Adjunct Assistant Professor - Basic Science

Description :

Job Description Summary :

Samuel Merritt University (SMU) has a long history of educating highly skilled and compassionate health professionals who positively transform the experience of care in diverse communities.

The University has an institution-wide commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to build and maintain a welcoming and supportive campus environment and affirm diversity as an educational imperative to achieving excellence.

The Basic Sciences Department provides excellent instructors for the basic science courses required in our programs. The Adjunct Assistant Professor in Basic Science is expected to excel at teaching a specific course(s) in their area of expertise.

Note : this is a part-time position.

Duties and Responsibilities :

The Adjunct Assistant Professor is a part time position. The individual must be able to teach graduate / medical school level courses in their field of expertise and as defined by a specific position posting.

Key responsibilities :

• Contribute to student learning, growth, and advancement.
• Demonstrate academic competence in their area of expertise and work with other faculty, staff, and departments to align curriculum as needed.
• Maintain a growth mindset toward student learning, teaching practice and being flexible to teach different course content for different learner cohorts as needed.
• Demonstrate a high degree of self-efficacy, being held accountable for learner outcomes and advocate for learners to succeed and excel.
• Collaborate effectively with various stakeholder groups within the University to increase student performance.
• Invest in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety, physically, socially, and emotionally.
• Design and facilitate differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive learning.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Required Education and / or Experience :

• Applicant must have an advanced degree (M.S, PhD, MD, DPM.) in the area of expertise or a closely related discipline. Clinical doctors may also apply.
• At least two years of experience teaching at an institute of higher education in the specific area of interest; and graduate level experience in such teaching is preferred.

Additional job requirements :

• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, carry, push, pull, kneel, and stoop.
• Must be able to move about campus to accomplish tasks.
• Ability to read, write, compose, and edit complex documents.
• Ability to do deskwork / computer work for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to express ideas by means of verbal and written communication.
• Ability to receive and interpret detailed information through verbal and written communication.

Benefits of Working at SMU

Health, Dental, Vision Care

SMU offers a broad range of employee benefits including health, vision, and dental care; sick leave, vacation and holiday leave, 403(b) retirement plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, voluntary tax-deferred annuities, educational leaves, sabbatical leaves, tuition reimbursement, tuition remission on SMU courses, disability insurance, and more.

SMU offers HMO, EPO and PPO health insurance plans, Delta Dental coverage, and VSP vision coverage.

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

A Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses that aren’t covered by your insurance plan or elsewhere.

It’s a smart, simple way to save money while keeping you and your family healthy and protected.

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or elder daycare.

A DCFSA is a smart, simple way to save money while taking care of your loved ones so that you can continue to work.

Life Insurance

As a means of financial protection, basic life insurance is provided for employees. Insurance may be purchased to benefit-eligible employees in order to supplement additional basic life insurance coverage.

Employees that purchase supplemental life insurance may also purchase coverage for dependents.

Retirement 403(b)

A retirement plan that includes investment alternative and a matching contribution plan is available to all benefit-eligible employees.

The retirement plan rewards special contributions of the long-service employee by providing a measure of financial security during retirement.

You Are Welcome Here

SMU does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, familial status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any resolution process within the University or within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other human rights agencies.

Nondiscrimination is consistent with the principles and practice of the University and is in compliance with Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of The Education Amendments of 1972, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.