Description:
 

Job Description Summary:
 

As a faculty member within the Samuel Merritt University College of Podiatric Medicine, the faculty member is responsible for guiding the learning of students in classroom, workshop settings and clinical settings. Faculty members are assigned to develop and teach the courses for which they are qualified by education, certification, and professional experience. Instructional duties include planning courses and curricula, didactic and clinical teaching, evaluating courses, populating and managing the learning management system, and participating in board preparation activities. Related duties include academic advising of students, attending CSPM and SMU meetings, serving on CSPM and SMU committees, and participating in special University events and ceremonies.

Faculties at the rank of Assistant Professor are also expected to engage in relevant current clinical practice or scholarly activities in the teaching specialty as defined in the Faculty/Staff Handbook and to be actively engaged in professional activities, which enhance the faculty role

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning (75%)

• *Develops and maintains instructional materials and student learning activities for instruction based on program objectives and within the context of the program’s philosophy.
• *Collaborates with other faculty members to coordinate theory and clinical instruction to provide an optimal learning environment for students.
• *Selects and uses a variety of situation appropriate teaching methods and strategies for podiatric surgery and trauma courses, surgical case-based learning and radiology rotation including but not limited to: lecture, discussion, group activities, audiovisual, technical materials, online sessions, live-streaming sessions, workshops, and clinical scenarios.
• *Communicates effectively and professionally with students and peers.

Evaluation (5%)

• *Provides regular and timely feedback to students, including the return of written assignments with formative feedback.
• *Documents student performance deficiencies in writing to the student as soon as identified and communicates repetitive student behavior to chair of PPGR committee and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• *Completes formative and summative evaluation reports on student achievement of learning objectives according to University policy.
• *Evaluates courses and instructional performance annually and more often if needed, in a timely manner.

Academic Advising (10%)

• *Advises students for academic and professional issues and inquiries.

Other duties as assigned (10%)

• *Responds to voice or e-mail messages within 48 hours.
• *Maintains licensure/certification required for the teaching assignment.
• *Arrives to classes and/or clinical rotations in a punctual manner.  Notifies the CSPM Academic Office regarding illnesses/unavoidable absence in advance of course/rotation sessions.
• *Attends meetings and participates in shared governance by serving on department and University-wide committees as appropriate for FTE.
• Actively participates in course and curriculum development and accreditation activities.
• Attends University or program ceremonies and other required events.

An Asterisk (*) denotes an “essential job function” for ADA purposes.

All items listed below are considered “essential job functions” for ADA purposes

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned doctoral degree in podiatric medicine
• Podiatric Residency Training through an accredited program
• Clinical expertise in the clinical specialty area of the teaching assignment.

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent interpersonal relationships.
• Develops and assesses board preparation and board success statistics.
• High level ability in use of learning management system (Canvas), online teaching platforms (Webex, Zoom) and curriculum development.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Holds a current podiatric license
• Other specialized certification or license may be required depending on the nature of the instructional assignment.

Employee Status:

Regular

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Exempt)

Time Type:

Part time

Job Shift:

Pay Range:

$81,000 ~ $108,000 (exempt)

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