Job Details
Principal Faculty - Instructor / Assistant Teaching Professor - Physician Assistant Studies
The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Principal Faculty - Instructor / Assistant Teaching Professor - Physician Assistant Studies.
Position Details
Location
Gulf Park
730 East Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, Mississippi, 39560
United States
Division
School of Health Professions
Position Type
Faculty
Employment Status
Full Time
Grant Funded
No
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicantsshould include:
- Cover letter summarizingacademic preparation and professional experience
- Curriculum vitae
- Official transcripts of allgraduate level coursework
- List of three (3) academicand/or professional references (no letters required)
To ensure fullconsideration, complete application materials should be submitted by January9th, 2024.
Review will continue untilthe position is filled.
Please contact Chris Tuey at: ...@usm.edu with any questions.
Job Summary This twelve-month, non-tenure-track position requires teaching graduatecourses in the Physician Assistant Studies degree program. This is a newprogram that will need to be developed between programmatic faculty and theSchool of Health Professions prior to the first cohort of students beingadmitted.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities- Teaches graduate students in a variety of courses in Physician AssistantStudies. Teaching includes preparation of course materials such as syllabi,course content, homework assignments, and handouts; evaluation and grading ofstudents' class work, assignments, and papers; acts as academic advisor formultiple students; maintains student attendance records, grades, and otherrequired records.
- Curriculum development, organization, and evaluation in preparation forinitial and ongoing accreditation requirements.
- Communicates any concerns or issues with the course coordinator, programcoordinator or school director.
- Submits course specific documentation as scheduled.
- Clearly communicates course requirements to students.
- Develops exam questions, contributes to question banks, participates inpost-exam evaluation of exam content, and proctors exams as needed.
- Maintains office hours to assure availability to assigned students forsupport including but not limited to advisement, exam review, requiredremediation, and summative evaluations.
- Participates in required PA program accreditation self-study activities,and in departmental tasks such as admissions, curriculum, and remediationcommittees.
- Participates in service opportunities that impact the universitycommunity, professional community, and/or local community.
- Participates in the shared governance of the University, college, andschool through various opportunities for engagement on campus.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications - Master's degree in PhysicianAssistant Studies (doctorate degree preferred).
- Status as a Certified PhysicianAssistant (PA-C) or Emeritus status.
- Minimum of three (3) yearsof clinical practice required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities- Specialized knowledge in thefield of Physician Assistant Studies as demonstrated by graduate levelcoursework or professional experience is required.
- Candidates should possessqualities of effective leadership.
- Candidates should have theability to deliver accurate, concise and quality communication (verbal andwritten) in a timely manner.
- Candidates should have theability to work collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications- Research, teaching, and/orservice activity that demonstrates commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Experience working withnational professional organizations.
- Experience teaching in bothonline and traditional classroom environments.
- Professional work experience asa faculty member in a post-graduate physician assistant program (2 or moreyears preferred).
- Evidence of strongadministrative and managerial skills.
- Experience as a DidacticCoordinator, Clinical Coordinator, or DCE preferred.
- Experience with the initialaccreditation and re-accreditation of health profession degree programs.
- Evidence of strongadministrative and managerial skills.
- Experience with the initialaccreditation and re-accreditation of health profession degree programs.
About The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 131 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and large event venue safety and security, among others.USM is also one of only 37 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of more than 14,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 27 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.