"Associate Professor of Pharmacy WOT (without tenure) - Health Economics"

Position Overview

Organization: Pharmacy

Title: Associate Professor of Pharmacy WOT (without tenure) - Health Economics

Position Details

Position Description

The Department of Pharmacy and The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy invite applications for a 100% FTE, 12-month service period, faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor without tenure (WOT). This position will specialize in one of the following priority areas: theoretical and/or applied health economics with a focus on aging and associated pharmacoepidemiology. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Develop and maintain an externally funded, independent research/scholarship program, resulting in peer-reviewed publications and other scientific communications
• Engage in research, teaching, mentorship, and service, and develop a teaching portfolio that enhances the Department's teaching mission, including classroom instruction at the PharmD, graduate, and undergraduate level.
• Support the Department and School's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as contribute to the larger service mission of the School of Pharmacy and the UW.
• Support the training mission facilitated by a new Health Sciences Education Building, a state-of-the-art interprofessional space for training future health professionals.

Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to:

• Record of peer-reviewed publications and related scholarly activity in their focus area.
• A well-developed independent research program and success in obtaining extramural funding for health economics research.
• A passion for education and demonstrated experience and capacity for working in a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting.
• A history of teaching and mentoring at the graduate or professional degree level.
• A history of demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in scholarship, teaching, and service. 

The Department of Pharmacy is a leader in pharmacy education, research, and professional and outreach initiatives. Its faculty conduct pioneering research in numerous areas and educate the next generation of leaders in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences. The department consists of 50 faculty with over 1200 adjunct, affiliate, and clinical faculty with nationally and internationally recognized clinical and research experts. 

The CHOICE Institute is a global leader in generating knowledge to improve individual and population health through transformative learning, research, and dissemination about the effectiveness, safety, and value of medical products, services, and policies. The Institute consists of 15 faculty members based in the School of Pharmacy, 7 Adjunct faculty, and 20 Affiliate faculty with training and expertise in health economics, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, biostatistics, and policy. Our graduate program includes approximately 15 PhD and 8 MS students and is focused on health economics, outcomes research, pharmacoepidemiology, and policy analysis. 

The University of Washington has been perennially ranked in the top three public universities for federal research funding. The School of Pharmacy ranks 7th best in the country among schools of pharmacy in the U.S., according to the latest U.S. News and World Report. We also rank highly nationally for federal grant funding among US schools and in total research funding per faculty member. The collaboration opportunities at the University of Washington are unparalleled and include the six health sciences schools (dentistry, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, public health, and social work), four affiliated hospitals, as well as the NIH-funded CTSA Institute of Translational Health Sciences, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Children’s Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Allen Brain Institute, and PATH. The successful candidate will join a cadre of other active and collaborative internationally recognized health economics and outcomes research scholars and educators 

The base salary range for this position at the rank of Associate Professor will be $11,336 - $13,780 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include a moving allowance.

Qualifications

• Ph.D (or foreign equivalent) from an accredited institution in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated expertise in one of the department priority areas noted above. This expertise may be gained through residency, fellowship, other postgraduate training, or sustained research productivity and publication record.

Instructions

Please submit the following materials via Interfolio.

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum vitae
3. 500-word research summary
4. 500-word teaching philosophy; and
5. 500-word diversity statement describing how you incorporate the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in your teaching, mentoring, and/or scholarship

Contact information for three professional references will be requested of candidates after initial review.

Complete applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, effective August 15th 2024

Please direct queries to the search committee chair, Anirban Basu (basua@uw.edu). Salary will be commensurate with education, training and experience and includes a generous benefits package. The anticipated start date for this position is late 2024.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.