Health Instructor - Health Scholars Academy (Office of Student Engagement)

University of Kansas Medical Center•Kansas City, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Assistant is responsible for providing essential administrative and management support for the Health Scholars Academy program operations. Health Scholars Program June 15, 2026 through July 17, 2026 (five weeks).

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in a STEM-health area.
2 years of STEM-health work experience.
Experience working with rural or urban populations.
Previous teaching experience.
Communication skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in STEM-health area.
5+ years of STEM-health work experience.
High school STEM teacher.
Developing high school level student health-STEM research projects.
Experience with middle school age to college age pathway programs.

Responsibilities

Attend curriculum and planning sessions with the team.
Plan, prepare, implement, and support health pathway curriculum.
Oversee lesson plans and activities focusing on developing academic, workforce, and self-development areas.
Oversee lesson plans and activities focusing on developing high school level student health research.
Plan, prepare, and implementing group-based student research projects.
Facilitate and oversee development of research projects for high school student teams.
Facilitate and oversee ACT prep sessions.
Mentor and empower the college intern to grow professionally.
Maintain an organized and clean classroom environment conducive to health learning.
Foster a fun and safe classroom environment conducive to learning.
Recognize and work through conflicts in caring ways, invites discussion on differences, and arranges for a third party to assist, if necessary.
Ensure lab safety guidelines are adhered to in the classroom.