Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor

East Carolina University•Greenville, SC

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About The Position

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is a distinguished research and teaching facility of East Carolina University School of Medicine, consisting of approximately 50 people. This department provides an academic base for teacher-scientists employed by the School of Medicine at East Carolina University in the disciplines of microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, and other related disciplines. The department provides instruction to medical students and dental students, and provides instruction, guidance, and research experience to Ph.D. and M.S. students seeking degrees in microbiology and immunology. The department also offers a postdoctoral research training program. The department supports an array of faculty-directed research programs, many of which are supported by extramural grants and/or contracts. The department provides service to the school, university, state, nation, and to the profession through the activities of faculty members on committees, study sections, in professional organizations, as consultants, and through other activities. The Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Brody School of Medicine (BSOM), East Carolina University (ECU), invites applications for a full-time, 12-month fixed-term faculty position at the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor. The position consists of the following:

Requirements

Candidates will have a doctorate (Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., DSc) in a relevant foundational science field from an accredited institution.
Experience with teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level.
The successful candidates will have broad content expertise in one or more of the basic biomedical sciences disciplines noted above.
The level of appointment will be determined based on the candidate's experience
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Nice To Haves

None

Responsibilities

Deliver live and recorded lectures to support teaching in the M.D., M.S., and Ph.D. programs.
Assist in the administration of flipped classrooms and review sessions in the M.D. programs.
Provide individualized support to students through office hours.
Contribute to writing USMLE-style clinical vignette problems to maintain practice and assessment question banks in the M.D. program.
Provide content tutoring and study process support to students in partnership with the BSOM Office of Student Success and Wellness.
Assist in the administration and secure review of assessments in the M.D. program
Contribute to teaching and administration of other pathway programs, including the Summer Program for Future Doctors (SPFD), which provides a condensed preview of the M.D. curriculum to assist in the preparation of students for medical school;
Contribute to foundational science teaching activities in the D.M.D. program in the ECU School of Dental Medicine.
Contribute to ongoing curriculum development in the various professional degree programs;
Develop and contribute to opportunities for scholarship in learning and education.