Tenure-Track PA Studies Professor - Teaching & Impact

University of the Pacific; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

University of the Pacific invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in PA Studies (TT). The Physician Assistant Program delivers didactic education with a strong emphasis on scholarly activity and service within a tenure-track framework.

Faculty roles include advising, teaching, course coordination, and clinical site oversight in a collaborative, student-centered environment. The position requires scholarly activity and service as part of the workload, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Graduate from an ARC‑PA-accredited PA program.
• Master's degree in PA studies or other discipline.
• Current NCCPA certification and state licensure in California (or eligible for state license).
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience as a Physician Assistant.
• Minimum of one (1) year of academic experience in Physician Assistant Education

Responsibilities

• Advising and mentoring students, course coordination, classroom teaching, participation in course assignments and student assessment, developing student objectives, participating in lab sessions, performing clinical site visits, and assisting with clinical site evaluation.
• Establishing an ongoing personal program of scholarly activity.
• Participation in department meetings, college and university committees, and state and/or national organizations.
• Participation in the ARC‑PA continuing accreditation process.
• Participation in the admissions process.
• Clinical: Opportunities exist for release time to perform clinical work in the PAs area of expertise.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

ARC-PA accredited PA program graduate

Master's degree in PA studies or other discipline

Job description

University of the Pacific invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in PA Studies (TT). The Physician Assistant Program delivers didactic education with a strong emphasis on scholarly activity and service within a tenure-track framework.

Faculty roles include advising, teaching, course coordination, and clinical site oversight in a collaborative, student-centered environment. The position requires scholarly activity and service as part of the workload, with opportunities for