Teaching Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

19h

About The Position

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with JR10007080; please note that only one vacancy exists. Having two job postings allows the School of Veterinary Medicine to consider candidates with both tenure-track faculty credentials and non-tenure-track faculty credentials for this position.

Requirements

• PhD or DVM required, DVM is the preferred degree for this position

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in curriculum design and assessment related to a professional degree program.
• Experience teaching anatomy is strongly preferred (e.g., veterinary, comparative, or human).
• Other teaching experiences could include histology, physiology, neuroscience or pharmacology.
• Experience or willingness to use Learning Management Systems, such as Canvas, Kaltura, Tophat, and Google suite is helpful.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and facilitating active and blended learning techniques is beneficial.
• The successful applicant will be approachable, work well within a teaching team, and will be enthusiastic about teaching first-year veterinary students.
• Commitment to engage in the scholarship of learning and teaching through publications and presentations.

Responsibilities

• May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction (5%)
• Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance (55%)
• Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study (5%)
• Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit (5%)
• Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations (15%)
• Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction (10%)
• Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline (5%)

What This Job Offers

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