Adjunct Nutrition Faculty - Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Job Category

Non-Exempt

Commensurate with experience

Hourly

No

• Develop and manage syllabus materials.
• Facilitate activities in the classroom, simulation laboratory, clinic, and/or other setting(s).
• Act as a liaison between the students and the faculty course director.
• Provide and facilitate examinations. May include assigning grades consistent with course requirements.
• Teach or facilitate classes based on varied schedules to accommodate diverse student needs and to meet the expectations of the College as assigned by the designated faculty course director.
• Prepare assignments and follow the course curriculum as assigned.
• Evaluate student performance and learning.
• Maintain an active classroom environment conducive to student learning and success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge:

• Education/Training – Knowledge of principles/methods for curriculum/training design/teaching for individuals/groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• English Language – Thorough knowledge of the structure/content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer Service – General knowledge of principles/processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.

Skills:

• Instructing – Teaching others how to do something.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic/reasoning to identify the strengths/weaknesses of alternative solutions/approaches to problems.
• Judgment/Decision Making – Considering the relative costs/benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand, and asking questions as appropriate.
• Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem‑solving and decision‑making.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop/evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences/paragraphs in work‑related documents.
• Learning Strategies – Selecting/using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning/teaching new things.

Abilities:

• Finger Dexterity – The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning – The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Speech Clarity – The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Fluency of Ideas – The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic.
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension – The ability to read/understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Written Expression – The ability to communicate information/ideas in writing.

• Speech Recognition – Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity – Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Near Vision – Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Manual Dexterity.
• May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
• May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, including but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer…