Professor/Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy/Clinical Pharmacology

About us

UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the world’s leading centers of excellence for pharmaceutical science, education, and professional engagement. The school has a well-established track record in high quality research across a broad range of drug delivery, drug discovery, pharmacy, and patient safety related areas as well as in the development of spinout companies bringing new therapeutic strategies to the patient.

The UCL School of Pharmacy is located within the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) and is one of five areas that constitute the faculty. The faculty has been associated with seven Nobel Laureates and continues to build on its existing strengths in cell and developmental biology, evolutionary and population genetics, cellular and circuits neuroscience, and structural and molecular biology.

About the role

This is a full-time permanent role for Professor/Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy/Clinical Pharmacology, a senior member of the Research Department of Practice and Policy. This position will further develop our research portfolio within the healthcare arena including clinical pharmacy and clinical pharmacology, medication safety, pharmacoepidemiology, medicines optimisation, and clinical trials in primary and/or secondary care.

The successful candidate will lead the delivery of the professional and clinical elements of the undergraduate and postgraduate programs designed for pharmacists in the UK and elsewhere.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the research department
• Contribute to Divisional, Faculty and UCL working groups or committees as required
• Develop and maintain an internationally competitive research group
• Apply for research grants and promote research portfolio
• Recruit, train, supervise and support post-doctoral researchers, research fellows and PhD students
• Publish highly cited publications in prestigious journals
• Deliver and develop modules for undergraduate and postgraduate courses
• Encourage innovative approaches to curriculum development
• Set, mark and assess work and examinations
• Engage in knowledge transfer and/or public engagement activities
• Evidence substantial engagement with national or international partners
• Contribute to the achievement of UCL’s strategic goals
• Demonstrate exceptional individual leadership beyond core areas of research and teaching

About you

The successful candidate will lead on the research and teaching in clinical practice/clinical pharmacology, delivering high quality research and designated courses/modules, lectures and workshops.

What we offer

We offer great benefits including:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and LGBTQI+ people.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here.