Assistant Professor of Medical Education - Physiology

The UTRGV School of Medicine seeks a faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor for teaching Physiology. Teaching of pre-clerkship physiology and related topics;

didactic lectures, lab sessions, PBL, resources sessions, office hours for student mentoring; administration; other duties as required.

Additionally, the desire and flexibility to integrate instruction across other disciplines within a fully integrated curriculum, along with the ability to work collegially within an interdisciplinary team of other clinical / basic science educators would be considered an asset.

The chosen individual will assist in implementing a vertically and horizontally integrated curriculum utilizing active learning, team-based learning, problem-based learning, flipped classroom and self-directed study.

This position has a full-time instructional mandate, and the recruited candidate must be committed to excellence in the teaching and mentoring of first- and second-year medical students.

Minimum Qualifications A Terminal Degree of (Ph.D. or M.D.) or equivalent with post-doctoral experience in the area of expertise.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Experience teaching in an LCME-accredited medical school is preferred.

License or Certification Required? Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience Desired Start Date 06 / 03 / Posting Detail Information EEO Statement It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.

In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of , the Title IX of the Education Amendments of , Section of the Rehabilitation Act of , and the Americans with Disabilities Act of , as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest. Open Date 04 / 23 / Close Date Additional Information UTRGV is a distributed institution.

As such and as assigned, the position mayrequire presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work isperformed primarily in a general office environment.

This position is security sensitiveand thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code 51.. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System ofTexas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least days in length.

This position has the option to elect the Optional RetirementProgram (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per weekand at least days in length.

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0 on theInternational English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applicationswill not be considered.