Assistant​/Associate​/Professor of Pharmacology

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

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Monday-Friday
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- 5:00p.m.

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Robert

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Title Information

Faculty Title

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10031

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number FRGV
1514

Working Title

Working Title Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pharmacology

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Division/Organization

Division/Organization Division of Health Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position 1 year

FTE

FTE 1.0

Scope of Job

The Department of Medical Education at the UTRGV School Of Medicine seeks to hire a highly qualified faculty member to teach pharmacology primarily within the pre-clerkship curricular years of the MD program.

This position has a full-time instructional mandate, and the recruited candidate must be committed to excellence in the teaching and mentoring of first- and second-year medical students, in addition to teaching within other graduate programs offered by the School of Medicine. The present MD curriculum at the school is designed around the Problem Based Learning ( PBL ) modality, while also employing interactive lecture-based instruction.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and teach the integrated pharmacology curriculum to undergraduate medical students, utilizing interactive, and active learning modalities.
• Develop formative and summative assessments for pharmacology and integrated biomedical sciences content.
• Serve as module director for pre-clerkship, organ systems-based course.
• Supervise student scholarly projects and serve as an advisor to medical students.
• Contribute to the accreditation activities.
• Pursue scholarship/research through peer-reviewed or other publications or citable scholarly products related to education or pharmacology.
• Contribute to School of Medicine committees as a member.
• Participate in the interview and selection process of School of Medicine faculty and students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree, M.D., D.O. Ph.D. in Pharmacology or Pharm D
• Evidence of scholarly experience and productivity
• Commitment to innovative approaches to education and learning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Doctoral degree in Pharmacology or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching pharmacology in medical or osteopathic schools
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience using different teaching methods which might include case-based learning, ‘flipped classroom’, problem-based learning ( PBL ), interactive large group presentations.
• Experience with student mentoring and advising.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary settings.
• Prior teaching experience in an LCME
  -accredited medical school would be considered extremely desirable.
• The ability to work collegially within an interdisciplinary team of other clinical/basic science educators would be considered an asset.

License or Certification Required?

License or Certification Required? No

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