Assistant Professor

About the Role

This position involves teaching, research, mentoring, and service within a health professions institution of higher education. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, maintain an active research agenda, and support student development and university initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Anatomy & Physiology, Histology, and Human Parasitology.
• Design, revise, and assess courses in alignment with CDU curricula, learning outcomes, and accreditation standards.
• Employ inclusive, student-centered teaching strategies that support diverse learners.
• Participate in curriculum development, assessment, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Maintain an active and productive research agenda aligned with departmental and institutional priorities.
• Submit competitive external grant applications and contribute to funded research programs.
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences.
• Integrate students into research and scholarly activities.
• Mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students on academic progress, research, and career development.
• Supervise student research projects, theses, dissertations, and capstone experiences as appropriate.
• Participate in departmental, college, and university service and shared governance.
• Contribute to student recruitment, outreach, and retention efforts.
• Assist with accreditation, assessment, reporting, and program development.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree from a regionally accredited institution in a related field.
• Meet competency requirement (experience in content area within the last five years).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related teaching experience is desired.
• Records of successful teaching experience in a postsecondary program are preferred.
• Commitment to student learning outcomes and evidence-based teaching practices.
• Knowledge of and interest in the university mission.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to use multimedia instructional materials and computer-based educational platforms (e.g., Smart Board, WebCT/Blackboard, Proctorio, university course management system Power Campus).
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, research, and community service.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong computer knowledge and skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of students.
• Ability to establish and maintain collegial working relationships with faculty and students.
• Ability to maintain safety in the laboratory setting.
• Knowledge of teaching and clinical practice in related field.
• Knowledge of current developments, trends, and complexities within related field and industry.
• Knowledge of health-related education in a global economy.
• Demonstrated commitment to service in underserved communities.
• Willingness to perform and commitment to extra-curricular responsibilities on behalf of the department, school, and university.
• Ability to work effectively with culturally diverse communities.
• Compliance with CDU COVID-19 requirements as a condition of employment.

Skills

• Ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care.
• Frequent variety of unrelated tasks.
• Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.

Pay

$95,000 - $105,000 annually.

Schedule

Full-time, on-site unless specific authorization from the manager.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The mental demands include frequent variety of unrelated tasks, constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.