Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Pharmacokinetics

University of British Columbia

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pharmacokinetics (PK), broadly defined. Our faculty’s research programs focus on many aspects of drug discovery, drug development, and drug delivery, of which pharmacokinetics plays an important role. The major focus of this position will be the development of a cutting-edge, externally funded, world-class research program. Examples of specific research areas could include, but are not limited to, innovative approaches using PK, drug transport and metabolism, clinical PK, pharmacometrics, population modelling, and mechanistic modelling. Applicants with clinical and/or industry experience are encouraged to apply. Excellent teaching and communication skills are essential. The successful candidate will teach pharmacokinetics and/or other related topics to students in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD (E2P), Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPSc), and M.Sc./Ph.D. programs, as well as any new programs that may be developed.

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is continuing its major expansion and investment to meet our ambitious goal of being one of the leading academic centres internationally in the pharmaceutical sciences within the next decade. As part of this ongoing strategic development program, research activity in the Faculty is focusing on four themes (Molecular and Systems Pharmacology, Nanomedicine and Chemical Biology, Health Outcomes, and Pharmacy Education Research & Leadership) that reflect areas of existing strength, opportunities for new partnerships, and the potential for delivering long-term impact, with an emphasis on the application of state-of-the-art concepts and methodologies to address clinically important issues in pharmacotherapy.

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is housed in a quarter-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art learning and research facility in the heart of the UBC’s Vancouver campus. The Pharmaceutical Sciences Building is home to cutting-edge equipment, laboratories and research spaces that that support a thriving research community. The successful candidate will have ample opportunities for collaboration with basic and clinical researchers in the Faculty; other major basic science and health science faculties, clinical centres, and core research facilities at UBC; and various external partners (e.g., BC Cancer Research Centre, St Paul’s Hospital, and BC Women’s & Children’s Hospital).

The expected salary range for this Assistant Professor position is $145,000 – 165,000 CAD per annum, plus benefits. Salary is competitive, negotiable, and commensurate with experience and is subject to final budgetary approval. UBC is committed to attracting outstanding faculty members and offers competitive compensation, a start-up package, and benefits packages, including support for housing and relocation.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess:
• A PhD or equivalent doctoral qualification;
• Research expertise that complements and broadens the current strengths in our Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Research Theme
• Relevant postdoctoral, clinical, or industry research experience and demonstrated research skills;
• An outstanding publication record;
• A track record, or demonstrated potential for success in attracting national and/or international research funding;
• Potential for excellence in teaching (professional, undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral levels) in subject areas related to Pharmacokinetics
• Well-developed mentoring and communication skills;
• Commitment to professional, undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral education;
• Experience and/or plan to address equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization; Commitment and ability to actively participate in collegial internal and external service, events and initiatives

Application Requirements
Applicants must include the following items in their applications:
• Letter of application (1 page);
• Curriculum vitae;
• Five-year research program plan, including plans to acquire competitive research grant funding for examples of specific topics/projects (e.g., CIHR, NSERC, other specific funding agencies) (Maximum 5 pages single spaced, not including references, minimum font size 12, with 2 cm margins and all figures viewable at standard 100% zoom.)
• Statement of your philosophy of teaching as it relates to both undergraduate education and the mentoring and supervision of research trainees (1 page);
• Statement describing planned and/or past efforts to advance equity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. This statement may relate to lived/living experience, professional work or practice, academic and research activities, and/or community-engagement (1 page).
• Please provide a brief (maximum 1-page) summary of five selected publications outlining the significance, impact, and your contribution. Please provide hyperlinks to the articles.
• Names and contact information of three referees.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

UBC Careers Application Link
To apply for this position please visit the link: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs/job/UBC-Vancouver-Campus/Tenure-Track-Assistant-Professor_JR20426

Review of Applications and Anticipated Start Date
Review of applications will begin on June 1, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2026 or upon a date to be mutually agreed. As standard for all UBC Assistant Professor hires, the initial appointment is for 4 years with the possibility of renewal subject to availability of funds and work performance. Inquiries about the position may be directed to pharmsci.hr@ubc.ca.

Career Interruptions
UBC acknowledges that certain circumstances may cause career interruptions that legitimately affect an applicant’s record of research or educational leadership achievement. We encourage applicants to note in their applications whether they would like consideration given to the impact of any circumstances, such as those due to health or family reasons, to allow for a fair assessment of their research productivity.

Commitment to Accessibility and Accommodation
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible work environment for all members of its workforce. Within this hiring process we will make efforts to create an accessible process for all candidates (including but not limited to disabled people). Confidential accommodations are available on request by contacting pharmsci.hr@ubc.ca. If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support, please visit UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility (CWA) or contact the Centre at workplace.accessibility@ubc.ca.

Commitment to Employment Equity and Inclusive Excellence
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. We invite applications from all qualified candidates who share our commitment to employment equity and inclusive excellence, and we welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized groups: Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) Peoples, racialized persons, disabled people, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people and trans and non-binary people.
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UBC’s campuses are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples and of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) Nations.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.