Professor And Chair - Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science (CPTS)

University of Tennessee • Memphis, TN

10h

About The Position

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Pharmacy invites applications and nominations for the Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science (CPTS). The Chair serves as the department’s senior academic and administrative leader, advancing excellence in education, research, clinical practice, service, and professional engagement.

CPTS has more than 40 faculty members focused on clinical care, education, and research. Reporting to the Dean of the College of Pharmacy, the Chair provides strategic, collaborative, and fiscally responsible leadership for faculty and programs across the College’s campuses in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville. This is a full-time tenure-track position. The successful candidate must hold the rank of full Professor or have credentials sufficient for appointment at that rank at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences.

Requirements

• PharmD and/or PhD in a pharmacy-related field from an accredited program.
• Current rank of full Professor or credentials sufficient for appointment as full Professor.
• Distinguished record of scholarship, teaching, clinical practice, service, and/or academic leadership appropriate for a senior faculty appointment.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring faculty and building high-performing teams.
• Administrative experience with academic programs, clinical partnerships, budgets, personnel management, or organizational leadership.
• Commitment to student success, interprofessional education, faculty excellence, collaborative practice, and advancement of pharmacy and translational sciences.
• Active pharmacy license or eligibility for pharmacist licensure in Tennessee.

Nice To Haves

• National recognition in clinical pharmacy, translational science, pharmacy practice, health outcomes, implementation science, or a related field.
• Evidence of successful external funding, especially from federal sources such as NIH; scholarly productivity; educational innovation; or leadership within professional organizations.
• Experience working across multiple campuses, practice sites, or partner institutions.
• Collaborative leadership style that supports transparency, trust, engagement, and shared success.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the department’s academic, clinical, research, and service missions.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain outstanding faculty and staff while fostering transparency, professionalism, collaboration, accountability, and shared success.
• Oversee departmental planning, budgeting, operations, faculty workload, and promotion and tenure processes.
• Advance excellence in PharmD, graduate, residency, fellowship, and continuing professional education programs.
• Strengthen clinical practice partnerships with health systems, community partners, professional organizations, and affiliated institutions.
• Promote growth in clinical, translational, implementation, health outcomes, and practice-based research.
• Foster a collegial, transparent, accountable, and high-performing academic culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree