Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to student learning, professional growth, and advancement.
• Demonstrate academic competence in gross anatomy and work with other faculty, staff, and departments to align curricula as needed.
• Maintain a growth mindset toward student learning and teaching practice; remain flexible in adapting course content for different cohorts.
• Demonstrate a high degree of self-efficacy, accountability for learner outcomes and advocacy for student success.
• Collaborate effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the University to increase student performance.
• Design and facilitate differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive learning.
• Provide both lecture-based and laboratory-based instruction in human anatomy as well as physiology and/or neuroscience.
• Be open to teaching both in person and online lectures and laboratories.
• Perform service to the department by participating in departmental meetings.
• Perform service to the University by joining committees, attending seminars, meetings, and trainings.
• Perform scholarship at the level necessary for promotion to the next rank.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DPM, Ed.D, or similar) in either Anatomy or a closely related discipline. Clinical doctors may also apply.
• Candidates with an M.S. degree may be considered based on teaching experience.
• At least two years of experience teaching human gross anatomy; graduate level experience is preferred.
• At least two years of experience teaching human gross anatomy dissection; graduate level experience is preferred.
• Applicants who are also qualified to teach either Neuroanatomy or Physiology at the graduate are preferred.

Additional Job Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds; ability to carry, push, pull, kneel, and stoop.
• Must be able to move about campus to accomplish instructional and service tasks.
• Must be able to teach in person at our Oakland campus and/or online live.
• Ability to read, write, compose, and edit complex documents.
• Ability to do deskwork/computer work for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to express ideas clearly through verbal and written communication.
• Ability to receive and interpret detailed information through verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to mentor students.

Time Allocation

• Teaching responsibilities (Approx. 80%)
• Service (Approx. 10%)
• Scholarship (Approx. 10%)

Work Environment

• Office Location: Oakland Campus – Onsite
• This is an onsite position based in Oakland, CA, requiring regular in-office presence to support daily operations, collaboration, and student or team engagement.
• Work is performed primarily on campus in a dynamic academic environment, with direct interaction across multidisciplinary teams.

Employee Status

• Regular

Exemption Status

• United States of America (Exempt)

Time Type

• Full time

Pay Range

Up to $130,000 annual/exempt based on experience.

Samuel Merritt University currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant skills.