Faculty, Biomedical Sciences - Microbiology

Job Title

Faculty, Biomedical Sciences - Microbiology

Biomedical Sciences

School Of Medicine

Savannah, GA 31404

Mercer University School of Medicine is seeking highly qualified educators with broad training and demonstrated experience or enthusiasm for teaching in an integrated pre-clerkship medical school curriculum. This position is a non-tenure track, 12-month appointment on the Savannah, GA campus. Additional duties will be required/assigned during the summer.

Teaching faculty will play a key role in the continued development and implementation of an integrated, cross-disciplinary curriculum that includes small and large group case-based and team-based learning, and other active teaching-learning methods.

Successful candidates will have a strong record of scholarly activity and evidence of medical or graduate teaching expertise in the Microbiology and/or Immunology discipline.

• Hold a terminal degree (M.D or equivalent, Ph.D.) from an accredited college/university in an appropriate discipline.
• Experience in health professions education particularly with utilizing active learning methods in teaching biomedical sciences in one of the three areas/disciplines listed above;
• Experience independently develop learning resources, independently develop and facilitate large group interactive learning sessions, develop items for assessment of student learning, and serve as a discipline representative in the applicants respective specialty;
• Experience as a tutor/facilitator of small group interdisciplinary case-based learning sessions in a clinically oriented pre-clerkship medical curriculum.
• Applicants applying for Associate or Full Professor ranks should have a strong record of medical school teaching in large and small group settings.
• Faculty members are expected to participate broadly across the curricula in both the medical and graduate programs, engage in scholarship in areas of biomedical science, medical education, or community-oriented research, and serve on departmental, school-wide, or other committees as designated.

• Comprehensive health insurance for self and dependents
• Generous retirement contributions
• Tuition waivers
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Technology discounts
• Schedules that allow for work-life balance

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