Position Details Position Information Position Title Assistant Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Acute Care-Non Tenure Track Academic Year 2026-2027 UIW Mission University of the Incarnate Word is a Catholic institution that welcomes to its community persons of diverse backgrounds in the belief that their respectful interaction advances the discovery of truth, mutual understanding, self-realization, and the common good.
Position Summary The Department of Pharmacy Practice invites full-time faculty candidates for Assistant or Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice within the Feik School of Pharmacy. This non-tenure track faculty position will provide acute care clinical services at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Official duties and responsibilities of faculty members at the University include teaching, scholarship, service, and professional activities. In all matters, faculty are expected to maintain the highest standards of professional ethics consistent with the UIW Mission.
The Feik School of Pharmacy was founded in 2004 in recognition of the need to graduate a new generation of highly trained, culturally-competent, caring pharmacists and patient advocates to serve communities across Texas and beyond.
The School promotes full emergence of the student as a practitioner with a focus on a curricular integration, provision of high-quality pharmaceutical care, lifelong learning, appropriate use of technology, and opportunities for multi-cultural and multi-language development.
Full-Time Faculty Annual Assignment Period 12 months Benefits UIW has been identified year after year as one of the nations Great Colleges to Work For based on employee feedback. UIW offers an outstanding benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
Please refer to the Human Resources webpage for additional details on our benefits and eligibility.
Essential Functions Participate in curriculum development and advancement of the respective program. Prepare and deliver consistent, interactive didactic course lectures which align with curriculum goals. Teach in the experiential curriculum and provide clinical pharmacy service to acutely ill patients. Work collaboratively with departmental faculty to ensure curriculum outcomes and accreditation standards are met. Prepare and administer timely and meaningful exams, projects, and assessments for assigned courses. Advise and mentor students, providing individual assistance to students during weekly office hours. Adhere to UIW Faculty Handbook policies and processes, including timely record keeping of student activities, fair and equitable evaluation of student performance, and timely feedback to students regarding their performance in the course. Conduct respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students both in and outside the classroom. Perform regular scholarly research and publication. Provide service to the respective department, college, university, and profession. Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to engage and effectively provide instructional delivery to facilitate learning. Proficiency in the use of instructional technology. Ability to actively engage students in the learning process. Ability to conduct respectful relationships with students both in and outside the classroom. Ability to work with students, patients, multidisciplinary providers, and pharmacy staff to optimize patient care. Ability to work collegially and productively within the university community. Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
Employee shall adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University, the Conference, and the NCAA.
Required Education Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
Required Work Experience Completion of two years of postgraduate residency training in internal medicine, family medicine, pharmacotherapy, or equivalent experience. Significant experience in managing common conditions in the acute care setting.
Preferred Qualifications Previous experience as a faculty member in a school of pharmacy. Clinical experience in internal medicine or family medicine. Board certification in Pharmacotherapy or other applicable specialty.
Required Certifications Licenses or Registrations Licensed pharmacist and eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Texas. Once hired, expected to become a certified preceptor with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Faculty selected for this position must obtain and maintain credentialing with the practice site.
Work Hours Typical Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with occasional extended hours and weekends to meet departmental or learning community needs.
Posting Details Posting Details Posting Number: UN990PO Number of Vacancies: 1 Job Type: Full Time Job Category: Faculty Desired Start Date: 06/01/2026 Multi-Hire Pool: No Position End Date: if temporary Reports to: Dean of Pharmacy and Chair of Pharmacy Practice Salary: $108,000 Annualized Open Date: 02/25/2026 Close Date: Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant Please have 3 letters of recommendation sent to Cheryl Horlen, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Dean and Chair of Pharmacy Practice, University of the Incarnate Word, Feik School of Pharmacy, 4301 Broadway, CPO 99, San Antonio, TX 78209, email: horlenuiwtx.edu EOE UIW is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or expression, veteran status, pregnancy, and religion, except in limited circumstances when religious preference is both permitted by law and deemed appropriate as a matter of University policy.
Title IX This position is considered a Responsible Employee" under Title IX federal regulations and Mandatory Reporter" under Texas state law and the UIW Sexual Misconduct Policy. As a Mandatory Reporter, this position requires you as the employee to promptly report any incident that you witness or receive information about Title IX violations. These reporting responsibilities are set out in the UIW Sexual Misconduct Policy.
Applicant Documents Required Documents
Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Letter of Application
Teaching Philosophy
Unofficial Transcripts
1 Professional Reference
Contacts
Optional Documents
Unofficial Transcripts 2
Unofficial Transcripts 3
Other Document Supplemental Questions
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Do you have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.)? Yes No
How many years of postgraduate residency training do you have in internal medicine, family medicine, pharmacotherapy, or equivalent experience? Less than 2 years 2 years 3 years 4 or more years
How many years of experience do you have managing common conditions in an acute care setting? None Some but less than 1 year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 or more years
Are you a current Licensed Pharmacist with licensure to practice in the state of Texas or eligible for licensure in the state of Texas? No Yes Licensed Pharmacist with licensure in the state of Texas Yes Licensed Pharmacist eligible for licensure in the state of Texas
One of the leading comprehensive universities in Texas, the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio strives to educate men and women who will become concerned and enlightened citizens with values developed in a Judeo-Christian tradition. In 1881 the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word founded Incarnate Word College as a center of higher education for young women. The college was admitted to membership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1919, and joined the Texas Association of Colleges as a senior college in 1920. The Graduate Studies division was established in 1950. Male students were first admitted into the college's undergraduate programs in 1970. Incarnate Word College became the University of the Incarnate Word in 1996. Today, UIW is a Hispanic-Serving Institution under federal guidelines.
UIW is the largest Catholic university in Texas and the fourth-largest private university in the state. The enrollment reflects the diversity of South Texas, as more than 60 percent of the students are from racial or ethnic minority groups. UIW is ranked No. 1 nationally among faith-based universities in the conferring of bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics by the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, and No. 6 nationally among all private, not-for-profit universities. International students comprise 14% of the student body, and they represent over 70 countries. Seventy-five percent of the students depend upon financial aid. A majority of the students are first-generation college attendees.
UIW offers 80 undergraduate and graduate fields of study, including the Ph.D. in Education and doctoral degrees in pharmacy (Pharm.D.), optometry (OD), nursing practice (DNP), physical therapy (DPT) and business administration (DBA). UIW is one of twenty universities in the U.S. with an optometry program, while the pharmacy school is the only one in Texas at a private university. In fall, 2017, the School of Osteopathic Medicine will welcome its first class of students to a new facility at Brooks City Base.
In athletics, UIW is a member of the Division 1 Southland Conference. UIW fielded its first football team in 2009, which plays in Benson Stadium, named after New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson.
With a student-to-faculty classroom ratio of 14:1, UIW is a wireless campus that provides students with an environment that encourages excellence in academics. As part of its international efforts, UIW has agreements for reciprocal education with 123 universities in 40 countries. It also operates academic sites in Mexico City and Irapuato, Mexico, and Heidelberg, Germany.
In 2017, UIW was chosen as one of the “Great Colleges to Work For” in a national survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the ninth year in a row it has received this prestigious distinction. UIW also made the national Top 10 Honor Roll for eight consecutive years, in the medium-sized classification for universities with enrollments between 3,000 and 9,999 students. The graduate nursing program has been recognized as one of the top 65 graduate programs nationally by U.S. News Media Group.
The University of the Incarnate Word is accredited to award baccalaureate and graduate degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It also is accredited by the Texas Education Agency, the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing, the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, the American Music Therapy Association, the Council of Education of the Deaf, the American Dietetic Association, and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.