Faculty, Biomedical Sciences - Microbiology /Immunology

About the role

The Department of Biomedical Sciences at Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) in Macon, Georgia is seeking a new faculty member for Microbiology and/or Immunology. Rank will be determined based on the credentials of the selected candidate. For over thirty years, MUSM has focused on training medical students to fulfill MUSM's mission of preparing healthcare professionals to meet the primary care and health care needs of rural and underserved Georgia residents and communities. Emphasizing interactive and problem-based teaching strategies, our student-centered faculty provides a conceptual and practical foundation that equips graduates to be discerning consumers and innovative producers of knowledge across a variety of medical and community settings, as well as academic institutions. Through teaching, scholarship, and service, students and faculty work closely to have local, regional, national, and international impact.

Responsibilities

Mercer University School of Medicine is seeking highly qualified educators with broad training and demonstrated experience or enthusiasm for teaching in an integrated pre-clerkship medical school curriculum. This position is a non-tenure track, 12-month appointment on the Macon, GA campus. Additional duties will be required/assigned during the summer. Teaching faculty will play a key role in the continued development and implementation of an integrated, cross-disciplinary curriculum that includes small and large group case-based and team-based learning, and other active teaching-learning methods. Applications for full-time faculty at the instructor or Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank will be considered.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will have a strong record of scholarly activity and evidence of medical or graduate teaching expertise in the Microbiology and/or Immunology discipline. Candidates must hold a terminal degree (M.D. or equivalent, Ph.D.) from an accredited college/university in an appropriate discipline. The ideal candidate will have experience in health professions education, particularly utilizing active learning methods in teaching biomedical sciences; independently developing learning resources; independently developing and facilitating large group interactive learning sessions; developing items for assessment of student learning; serving as a discipline representative in their respective specialty; and experience as a tutor/facilitator of small group interdisciplinary case-based learning sessions in a clinically oriented pre-clerkship medical curriculum. Applicants applying for Associate or Full Professor ranks should have a strong record of medical school teaching in large and small group settings. Faculty members are expected to participate broadly across the curricula in both the medical and graduate programs, engage in scholarship in areas of biomedical science, medical education, or community-oriented research, and serve on departmental, school-wide, or other committees as designated. Selection of the final candidate is contingent on successful background check.

Requirements

• CV
• Cover letter
• List of three professional references with contact information

Benefits

Mercer University offers a variety of benefits for eligible employees including comprehensive health insurance (for self and dependents), generous retirement contributions, tuition waivers, paid vacation and sick leave, technology discounts, schedules that allow for work-life balance, and so much more! At Mercer University, a Bear is more than a mascot: it's a frame of mind that begins with a strong desire to make the most out of your career. Mercer Bears do not settle for mediocrity or the status quo. If you're seeking an environment where your passion and determination are embraced, then you want to work at Mercer University.