Life Sciences Faculty

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

20 - Florida Campus - Port Orange, FL

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage

None

Job Shift

Daytime

Job Category

Education

Description

This faculty full-time life sciences position is a course contributing role teaching physiology and anatomy & pathology coursework. The term “Faculty” is limited to regular personnel at Palmer whose regular assignment includes instruction, research and/or public service as a principal activity and who hold academic rank as Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or Instructor. Faculty play an important role in curriculum and policy development; faculty are planners who must constantly look to the long-term future of education and discovery. The faculty is expected to work closely with students, other faculty, and administration of the College in promoting interests of the Palmer College of Chiropractic and its strategic plan.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Responsible to the assigned administrator and has a support responsibility to all other departments and college personnel as necessary.

Responsible for the direct supervision of department personnel and others as assigned by the appropriate administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Faculty duties fall under several areas: teaching, scholarly work, service/citizenship and advising/mentorship. Some faculty may also have patient care responsibilities as part of their assignment. Specifically, the following activities are expected of all faculty:

Physiology course development

Anatomy lab instruction including dissection.

Preparation and presentation of individual lectures.

Course syllabus management, contents review.

Development and administration of formative and summative assessments.

Contribute to the development, administration and grading of course evaluations.

Maintain appropriate office hours as required.

Coordinate all learning activities.

Proctoring exams and other responsibilities related to teaching and advising.

Serve on appointed committees, task forces and other teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Ability to perform assigned teaching duties effectively.

Ability to utilize general office equipment and other necessary equipment in teaching.

Ability to effectively advise and mentor students.

Ability to work effectively with others.

Ability to work independently and autonomously.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Ability to work various hours as job requires.

Perform all responsibilities in a manner that fully complies with Palmer's Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action policy.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Must have a D.C. degree or other healthcare discipline.

Computer literacy with Microsoft Office and familiarity with online instructional platforms. Previous use of 3D4Medical Complete Anatomy, ExamSoft and D2L Brightspace are preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Performs sedentary to light work in a ventilated, lighted, and temperature-controlled office setting.

Frequent need to stand, stoop, walk, sit, lift light objects (up to 10 pounds) and perform other similar actions during the workday.