Job Description
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Job Title:
Faculty in Biochemistry
Department:
Biomedical Sciences
Schedule: Full-Time Exempt
Pay: Salary and Benefits
Location: Provo, Utah
POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for
teaching at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine as required. This position
fulfills duties to further the mission of the department and college by
participating in student education, student counseling, scholarly activities,
and service. Faculty members are encouraged to conduct original
research/scholarly activities and pursue extramural funding in their areas of
interest.
RESPONSIBLITIES
- Serves as an educator ensuring the quality, integrity, and defined standards within faculty's discipline.
- Develops and delivers content in Biomedical Sciences relevant courses/modules.
- Ensures teaching is current and appropriate for the context of the curriculum and increases student understanding of subject matter.
- Remain available when content is active during office hours, visiting pod groups, answering questions via university messaging software (email, teams).
- Develop and refine a bank of relevant midterm/final exam questions, daily quiz questions, quick check questions, pod activities and cycles reviews for relevant material and content.
- Provide curricular structure and experiences that integrate emerging knowledge with practical longitudinal clinical experience, aligning curriculum and process to prepare learners for the fast-paced evolution of biomedical advances.
- Works effectively as a team member to enhance and improve curricula, including potential opportunities for collaborative efforts within the department or with outside individuals, programs, or departments, maintaining a climate hospitable to creativity and innovation.
- Develops and maintains a working knowledge of various teaching and assessment approaches (small group, bedside teaching, mentoring, lecture, independent practice-based learning, evidenced based medicine approach, simulation including institutional simulation, online learning and interactive video scenario, standardized patient, case-based teaching, flipped classroom, etc.).
- Provides effective, active support as advisor and mentor (students, pre-doctoral fellows, post-graduate residents/fellows, and /or faculty-peers, clubs, societies and organizations), fulfills duties and responsibilities as coach/mentor to assigned students.
- Accomplishes annual professional development requirements (college-wide, human resources, track focused, etc.) structured to support the mission of the College.
- Participates in research and scholarly activities.
- Collaborates with and/or mentors’ staff and students (internal or external) in the development of research questions and implementation of research projects. Responsibilities include organizing ideas, formulating conceptual models, brainstorming on the best research design and methods, attaining IRB approval, and collecting, analyzing and synthesizing data in an effort to support scholarly activities such as preparing manuscripts for publication; presenting findings at local, national and international conferences; and submitting grant proposals to intramural and extramural grant programs in an effort to successfully secure research funding and to develop and maintain positive rapport with funding agencies, etc.
- Represents Noorda-COM and the BMS Department at local, regional, national, and international meetings, conferences, and events when presenting research.
- Facilitates and/or contributes towards interdepartmental research collaborations.
- Actively engages in the advancement of the College through professionalism and service.
- Builds collaborative partnership opportunities across and among various entities participating in networking opportunities, (internal and external partners [elected officials, state constitutional officers, business and community leaders] other colleges and universities, hospitals, local organizations, societies, etc.) promoting relationships with the College.
- Refers to and coordinates in advance with the Communications team in the Office of the President on all media contacts, communications, and/or interactions to include message, promotion, etc. in which asked to serve as an official representative, content expert, or spokesperson on behalf of the College.
- Coordination in advance with the Communications team in the Office of the President on all Noorda-COM related legislative issues to include contact with the national, state, and local government officials, in which asked to serve as an official representative, content expert, or spokesperson on behalf of the College.
- Serves on various committees and teams within the College as assigned (attending meetings, contributing to discussions, sharing/exchanging information, and leading constituents toward goal attainment) to include advising and mentoring (students, clubs, campus organizations).
- Contributes to College's compliance with and in the development of required documentation as related to accreditation of the College to which departmental content is contributed (faculty adequacy model, gathering data, self-assessment, peer review, providing input/feedback, etc.), aiding in the attainment of academic compliance.
- Participates in the production of various College materials [academic calendar, strategic planning, directory, College website, etc.] (collecting/preparing materials, organizing/formatting data, adhering to various deadlines, reviewing drafts, providing input/feedback, etc.).
- Contributes to the College's reputation/image of being one of the best osteopathic medical colleges (monitoring outcomes, partnering with internal and external stakeholders, modifying techniques, etc.).
- Is knowledgeable of and remains in compliance with all institutional policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook for Noorda-COM College.
- Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as needed/assigned.
- Participates in interviewing prospective students each application cycle, as well as additional duties relating to prospective students such as calls/communication to accepted students.
- Volunteering to help with school sponsored events e.g. Orientation, Whitecoat Ceremony, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Advanced degree (PhD, DO or MD) in Biochemistry or another appropriate health related science. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.
Experience:
- Teaching: Candidates should have experience in teaching osteopathic medical, allied health and/ or graduate students, preference will be given to those with experience specifically in an osteopathic program, and those with active learning experience.
- Research: Demonstration of effective performance in research.
- Presenting posters or abstracts at local, state, or national conferences.
- Presenting lectures at local, state, or national conferences.
- Participating as a principal investigator or co-investigator in extramural research grants, contracts or training grants.
- Evidence of effective, consistent mentoring of students, pre-doctoral fellows, post-graduate residents/fellows, and /or faculty-peers.
- Service: Demonstration of involvement in intramural and/or extramural committee service including:
- Consistent membership in multiple concurrent committees, working to advance or promote the mission and vision of the college or department.
- Leadership role (chair, vice-chair, etc.) highly recommended but not required.
Skills & Abilities:
- Highly professional with honest, genuine, direct communication style, excellent interpersonal skills and emotional maturity with the essential ability to demonstrate tact, discretion and job diplomacy towards supervisors, colleagues and administrative assistants/ staff. Significant understanding of higher education policies, practices and protocols. Proven track record of quality, integrity and trustworthiness.
Must Be:
- An exceptional listener with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Able to work independently yet be an effective participant in cross functional teams.
- A self-motivated, self-disciplined individual with a strong work ethic and capable of establishing priorities.
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
- Innovative, resourceful, detailed oriented, with excellent follow through skills.
- Capable of balancing multiple projects in stressful situations while meeting deadlines, achieving desired results, and maintaining positive relations while understanding the importance of confidentiality of data and information.
- This position fulfills duties to further the mission of the department and college through participating in student education, scholarly activities, and college service.
Type: Full-time
Expires: 12/31/2024
About
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine is seeking qualified candidates to support our unique, innovative curricular model designed for a modern-day medical school. We have received pre-accreditation status with the Commission for Osteopathic College Accreditation and have three cohorts of medical students (totaling more than 400 students) enrolled in Spring 2024. Located in the beautiful Utah Valley in Provo, the campus is surrounded by the Wasatch Mountain range and Utah Lake. In September of 2023, we moved into our, state-of-the-art, 140,000 square foot academic building.