Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pharmacology

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Job Site; South Valley (NM); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is seeking an Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pharmacology to teach pharmacology primarily within the pre-clerkship curricular years of the MD program. The role emphasizes innovative teaching in a PBL-based curriculum and interactive lectures.

The candidate will develop an integrated pharmacology curriculum, create assessments, and supervise student scholarly projects, while pursuing education- and pharmacology-related scholarship and serving on School

Formación

• Doctoral degree in Pharmacology or Pharm D.
• Evidence of scholarly experience and productivity.
• Commitment to innovative approaches to education and learning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and teach the integrated pharmacology curriculum to undergraduate medical students, utilizing interactive, and active learning modalities.
• Develop formative and summative assessments for pharmacology and integrated biomedical sciences content.
• Serve as module director for pre-clerkship, organ systems-based course.
• Supervise student scholarly projects and serve as an advisor to medical students.
• Contribute to the accreditation activities.
• Pursue scholarship/research through peer-reviewed or other publications or citable scholarly products related to education or pharmacology.
• Contribute to School of Medicine committees as a member.
• Participate in the interview and selection process of School of Medicine faculty and students.

Conocimientos

Scholarly productivity

Excellent communication

Educational innovation

Educación

Doctoral degree in Pharmacology or Pharm D

Descripción del empleo

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg: [phone]
Brownsville: [phone]
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
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Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pharmacology

Dear 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.

Title Information

Faculty Title

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10031

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number FRGV1514

Working Title

Working Title Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pharmacology

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Division/Organization

Division/Organization Division of Health Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position 1 year

FTE

FTE 1.0

Scope of Job

The Department of Medical Education at the UTRGV School Of Medicine seeks to hire a highly qualified faculty member to teach pharmacology primarily within the pre-clerkship curricular years of the MD program.

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, in addition to teaching within other graduate programs offered by the School of Medicine. The present MD curriculum at the school is designed around the Problem Based Learning ( PBL ) modality, while also employing interactive lecture-based instruction.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and teach the integrated pharmacology curriculum to undergraduate medical students, utilizing interactive, and active learning modalities.
• Develop formative and summative assessments for pharmacology and integrated biomedical sciences content.
• Serve as module director for pre-clerkship, organ systems-based course.
• Supervise student scholarly projects and serve as an advisor to medical students.
• Contribute to the accreditation activities.
• Pursue scholarship/research through peer-reviewed or other publications or citable scholarly products related to education or pharmacology.
• Contribute to School of Medicine committees as a member.
• Participate in the interview and selection process of School of Medicine faculty and students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree, M.D., D.O. Ph.D. in Pharmacology or Pharm D
• Evidence of scholarly experience and productivity
• Commitment to innovative approaches to education and learning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Doctoral degree in Pharmacology or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching pharmacology in medical or osteopathic schools
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience using different teaching methods which might include case-based learning, ‘flipped classroom’, problem-based learning ( PBL ), interactive large group presentations.
• Experience with student mentoring and advising.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary settings.
• Prior teaching experience in an LCME -accredited medical school would be considered extremely desirable.
• The ability to work collegially within an interdisciplinary team of other clinical/basic science educators would be considered an asset.

License or Certification Required?

License or Certification Required? No

Salary Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Desired Start Date

Desired Start Date 09/18/2023

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 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 Date

Open Date 07/27/2023

Close Date

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of
Texas ( TRS ), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement
Program ( ORP ) instead of TRS , subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days in length.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear 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 Note

Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL ) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing System ( IELTS ). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

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