Job Description
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Job Title: Faculty in Microbiology
Department: Biomedical Sciences
Schedule: Full-Time, Exempt
Pay: Salary plus Benefits
Location: Provo,
Utah
JOB 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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.
- Represent 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 Microbiology 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.
- Experienced with integration of technology and active
learning techniques in education.
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against individuals in any phase of the application or employment phase on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including medical characteristics, marital status, veteran status, economic status, genetic identification, political belief, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential for fostering creativity and achieving our organizational goals. The College adheres to all relevant government statutes, and state and federal laws.
Type: Full-time
Expires: 10/31/2024
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.