Assistant-Associate Professor Infectious Diseases - Pharmacy

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY • , OR

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

A pharmacy practice faculty member (Assistant or Associate Professor) is responsible for the planning and delivery of assigned core and elective PharmD coursework within the School of Pharmacy. The faculty member is responsible to the Chair for Pharmacy Practice and will be actively engaged in the teaching, scholarship, and service missions of Pacific University. The faculty will have an opportunity to develop, implement, and maintain a pharmacy practice site to facilitate experiential training for PharmD candidates. The practice site opportunity is developed in line with the expertise and interests of the faculty member to promote their professional growth and scholarly endeavors and School’s needs. The faculty position is offered as an 11-month calendar year extended-term track appointment having 60% teaching effort.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited program with pharmacist licensure or eligibility for licensure in Oregon within 6 months of initial hire
• Completion of a pharmacy practice residency or equivalent experience
• Prior experience in inpatient health-systems patient care with emphasis on infectious diseases
• Demonstrated high motivation to excel in teaching, scholarship, service, and pharmacy practice
• Demonstrated commitment to interprofessional healthcare education and addressing emerging healthcare-related issues which aligns with the mission and vision of the School and College
• Demonstrated excellent communication and ability to work effectively as a team member and collaborator with diverse faculty, staff, and students
• Demonstrated exemplary patient care skills
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and continue to work without employer visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Prior academic teaching training or experience and/or delivery of training programs within diverse healthcare environments, including instructional design, assessment, and delivery
• Demonstrated proficiency in pharmacy PRACTICE SKILLS TRAINING (e.g., practice laboratory, case based small group discussion or Team-Based Learning), and the provision of actionable feedback
• Completion of a PGY2 pharmacy practice residency with emphasis on INFECTIOUS DISEASES, or equivalent experience
• Pharmacy Specialty Board certification in an appropriate area
• Prior experience in or demonstrated promise for increasing scholarly activity

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and administer student-centered PharmD curricular material in a broad range of topics related to evidence-based pharmacotherapy and the management of patients and pharmacy practice via lectures, group activities, skills laboratories, projects, and experiential education.
• Assess teaching, with emphasis on competencies and outcomes, in order to provide continual improvement in student and faculty performances and in student retention
• Provide mentoring and advisement to PharmD students and, where appropriate, to preceptors throughout the didactic and experiential curriculum
• Develop, implement, and maintain a high-quality collaborative pharmacy practice site (inpatient care) to facilitate rotations in experiential education (negotiable up to 20%)
• Engage in the scholarship of discovery, application, integration, and teaching (i.e., Boyer’s model) in areas appropriate to the appointee’s interest and expertise, which advances the mission of the School of Pharmacy, College, and University (10% effort)
• Participate in various committees in the School of Pharmacy, College, and University (10% effort)

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (for vacation, holidays—including winter break—and sick leave)
• Medical coverage with alternative care options (with in-network services covered at 100% after payroll deduction)
• Comprehensive dental and vision plans
• Generous retirement contribution after one year of service with no match required
• Free mental health appointments
• Tuition remission for employees and their dependent child(ren) who meet eligibility requirements
• On-campus benefits, including free access to our sports facility and library
• Discounts on campus food, bookstore purchases, clinic services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree