Assistant Professor In Chemistry Jobs in Utah (NOW HIRING)

Posting Details
The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.
Position Information
Position/Rank
Assistant Professor
Department
00279 - Medicinal Chemistry
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Track
Tenure Track
New Position to Begin
07/01/2026
Details
The University of Utah Department of Medicinal Chemistry invites applicants for a tenure track assistant professor position. Potential areas of interest include but are not limited to design and discovery of pharmaceutical drugs and chemical probes, synthetic medicinal chemistry, synthetic biology, computational methods in drug discovery, natural product-inspired drug design, nucleic acid chemistry, screening technologies, and innovative applications of chemistry at the interface of cancer, infectious disease, immunology, neuroscience or metabolism.
Candidates will be evaluated for their capacity to develop an independent, internationally visible, and well-funded research program, and exemplify effective research trainee mentorship, as well as teaching in the graduate (PhD) and professional (PharmD) programs. A Ph.D. degree and postdoctoral experience are required. The Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy is housed in the state-of-the-art Skaggs Research Institute and is part of the Health Sciences Center. Research is strongly supported by excellent chemical and biochemical infrastructure, cross-disciplinary graduate programs in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology, and many university programs and training grants. Opportunities exist for the successful candidate to align research areas with campus-wide initiatives in chemical biology, cancer, neuroscience, immunology, inflammation and infectious diseases, data science and artificial intelligence, diabetes and metabolism, and genomic medicine (https://uofuhealth.utah.edu/research/areas-initiatives). The successful candidate will also have access to outstanding research cores (https://cores.utah.edu/). Cancer-focused research programs are facilitated by proximity to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, which is an NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center where Medicinal Chemistry faculty may become affiliated researchers.
Salt Lake City offers an exceptional quality of life with plenty of opportunities for outdoor and cultural recreation. As Utah's flagship institution, the University of Utah is increasingly recognized nationally and internationally for its cutting-edge research and quality of educational programs. It is a research-intensive institution with annual research funding approaching eight hundred million dollars, a vibrant and collaborative atmosphere, state-of-the-art healthcare, and research facilities, and is highly supportive of student and faculty entrepreneurial activities. The College of Pharmacy consistently ranks in the top ten for receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding among the colleges of pharmacy in the US.
The starting date is flexible and the position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are complete. For full consideration interested applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research (up to 5 pages) and teaching (up to 3 pages) and a list of names and contact information for at least three references online by November 15, 2025 at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/188321
General questions related to this advertisement can be directed to the search committee chair, Eric Schmidt at ews1@utah.edu.
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Special Instructions for Candidates
Please apply online at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/188321and include:
1. Cover Letter
2. Current CV
3. Research Statement summarizing past research accomplishments and future research plans (5 pages max)
4. Teaching Statement describing your teaching and mentoring experience and interest (3 pages max)
Open Date
09/15/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Requisition Number
PRN03896F
Type
Faculty