Adjunct Instructor - Health Sciences Department

Jefferson Health Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (including prescription)

Dental

Vision

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Jefferson Health Plans seeks an experienced instructor to develop and teach a foundational health science research course for undergrad students, as part of a three-course elective series. You will meet individually with students, review assignments, and communicate progress with the Chair.

The role requires a PhD in a health-related field and at least two years of teaching undergraduate research courses and mentoring capstones. Courses may be offered in-person twice weekly or in a hybrid format.

Qualifications

• PhD required in health-related field.
• Minimum two years teaching undergraduate research courses.
• Minimum two years mentoring undergraduates on senior theses/capstones.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach a foundational research course to undergrad health sciences students as the first course in a three-course series.
• Meet and assist students individually as needed.
• Review and grade required student assignments.
• Correspond with students on Canvas or inter-campus systems.
• Meet with the Chair to discuss student progress.
• Submit final grades to Banner by the due date.

Skills

Quant/Qual/Mixed methods health resear

Independent instructor with initiative

Attention to detail and student eng

Education

PhD in Health Science, Population Health, Clinical & Translational Health, or related field

Job description

Job Details

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Job Summary

This course can be taken as a single, individual elective or as part one in a three-course elective series. This course provides the conceptual and practical foundation for initiating an original research project with a focus on developing skills required to initiate an original research project. They are comprised of research topic selection, systematic literature collection, literature evaluation, and annotated bibliography production. The preference is that the course will be offered in-person twice a week for 1hr and 15 minutes or hybrid with one day in-person/one day synchronous online. There is also potential to develop the other two courses in the three-part elective series which are Development of Health Science Research and Application of Health Science Research.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Develop and teach a foundational research course to undergraduate health sciences students as the first course in a three-course series.
• Meet and assist students at an individual level when needed.
• Review and grade the required student assignments.
• Correspond with students on Canvas or related inter-campus communication systems
• Meets with the Chair to communicate student progress, strengths, and weaknesses.
• Submit final grades to Banner by the due date.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required)

• Experience with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods health research preferred.
• Researchers who are also independent, motivated instructors with initiative and problem-solving skills that have a strong understanding of the research process and its implementation.
• Attention to detail and dedication to student engagement and learning are also important, required skills for this position.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Education:

PhD in Health Science, Population Health, Clinical and Translational Health, or related field

AND

Experience:

Minimum two years of experience teaching undergraduate research courses. Minimum of two years mentoring undergraduate students as part of a senior thesis or capstone, including scoping reviews. Experience with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods health research preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diemcolles, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance