Job Opportunities
Assistant Professor WOT
The University of Washington, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics and the Washington National Primate Research Center at the University of Washington in Seattle are conducting a search for an Assistant Professor in the field of AIDS and biopharmaceutics research. We are looking for an investigator with an innovative and robust research program and strong funding potential in viral pathogenesis, viral immunology, vaccines, or therapeutics. Candidates who are interested in studying viral pathogenesis or therapeutics using non-human primates as experimental models are preferred. The position is a 12-month, full time, position in the School of Pharmacy, and is funded by the Primate Center Core Grant, now in its 50th year, and by the Department of Pharmaceutics. The position provides an opportunity to join a dynamic, interactive community of virologists, immunologists, and pharmaceutical scientists investigating HIV/SIV virology, pathogenesis, vaccines and therapeutics. All University of Washington Faculty engage in undergraduate and/or graduate level teaching, research, and service. Applicants with a Ph.D., M.D. or D.V.M. degree and a strong publication record should send their CV and a statement of research interests, and arrange to have 3 letters of reference sent to: Chair, AIDS Research Search Committee, Department of Pharmaceutics, H272 Health Sciences Building, Box 357610, University of Washington, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle WA 98195. Applications must be received by April 30, 2012. For additional information, contact Dr. Shiu-Lok Hu at 206-616-9764 or email:
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The University of Washington is committed to enhancing diversity among our students, staff, and faculty, and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. The University of Washington, a recipient of the 2006 Alfred P. Sloan award for Faculty Career Flexibility, is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty.
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UW-CDER Fellowship
The Drug Interaction Database (DIDB; http://www.druginteractioninfo.org) program has a one-year position (FTE of 1.0) at a post-doc level as part of a joint fellowship program with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The person will be employed through the CDER Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellowship program.
The person’s responsibility will be to identify, analyze and curate published data, including regulatory NDA data (from drugs@fda) on (i) metabolism and transporter-based drug interactions and (ii) organ impairment studies. He/she will also be part of all research collaboration activities with the FDA Office of Clinical Pharmacology related to the DIDB (data analysis, internal & external documentation, publications).
Requirements: PhD/PharmD degree or equivalent with experience in drug metabolism/transport. A great sense of details and excellent organization skills are required.
Starting Date: May/June 2012
Location: University of Washington, Department of Pharmaceutics, Seattle, WA
Contact information:
Isabelle Ragueneau-Majlessi, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Drug Interaction Database Program
Department of Pharmaceutics
University of Washington
Email:
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Phone: 206.543.4669
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Biomedical and biophysical post-doctoral positions are available to outstanding candidates with interest in the design and characterization of bio-compatible nanoparticles for AIDS and cancer therapies. The candidates will participate and eventually lead our clinical translational efforts in either anti-HIV drug targeting to lymphoid tissues and cells or anti-cancer drug targeting to improve drug potency and minimize off-target effects. The successful candidates will be exposed to independent and strategic approaches to problem solving from molecular, biophysical and cellular studies to clinical translational, pharmacokinetic and dynamic studies using small animals and primate models.
Individuals with doctoral degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceutical sciences and related field; strong commitment to team work and a desire to leverage the enriched resources in a collaborative environment are preferred.
Please send CV and contact information of three references to:
Department of Pharmaceutics
BOX 357610
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98105
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Phone number 206-685-3914
The University of Washington is committed to enhancing diversity among our students, staff, and faculty, and is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Post-Doctoral Fellow
Post-Doctoral Fellow positions are available immediately for qualified candidates with relevant experiences to join an NIH-funded program project aimed at the development of AIDS vaccines. Successful candidates will participate in the design, construction and preclinical evaluation of candidate vaccines, using primate lentiviruses models. Additional research opportunities may include structural and functional characterizations of HIV-1 antigens, host-pathogen interactions, and development of non-human primate models for AIDS. Minimum education requirements include a doctoral degree in virology, immunology or related biomedical field and at least 3 years of relevant research experience. Required skills include working experiences with infectious agents (including primate lentiviruses and poxviruses) in biosafety level 2 and 3 laboratories, recombinant DNA and immunology techniques and proficiency with data management and analysis programs. Please send curriculum vitae and contact information of three references to:
Department of Pharmaceutics &
Washington National Primate Research Center
University of Washington
Box 357610
Seattle, WA 98195
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The University of Washington is a Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
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The University of Washington
Department of Bioengineering
Invites Applications for Tenure Track Position in Pharmacometrics
The Department of Bioengineering and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington invite applications for a tenure track position in the area of Pharmacometrics. The primary appointment will reside in the Department of Bioengineering, School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Development and testing of sophisticated pharmacometric models (e.g. PK/PD models and/or population PK/PD models)
- Development and application of models of disease pathophysiology and pharmacological management
- Development of novel therapeutic strategies utilizing systems biology and pharmacometric principles
- Development of mathematical statistical, and systems tools needed to solve these types of pharmacometric modeling problems
Applications are sought at all levels including Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. Ph.D., PharmD or M.D. degrees are required, and prior post-doctoral or higher level experience is valued. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an internationally recognized research program and to participate in the teaching and service missions of the two departments, Bioengineering and Pharmaceutics. Scientists and engineers who apply should show evidence of excellence, originality and productivity in research and potential for excellence in teaching.
Successful candidates will find a thriving world-class research setting for interdisciplinary work at the interface of medicine, pharmacy, and engineering, and across the spectrum of fundamental discovery research to translational and clinical medicine. The UW has been perennially ranked in the top 3 nationally for federal research funding and received over $1 billion in sponsored research in FY2007. The Department of Bioengineering has vibrant centers of excellence in drug delivery, nanotechnology, and biologic drug development. The department led the nation in NIH grant funding for Bioengineering over the past decade and has annual external research funding of ca. 30 million dollars. The School of Pharmacy is ranked #1 nationally for Schools of Pharmacy in research funding per faculty and The Chronicle for Higher Education ranked the Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences research programs “best in the nation,” based on faculty scholarly activities. Further outstanding collaborative opportunities exist with the new Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, within the Schools of Medicine and Public Health (www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org).
Applications must be submitted electronically at http://www.engr.washington.edu/facsearch/?dept=BioE. Applicant review will begin in January 2010 and continue until the position is filled. All positions are contingent on the availability of funding.
The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. Faculty engage in teaching, research and service. The University of Washington is the recipient of a 2006 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility and a 2001 National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformational Award to increase the advancement of women faculty in science, engineering and math. The University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.