Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology Assistant or Associate Professor- College of Medicine at University of Tennessee

DescriptionThe Department of Pharmacology Addiction Science and Toxicology (PHAST) in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position.May supervise students and/or lab personnel.ResponsibilitiesConduct research in the areas of substance use disorders neurotoxicology or pharmacology of neurodegenerative diseases.QualificationsPh.D. or equivalent degreeDepartmental Preferences:All applicants should have relevant postdoctoral experience and a strong record of research productivity optimal record of publications and other academic accomplishments.Strong preference will be given to applicants demonstrating an ability to secure funding for their research program (e.g. NIH K99/R00 or equivalent for Assistant Professor candidates; NIH R01 or equivalent for Associate Professor candidates).Candidates employing innovative methodologies in their research program are especially encouraged to apply e.g. microfluidics and organoids in vivo (e.g. miniscopes) or high-resolution imaging AFM computational neuroscience large-scale neuronal ensemble electrophysiological recording novel viral and genetic strategies for targeting and manipulating cells of the nervous system.Department of Pharmacology Addiction Science and Toxicology (PHAST) in the College of MedicineWith its strong nucleus of Faculty devoted to neuropharmacology research the PHAST Department at UTHSC has continuously increased its level of extramural funding within the last decade. The Department is located in the state-of-the-art UTHSC Translational Science Research Building ( which also houses researchers from the Departments of Physiology and of Genetics Genomics and Informatics. The candidates will join a very strong core of PHAST scientists devoted to investigating varied aspects of substance use disorders neurotoxicology and neurodegenerative disease including: genetics and genomics bases of alcohol/nicotine/opioid use disorders; mitochondrial stress contribution to FASD; alcohol-induced disruption of fetal brain circulation and developmental consequences; neurocircuitry and neurotransmission involved in compulsive drug-seeking; neurobiological and neuropeptide transmission in the extended amygdala underlying escalated drug self-administration and its relation to stress-susceptibility; subcellular mechanisms underlying alcohol-caffeine alcohol-lipid and alcohol-neurosteroid cerebrovascular effects; ionic mechanisms underlying brain hypoperfusion induced by inhalants; cellular and molecular bases of neurodegenerative conditions including AD Parkinsons vascular dementias and retinal neurodegeneration. Strong collaborative research opportunities exist with the UTHSC Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and the UTHSC inter-departmental Neuroscience Institute both under new leadership as well as the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee the University of Memphis and St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.The UTHSC College of Medicine offers a generous start up package and the Institution includes several core facilities such as the Lab Animal Care Unit the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory the Molecular Resource Center the Flow Cytometry and Flow Sorting core the Molecular Bioinformatics Core the Proteomics and Metabolomics Core the Imaging Core which houses a super-resolution microscopy unit the Research Histology Corea new Structural Biology core with access to several outside core facilities and national labsand free access to the ISAAC-NG high-performance computing clusters at the University of Tennessee. Furthermore the PHAST Department sustains common facilities in laser confocal microscopy laser capture microscopy high-resolution fluorescence microscopy and high-throughput robotic electrophysiology.Required Experience:IC Key Skills AI,Genetics,Clinical Trials,Pharmacy Residency,Research Experience,Teaching,Higher Education Teaching,Curriculum Development,Grant Writing,Program Development,Mentoring,Research Laboratory Experience Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1