Actively use of software systems to deliver and evaluate
student learning
Create, proctor, and grade exams, quizzes and other
assessments
Evaluate assessments and teaching and learning methods
Conduct research, and other scholarly activities that will help
qualify for appropriate promotion
Serve as an advisor, coach and/or mentor to dental, medical,
and biosciences students
Mentor students and serve on thesis committees as part of
research endeavors
Actively participate in KCU meetings, as requested
Contribute to the ongoing needs of the Colleges of Dental
Medicine, Health Professions, and other KCU colleges and programs
as needed
Represent Kansas City University favorably and in accordance
with the established Core Values and expectations
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising faculty or
Deans
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to contribute to and
participate in a humanistic environment of learning and discovery.
Successful candidates are expected to be able to provide innovative
teaching and learning paradigms in the health sciences. Candidates
should be highly motivated to be part of the development and growth
of a new health professions programs and willing to serve as
academic coaches and role models to students while providing
compassionate, ethical, and evidenced based learning approaches.
Applicants are expected to contribute to the education of dental
students and professional enrichment activities for faculty. In
addition, applicants will establish and maintain activities in
research and scholarship.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
- Candidates must have a doctoral degree (either PhD, DDS, DMD,
DO, MD, or a combination) from an appropriately accredited
institution
- The candidate should have teaching experience, preferably using
a wide range of educational techniques
- Candidates should have effective organization, communication,
verbal, and written skills, as well as high proficiency with the
Microsoft Office suite of software programs and online Learning
Management Systems
Preferred:
- Post-doctoral training and experience (residency/ fellowship)
with prior academic teaching and research experience
- Education and expertise in human physiology, with emphasis in
cardio, pulmonary and renal physiology
- Clinician scientists and dual degree trained candidates with a
clinical and research doctorate are preferred
- Experience as a course director, team teaching, and mentoring
students in research is preferred
- As the incumbent will work with faculty, staff, and students in
the College of Medicine and in the College of Health Professions, a
strong desire to engage in collaborative teaching and research is
preferred
Candidates should demonstrate a passion for teaching, an enthusiasm
for health education, a value for research and a strong desire to
teach students in a demanding, startup academic environment. Salary
and rank will be commensurate with experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders
repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use
a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various
levels, including overhead
- Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly
and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate
exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the
telephone, and in a group setting
- Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for
extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
- Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data,
evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid
conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions
The essential physical and mental requirements described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity
workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all
employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their
demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic
information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy,
sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial
status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other
status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.
Annual Security Report
KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty,
and staff. Our
annual campus security
report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and
public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance
with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act.
Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!
To apply, visit https://kansascity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/job/Joplin-Campus/Assistant-Associate-Professor-of-Physiology_R-0002986
About Kansas City University
Founded in 1916, Kansas City University (KCU) is a fully
accredited, private not-for-private health sciences university with
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine,
and campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Mo. The College of
Osteopathic Medicine is the fourth-largest medical school in the
U.S. and the leading producer of physicians in Missouri. It ranks
#1 for producing physicians who practice in primary care, rural
areas and underserved regions in the state. KCU's Center for
Population Health and Equity addresses the variables that affect a
population's health and contribute to health disparities, while
better preparing students for professional practice. KCU offers
doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, dental medicine and
clinical psychology and a master's degree in biomedical sciences.
Dual degree offerings include master's degrees in business
administration in health care leadership, public health, and
bioethics. A new Master of Health Sciences - Anesthesiologist
Assistant program is scheduled to launch in January 2026.
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