NU
Lecturer Position

Adjunct Faculty - Pain Management

Deadline
Apr 13, 2027
Closing in 176 days
Location
N/A
United States
Employment
Temporary
Part time
Reference
N/A
Posted Oct 15, 2026

About the role

Details

  • Department: School of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
  • Closing Date: Open until filled

NUNM’s College of Naturopathic Medicine is seeking an adjunct academic faculty member to teach Pain Management.

Adjunct faculty members perform instructional duties and responsibilities in accordance with the philosophy, mission, policies, and procedures of the University and appropriate to the individual assignment. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of teacher, mentor, and facilitator of learning.

Course Name: CS725 – Pain Management

Term: Winter 2027 (Begins January 4th, 2027 – Ends March 27th, 2027)

Course Schedule: Mondays, 8 – 10 A.M.

Course Credits: 2 (compensation: $4,590*)

* Includes course development and facilitation.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Pain Management provides a clinically oriented, integrative approach to the assessment and management of acute, chronic, and cancer-related pain. Third-year students learn to characterize pain by mechanism (nociceptive, neuropathic, and central sensitization), conduct a structured pain assessment, communicate with patients about pain, and build multimodal management plans grounded in the socio-psycho-biological model and the Therapeutic Order. Consistent with naturopathic principles, the course emphasizes physical medicine, behavioral and mind-body, and lifestyle interventions, alongside the evidence-informed selection of and referral for pharmacologic and interventional options.

REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have education, experience, skill, and knowledge in the area they will be teaching. Doctoral degree required. This course will be taught in person.

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