Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor - Biochemistry

About the role

The John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor to help shape a new kind of physician that is trained at the intersection of medicine and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging instructional content in Biochemistry for the medical school curriculum.
• Incorporate evidence-based, student-centered teaching strategies.
• Contribute to curricular development and academic innovation, including active learning, flipped-classroom, case-based, and team-based approaches.
• Collaborate with engineering faculty to integrate medical curricular content with engineering principles and promote interdisciplinary learning.
• Design and integrate learning technologies to support case-based and other active learning activities.
• Employ teaching methods, such as case-based instruction, large- and small-group discussion, active learning, lecture, demonstration, simulation, and team-based learning.
• Develop assessment strategies and evaluate medical student performance using multiple methods, including objective clinical examinations and clinical skills assessments with constructive feedback.
• Serve as block or course director as appropriate.
• Facilitate small-group sessions for active learning.
• Mentor and advise medical students to support their academic and professional growth.
• Engage in scholarly activity and research in medical education and related fields.
• Teach courses in relevant areas.
• Course development and modification.
• Monitor student progress.

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree or terminal degree in any of the listed disciplines within the position description or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
• Experience teaching healthcare-related curriculum, with expertise in biochemistry.
• Experience creating course curriculum and teaching with innovative instructional methods, including using technology to supplement and improve pedagogy.
• At least two (2) years of college or university level instruction for the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor.
• At least five (5) years of college or university level instruction and evidence of successful mentoring, both in formal (e.g., committees) and informal settings, for the rank of Teaching Associate Professor.
• At least seven (7) years of college or university level teaching, evidence of successful mentoring, both in formal (e.g., committees) and informal settings, and leadership in curriculum development, programmatic responsibilities, and departmental service responsibilities such as faculty committees, for the rank of Teaching Full Professor.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to education aligned with the mission and goals of the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering.
• Experience in interdisciplinary collaborative activities with other faculty and staff.
• Experience in molecular biology and genetics instruction.
• Experience developing and employing methodologies for assessment of medical student performance, including objective clinical examinations and scoring of clinical skills with feedback.
• Experience supervising and mentoring graduate teaching assistants, undergraduate teaching/learning assistants, and instructional lab coordinators.
• Participation in the higher education community and professional development activities (for example, postdoctoral teaching certificate programs, authoring educational and scientific publications, presenting at conferences, etc.).

Skills

• Ability to teach in a non-tenure-eligible role with 80% effort devoted to teaching and 20% to service.
• Experience with innovative teaching methods such as flipped-classroom, case-based, and team-based learning.
• Experience integrating medical curricular content with engineering principles.
• Experience with learning technologies and active learning activities.
• Experience with assessment strategies and evaluation of medical student performance.
• Experience with mentoring and advising medical students.
• Experience with scholarly activity and research in medical education and related fields.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

• Assistant Teaching Professor: $84,225 per year
• Teaching Professor: $77,097 per year
• Teaching Assistant: $54,498 per year
• Fundamental Visiting Professor: $141,608 per year
• Professor of Practice in Conservation Finance: $105,080 per year

Schedule

Not specified.