Description
Jefferson College of Pharmacy (JCP) invites applications for a full-time, 12-month faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. The department has 12 full time faculty members and several adjunct faculty in various areas of practice and experience.
The desired applicants should be committed to excellence in teaching and patient care, engaged professionally at the local, state, and national level, and committed to developing a scholarship platform that will bring recognition to the practice area, college, and university.
JCP is seeking a faculty member with expertise in Community Practice, who will be responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining innovative clinical pharmacy services across a network of community pharmacies while serving as a preceptor and educator for PharmD students. This role combines instruction, practice site management, experiential education, research and scholarship, and professional engagement to advance patient care and pharmacy education.
Responsibilities:
Develop and deliver high-quality didactic and experiential courses in pharmacy practice.
Develop and maintain a clinical practice site in the community.
Engage in collaborative scholarly research activities, including presentations and publications.
Provide mentorship and advisement to pharmacy students.
Participate in departmental, university, and community service activities.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance pharmacy education and practice.
Assist in recruitment and retention of students.
Qualifications:
Education Required: PharmD degree.
PGY1 required, completion of PGY2 in community pharmacy or equivalent experience preferred.
Eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania.
The position is salaried, with generous benefits and a retirement program. Academic appointments and salary will be commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should submit an on-line application/CV to: http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html
Applicants should also submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a one-page summary of their teaching philosophy and interests and contact information for three (3) professional references to: gagan.kaushal@jefferson.edu or Jefferson College of Pharmacy, 901 Walnut St., Suite 901, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
