Jobbörse: biomedical

This position is for a preclinical faculty member whose full-time effort will focus primarily on administrative leadership of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

The role is structured as an academic leadership appointment with an expected distribution of effort across administration, teaching, scholarship, and service based on full-time effort allocation at the time of hire. It will also include additional work in teaching, research and scholarly activity, and institutional service, with the expectation that administrative responsibilities represent the primary portion of effort.

The Chair of Biomedical Sciences works with faculty and School of Osteopathic Medicine leaders to create and implement policies and procedures for the Department of Biomedical Sciences, integrating foundational biomedical science disciplines within a framework of osteopathic principles and practices and Catholic bioethics to train and form School of Osteopathic Medicine students for the application of basic science to the clinical setting.

This position also requires oversight of recruiting, hiring, management, and evaluation of biomedical science faculty, as well as participation in teaching, research and scholarly activity, and committee service within the School of Osteopathic Medicine.

This position will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor within the School of Osteopathic Medicine, based on qualifications and experience. Tenure is not awarded upon hire but will be available in accordance with the School of Osteopathic Medicine Promotion and Tenure Policy.

Administrative duties include collaborating with School of Osteopathic Medicine leadership, the Chair of Clinical Sciences, Associate Dean OMM, Simulation Director, and pre-clinical faculty to build a mission-aligned osteopathic preclinical curriculum that prepares students for the clinical years. It also involves collaborating with Chair of Clinical Sciences to create a cohesive and unified preclinical faculty approach to teaching, mentorship, and academic excellence.

Additionally, it includes collaborating with other Associate and Assistant Deans, leaders, and staff to ensure efficient and effective operations and curriculum delivery. Developing interprofessional collaborative experiences with leaders and faculty from other health science programs and departments to advance interprofessional education and practice initiatives is also part of the role. Ensuring mission alignment and achievement of School of Osteopathic Medicine strategic goals, working with the Associate Dean of Preclinical Curriculum and School of Osteopathic Medicine Dean to determine the individual biomedical science faculty position full-time effort contributions to research and scholarly activity, service, teaching and administrative duties according to the needs of the School of Osteopathic Medicine, developing and implementing an annual faculty evaluation process to support faculty development, promotion, and performance improvement, providing evaluation data and recommendations to the Associate Dean of Preclinical Curriculum and Dean regarding faculty development, promotion, recognition, and corrective action when appropriate, planning, developing, and managing the Department of Biomedical Sciences budget in collaboration with the Associate Dean of Preclinical Curriculum and School of Osteopathic Medicine Dean to ensure fiscal responsibility while maintaining academic quality, and overseeing and managing administrative staff supporting preclinical courses, where applicable.

Teaching responsibilities include providing lectures in area of expertise and facilitating interactive group discussions based on mutually agreed-upon teaching load and availability, and maintaining an active teaching presence within the School of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum consistent with faculty full-time effort allocation.

Research and scholarly activity includes collaborating with the Assistant Dean of Research, Associate Dean of Medical Education, and Assistant Dean of Learning Outcomes to identify and support publishable work related to curricular design, outcomes, and educational innovation, and maintaining an active program of scholarly activity aligned with institutional expectations for faculty leadership roles.

Service includes participating in applicable committees, including but not limited to Admissions and Curriculum Committees, and collaborating with Associate Dean of Preclinical Curriculum and School of Osteopathic Medicine leadership regarding faculty mentorship programming and scheduling.

Minimum qualifications include a terminal degree (DO, MD, PhD, EdD), minimum of 5 years full-time, uninterrupted experience in teaching and academic leadership in a medical education setting, demonstrated experience and productivity in medical education, research/scholarly activity, and professional service, demonstrated experience in oversight, management, and evaluation of faculty and staff, good standing status with regulatory and governmental boards and agencies, and eligible for School of Osteopathic Medicine malpractice insurance, if applicable.

Licensure/certification includes active, unrestricted medical license (MD, DO) and current AOA or ABMS Board Certification (MD, DO).

EOE