Assistant Professor (Anatomist) - Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics

The Pennsylvania State University; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount for employees and

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Penn State College of Medicine seeks a creative anatomist educator at the rank of assistant professor, non-tenure track, based at Hershey, PA. The role focuses on developing and running an innovative clinical anatomy curriculum for PA students and teaching across Medical, PA, and graduate programs.

The anatomist will organize gross anatomy labs, supervise Graduate Anatomy Students, and contribute lectures while ensuring alignment with accrediting criteria.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in Anatomy or a related field with a minimum of 2 years teaching experience including full human dissection.
• Embryology and histology teaching experience is a plus.
• Background checks and clearances as required by Penn State.

Responsibilities

• Develop and run an innovative clinical anatomy curriculum for the PA program.
• Organize and lead PA program anatomy and gross anatomy labs with Graduate Anatomy Students as TAs.
• Teach PA anatomy exams and some lectures while delegating others to the Graduate Anatomy Students.
• Collaborate with MD and PA course directors to integrate anatomy with other curricula.
• Assist in ultrasound, embryology, histology teaching and interdisciplinary electives as needed.

Education

PhD in Anatomy or related field

Job description

POSITION SPECIFICS

The Penn State College of Medicine seeks a creative anatomist educator at the rank of assistant professor, non-tenure track, and with the opportunity for promotion, based at the medical school's central campus in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The anatomist will join a team of anatomy faculty who teach gross anatomy and related coursework to Medical Students, Physician Assistant (PA) students, Anatomy PhD students, and Residents; and with opportunities to teach other learners.

The primary responsibility for the anatomist will be the continued development and running of an innovative clinical anatomy curriculum for the College of Medicine's PA students.

The anatomist will organize and lead the PA program anatomy and run the gross anatomy labs with the help of the Penn State College of Medicine Anatomy Graduate students.

As needed, other anatomists from the Human Structure Program (Anatomy) will provide support.

The anatomist will have responsibility for the PA anatomy exams and will be expected to teach some lectures while delegating other lectures to the Graduate Anatomy Students who function as TAs for the PA anatomy courses.

The anatomist also will work directly with the Anatomy Graduate Students, and in coordination with senior anatomy faculty, to help them prepare for teaching the PA anatomy lectures and labs.

The anatomist will receive support from the Director of the PA program to ensure the exams, labs, lectures, etc. are consistent with the accrediting criteria for the PA program.

The anatomist will have opportunities to work with course directors for both the MD and PA programs, and with the Director of the Anatomy Graduate Program, to ensure and facilitate appropriate integration.

Further responsibilities may include collaboration with faculty members from the Human Structure (Anatomy) team in the teaching of ultrasound, embryology, histology and in the third year, the integrated science sessions that have been designed to spiral basic science learning in the clerkship setting.

Within the fourth year, interdisciplinary musculoskeletal and neuroscience anatomy electives are well established along with opportunities for the design of additional interdisciplinary anatomy electives.

The Anatomy teaching faculty position is a fully funded educational role and reports to the Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, and functions under the Director of the Graduate Program in Anatomy and the Director of the Program on Education in Human Structure.

The many opportunities available for scholarship and research in anatomy and medical education are highly encouraged.

This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process.

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Anatomy or a related field with a minimum of 2 years teaching experience including full human dissection.
• Additional experience teaching embryology and histology is a plus.

Background checks/clearances: This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

BENEFITS

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional wellbeing. In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans.

One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children.

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