Assistant Professor and Director of Academic Education

Title: Assistant Professor and Director of Academic Education

Employee Classification: Assistant Professor

Campus: University of North Texas Health at Fort Worth

Division: HSC-Provost & Exec VP

Sub Division-Department: HSC-Texas Coll of Osteopathic Med

Department: HSC-Physician Assistant Studies-300840

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience and rank

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

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Founded in 1997 and located in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District for more than 25 years, the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at HSC is home to the Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program. Our program has a long history of preparing skilled, compassionate physician assistants who make a meaningful impact in their communities. Through a commitment to academic excellence, Interprofessional Education, and hands‑on experiential learning, students gain the knowledge, confidence, and clinical experience needed to succeed in one of the nation's top healthcare professions.

Strong performance on the national certifying exam reflects our dedication to student success and preparing graduates to excel as healthcare providers.

The Department of Physician Assistant Studies is seeking a PA educator for an open rank faculty position with an administrative appointment as Director of Academic Education (DAE). The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience in teaching and scholarship, and proficiency with common software applications. Responsibilities include preparing and delivering instruction, assessing student performance, participating in program evaluation and student recruitment activities, mentoring students in their professional development, conducting research related to PA practice or education, pursuing grant opportunities, and engaging in other scholarly activities.

Faculty are given release time to maintain clinical skills through clinical practice opportunities and enjoy a collaborative academic environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

In addition to a PA Faculty role, the Director of Academic Education (DAE) collaborates closely with the Program Director, Curriculum Committee, Student Performance Committee, Communication Committee, and Accreditation Committee to oversee and maintain curricular coherence. The DAE secures adequate classroom and laboratory space and scheduling, ensures curricular alignment with ARC-PA accreditation standards and the overall mission of the program, and facilitates cross department communication while acting as a liaison between departments on campus to coordinate education and testing for PA Students.

The DAE works with course directors and the Director of Clinical Education to design, implement, coordinate, schedule, and evaluate educational activities taking place in the didactic and clinical phase of the curriculum. The DAE is directly responsible for the scheduling of the semester orientation meetings, didactic courses, course sequencing, and evaluating student performance. The DAE provides oversight and direction to course directors on course content, methods used to deliver course content, instructional faculty, student assessment, and evaluation of student assessments.

Major changes are coordinated between the DAE, PAS-CC, and the PD. The DAE is responsible for ensuring that didactic courses are evaluated by course directors at the end of each semester and tracks the effectiveness of changes made to those…