Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Responsible for providing instruction in pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, drug delivery and medicinal chemistry to PharmD students and for providing graduate education to students in a variety of research tracks.

Open Faculty Positions

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology – Longevity and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases (2 openings)

Multiple tenure-track assistant professor positions are available in the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. Areas of interest include aging, longevity, or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and others. Candidates are expected to use multi-facet approaches to better understand biochemical, genetic, epigenetic, and environmental regulation of age-related diseases and healthy lifespan. Additional areas of interest include modeling diseases with iPSC and/or animal models, drug discovery towards age-related diseases, innovative application of artificial intelligence in aging and neurodegeneration. Candidates with research efforts on Rapamycin and other longevity therapeutics are encouraged to apply. Candidates should have an outstanding record of research accomplishments and are expected to develop an active extramurally-funded research program. Generous start-up packages and ample collaborative opportunities are available. View full job description and apply here.

Associate/Full Professor, Endowed Chair (Tenured), Pharmacology and Toxicology

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona Health Sciences in Tucson invites applicants for an Endowed Chair position in the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. The incumbent will join a college currently ranked 3rd nationally in NIH funding and a department with current research strength in pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmaceutics, including drug discovery efforts for Alzheimer's and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases. The Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics is recently established to accelerate understanding of aging, longevity and/or neurodegenerative diseases as well as to develop new opportunities for prevention and drug discovery in age-related degenerative diseases. Candidates with an established research program on aging, longevity, age-related diseases and chemical biology are encouraged. A highly competitive startup package is available. Excellent opportunities exist for collaborations with researchers at other parts of the University of Arizona, Arizona Center for Drug Discovery Center for Innovation in Brain Science, the Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, the Bio5 Institute, Arizona Cancer Center, and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center. View full job description and apply here.

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology - Neurotoxoicology, Injury and Repair

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona in Tucson invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor in neurotoxicology, injury, and repair. The successful candidate will join a department with current research strengths in multiple areas of pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmaceutics. Excellent research infrastructure and opportunities exist for collaborations with researchers across the University of Arizona, such as the Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics, the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, the Superfund Research Program, One Health Research Initiative, Training in Environmental Toxicology of Human Disease T32, Bio5 Institute, and the Arizona Cancer Center. View full job description and apply here.