of extramurally funded programs, and fundraising. The chair also represents and advocates for the department at the school and campus levels. The Chair is expected to be an active scholar and researcher who will continue to advance their scholarly program and make meaningful contributions to research while serving as Chair. The successful candidate should view the role as both an academic leadership position and an opportunity to contribute actively to the intellectual and research mission of the department. Within the department, the chair coordinates and facilitates shared faculty responsibilities, including academic personnel reviews, teaching assignments, committee appointments, mentoring, faculty recruitment and retention, and award nominations, while promoting equity and excellence (see APM 245).
Applicants must possess a PharmD, Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree, and, if applying for the ClinX series, must be licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of California or be eligible to obtain California licensure. Preferred qualifications include prior academic administration experience, track record of extramural funding, prior faculty mentoring experience, national recognition in their field, and established expertise in pharmacy education.
About UC Irvine:
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
- “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
- UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
- UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
- APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
