Adjunct Faculty - Biological Sciences

Position: Adjunct Faculty
- Biology

Facility: Maine College of Health Professions

Location:Lewiston, Maine, 04240

Pay: $1100.00 per credit hour

Maine College of Health Professions (MCHP) is recognized for its excellence and value. Our mission is to enrich lives through providing exceptional education in the healthcare professions. We are a healthcare focused, not-for-profit college in a small city setting.

Maine College of Health Professions provides students a vibrant, engaging, and outcomes-driven learning experience in a small and pioneering educational environment. For the past 135 years, MCHP has offered a unique education that is embedded in one of Maine’s largest healthcare systems. Boasting a tremendous track record of 100% graduate employment for the past 10 years, the College's dedication to mission fulfillment results in exceptional student outcomes.

Our environment is one where respect and kindness are prioritized. MCHP faculty and staff are welcomed to innovate, expected to support, and encouraged to laugh.

Maine College of Health Professions is a private, not-for-profit institution of higher education that is home to Maine’s first nursing and medical imaging programs.

Maine College of Health Professions enriches lives through providing exceptional education in health professions, supporting student success, and inspiring lifelong learning. We emphasize interpersonal, interprofessional, and community collaboration, and we prioritize excellence in patient care, student learning, and scholarship.

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The role of MCHP faculty is to provide our students with a vibrant, engaging, and outcomes-driven learning experience in a small and pioneering educational environment. Working with the support of fellow faculty, deans, and staff, MCHP faculty are welcomed to innovate, expected to support, and encouraged to laugh.

General Education faculty teach in MCHP’s associate and baccalaureate degree programs across the institution and provide exemplary student support, including advising. General Education faculty have a unique position among faculty in that that they have influence on students from every program ulty use a variety of teaching modalities (online, face-to-face, and hybrid) in a variety of settings (didactic and laboratory), have experience and comfort with academic technology, support interprofessional education, and are willing to actively engage in innovation.

Faculty are tasked with creating effective student learning experiences that support student success.

A master's degree in a related science (biology, human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, biological anthropology, etc.) from an accredited university or college. A willingness to work according to a flexible schedule (evenings and weekends may be required). Previous teaching experience in undergraduate or graduate program

• Doctoral degree
• Experience in course design, simulation-based learning, and interprofessional education
• Expertise in the science of effective teaching and learning
• Familiarity with Quality Matters

• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and/or microbiology
• Knowledge of laboratory best practices (laboratory courses only)
• Knowledge of curriculum development and planning
• Knowledge of educational technology
• Knowledge and understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
• Skills in operating laboratory equipment (laboratory courses only)
• Skills in effectively managing classes, including planning and student performance assessment
• Skills in communicating well, both orally and in writing
• Skills in in critical…