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Professor & Chair
Posted on 2/28/2008 | Salary Range:
Job ID: 10968
Specific Job Related Duties
Consistent with the core values of the institution, the Chair, Department of Pharmacology, is responsible for the quality of educational, scientific and clinical programs within the department. The Chair is also responsible for the overall leadership and management of the department consistent with the guidelines set forth in the UTMB Handbook of Operating Procedures and the Board of Regents' Rules and Regulations. This oversight includes the appropriate and optimal use of human, financial, space and other resources to successfully manage the educational and research missions of the department.
Education:
Assures that high quality education programs are provided for postgraduate students within the department, as well as other students who rotate through the department; e.g., medical students, allied health students, nursing students, graduate students and M.D., Ph.D. students. This responsibility extends to all outreach education programs.
Research:
Provides incentive and mentoring for faculty, residents, fellows and students in order to encourage and support scholarship and research. Supports research within the department as well as collaborative efforts with other programs in the university community. Encourages, facilitates, and supports all efforts to acquire research funding.
Preferred Work Experience
Record of leadership and visibility in state and national organizations.
Record of obtaining extramural funding support from agencies such NIH and industry.
Service as chair, vice-chair or in a similar position in an academic setting.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution which proudly values diversity. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Min Qualifications:
Ph.D. or M.D., Ph.D. degree
Demonstrated familiarity with academic Pharmacology administration.
Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of a medical school/hospital environment.
Demonstrated ability to build and sustain collegial relationships with peers, faculty, departmental staff, hospital administration, residents and students.
A commitment to diversity, and a demonstrated ability to value the contributions of ethnic minorities and women to the clinical and academic enterprise.
Familiarity with the process of scientific inquiry and factors that support this growth of research within an academic environment including the securing of research funds.