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Assistant/Associate Professor - Physiology

Employer
NEOMED
Location
Rootstown, Ohio
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
Jan 9, 2020

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Physiology
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Faculty
Organization Type
Academia

Summary

This full-time faculty position will be filled at the assistant or associate professor level, non-tenure or tenure track dependent on qualifications, with primary curricular and teaching responsibilities within the College of Medicine in the Department of Integrative Medical Sciences. Teaching responsibilities in the medical physiology curriculum with an emphasis on respiratory, cardiovascular and renal function. The position requires understanding and oversight of curriculum content, evaluation and performance outcomes.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in scholarly activities and/or research focus areas as appropriate. For faculty members whose main expertise is teaching, scholarly activity should include publication in peer reviewed journals, presentations at national meetings, and solicitation of external funding to support teaching and scholarship. If the successful candidate is a basic science researcher it is expected that he/she will seek extramural funding opportunities, write and submit proposals, conduct collaborative scholarly inquiry. The position requires active participation in NEOMED’S Heart and Blood Vessel Disease Research Focus Area, and or the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Research Focus Area.

Northeast Ohio Medical University is an AA/EEO Employer. The university has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and to maintaining working and learning environments that are free from all forms of discrimination. Women, individuals with disabilities, veterans and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Principal Functional Responsibilities

1) Teaching:
Participate in graduate and medical student education based on areas of expertise. Contribute to the following:
• Develop and implement curricula using appropriate learning strategies and educational pedagogy
• Delivery of basic science content using a variety of techniques to engage medical students and enhance learning, e.g., lectures, small groups, “flip” the classroom sessions, development of content-based videos
• Collaborate with clinical faculty to ensure course content is grounded in both medical and basic sciences
• Collaborate with the course director to: link session content to established course objectives, identify curricular deficiencies and modify content accordingly, participate in activities that assure courses are horizontally and vertically integrated and aligned with LCME standards, , understand and incorporate educational best practices as well as national standards for all teaching and learning activities
• Course/Department specific responsibilities include teaching medical physiology with an emphasis on respiratory, cardiovascular, and renal function
2) Scholarly Pursuits & Research:
• Participate in scholarly activities and/or research focus areas as appropriate
• Seek extramural funding opportunities, write and submit proposals, conduct collaborative scholarly inquiry
• Seek opportunities for basic or translational collaborative research within NEOMED and with its university hospital partners as appropriate
• Develop an area of research that aligns with the Heart and Blood Vessel Disease Research Focus Area or the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Research Focus Area.
3) Service:
• Support and actively participate in the mission of the department, College of Medicine and University. Serve on department, College, and University committees as deemed appropriate. Provides service to the profession.
• Contribute to Departmental service activities including search committees, seminar committees, organizing focus group meetings
4) Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education/Degrees: The candidate must possess a Ph.D., D.Sc., and/or M.D. or D.V.M.

Experience: Evidence of experience in graduate, or medical student teaching is preferred.

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