Job Description

Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Buffalo, NY

The Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology will be charged with administrative responsibility for all academic affairs in the department. The Chair provides strategic, academic, and administrative leadership to advance the department's mission in research, education, and service. This involves fostering a culture of academic excellence, promoting innovative research, and ensuring high-quality teaching. The Chair also oversees the department's budget, faculty recruitment, mentoring and development and strategic planning, while collaborating with other departments, the Dean's office and University leadership.

The Chair's leadership will include a vision and a strategic plan to grow the Department's basic science and clinical research programs and training programs. The Chair will be a collaborative leader who can unify the Department and mobilize the people towards a shared mission, as well as partner with the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences leadership to achieve strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will be a PhD or MD/PhD at the academic rank of associate professor or professor who is nationally and internationally recognized in the field, with leadership credentials and a record of educational and research excellence. The next Chair will be a forward-thinking leader who will guide the department through inevitable change in this evolving healthcare landscape. They will possess the requisite emotional intelligence to promote a culture of collaboration, stewardship and transparency, with a commitment to continuous improvement, re-aligning resources as strategies and needs evolve. The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is deeply committed to ensuring that the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology is well positioned for its next leader to build successfully on its proud history.

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department, and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit packages.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled. The University of Buffalo has retained Caldwell Partners, an international executive search firm, to assist with this search. Please send nominations and recommendations to:  UBuffaloChairPharmacology@caldwell.com .

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