Assistant/Associate Professor of Medical Education - Physiology

Title InformationFaculty TitleAssistant ProfessorJob Class Code10031FLSAExemptPosition InformationPosting NumberFRGV1652Working TitleAssistant/Associate Professor of Medical Education - PhysiologyNumber of Vacancies3LocationEdinburg, TexasDivision/OrganizationDivision of Health AffairsAppointment Period for Non-Tenure Position1 yearTenure StatusNon Tenure TrackFTE12 month, 100%Scope of JobThe 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 QualificationsA Terminal Degree of (Ph.D. or M.D.) or equivalent with post-doctoral experience in the area of expertise.Discipline Specific Required QualificationsPreferred QualificationsExperience teaching in an LCME -accredited medical school is preferred.License or Certification Required?SalaryCommensurate with Qualifications and ExperienceDesired Start Date07/01/2025Posting Detail InformationEEO StatementIt 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 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 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 Date04/23/2024Close DateAdditional InformationUTRGV 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§51.215. 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 least135 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 135 days in length.Special Instructions to ApplicantsDear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: Date of Birth Social Security Number Gender Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.Please NoteTexas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English todemonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-basedtest score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL ) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on theInternational English Language Testing System ( IELTS ). Incomplete applicationswill not be considered.Quick Linkhttps://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/42621Posting Supplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (). Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents

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