Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

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Faculty Title

FLSA

Posting Number FRGV
1587

Working Title Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health

Number of Vacancies 1

Location Edinburg, Texas

Division/Organization Division of Health Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position 1 year

FTE 1.0

The Department of Medical Education at the UTRGV School of Medicine, seeks to hire a highly qualified faculty member to teach behavioral health primarily within the pre-clerkship curricular years of the MD program. The UTRGV School of Medicine pre-clerkship curriculum utilizes problem-based, self-directed , team-based and interactive learning to encourage student learning and development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills.

The outlined faculty member will have a significant role in all components of the curriculum, including active learning sessions and problem-based learning sessions. Specifically, the faculty member will be a teaching resource in sessions/lectures and provide excellence in teaching for behavioral health topics for medical students including but not limited to mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, psychosocial behaviors, eating disorders and substance use disorders, in the pre-clerkship curriculum.
Additionally, this position requires involvement with academic assessment, student academic remediation, individualized tutoring of students, along with any other relevant administrative duties that may be assigned by the departmental chair.

Terminal doctoral degree (MD or equivalent, Doctor in Psychology (PsyD), Ph.D. in Psychology or related field)

One (1) year of experience teaching behavioral health in a pre-clerkship MD curriculum.

License or Certification Required? No

Desired Start Date 11/20/2023

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Open Date 10/30/2023

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security…