Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Physiology - Tysons Corner, VA

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. We’re 99,000 strong, with 31,000 students and 68,000 alumni armed with the skills, passion, and determination to make a difference in today’s complex healthcare environment. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 campuses and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

Opportunity at a Glance
The Assistant Professor is responsible for teaching courses for Chamberlain College of Health Professions. This position provides the educational focus of teaching (classroom, field/practicum, and other learning environments) as well as committee work in the health professions or general education courses/programs. Service to the College, community, health system, profession, and scholarly activities are integral aspects of this position. The Assistant Professor is expected to meet faculty outcomes each year as indicated in an annual Individual Performance Plan.

Responsibilities

Evidence-Based Teaching/ Learning and Master Instruction

• Takes responsibility for program outcomes by implementing the College’s philosophy, curriculum and course objectives through classroom, online, clinical teaching, and service to College, community, health system and profession as appropriate for the discipline.
• Develops curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of all assigned course(s).
• Assumes responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
• Provides documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes.
• Provides student remediation within assigned courses.

Professional Role Model/ Chamberlain Care

• Serves as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development.
• Serves as an informal leader, mentor, and role model for other faculty and staff in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence and general professionalism.
• Mentors new faculty members.

Commitment to the Profession

• Participates in professional activities outside the College.

Professional Service

• Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the College.
• Participates in academic advisement and counseling for an assigned group of students while participating in assessment of potential and real counseling concerns for all students with whom the faculty come into contact.
• Contributes to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the College.
• Provides opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness.
• Provides recommendations to the program coordinator regarding budget needs for the college.
• A faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor begins to assume leadership within the College by accepting or initiating, as part of the workload, responsibility for activities such as:
  1. Chairing or serving on College committees.
  2. Chairing and/or serving on work groups that contribute to preparation for accreditation visits.
  3. Gathering and analyzing data related to the Systematic Evaluation Plan
  4. Serving as course coordinator or Subject Matter Expert (SME). 
  5. Documenting actions taken in faculty and committee meetings as appropriate.

Professional Expertise

• Demonstrates scholarship through the Scholarship of Teaching, Discovery, Application, or Integration congruent with expectations of assigned rank.
• Demonstrates a practice of scholarly teaching characterized by keeping course materials and content current, applying principles of evidence-based teaching, participating in and welcoming peer review of teaching, and reflecting on one’s own teaching.
• Completes other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

• Master’s Degree in a field qualifying the candidate to teach to anatomy and physiology required, Doctorate degree preferred.
• Candidates with qualifications to teach microbiology preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of full-time teaching experience required with at least 2 years previously ranked teaching experience at the position of Instructor.
• Experientially prepared to teach assigned courses required.
• Maintain current regulatory and practice credentials, when appropriate, based on assignment
• Must meet all compliance requirements required for the discipline and role as specified in the Faculty Handbook
• Excellent communication skills along with a high level of initiative and prudent judgment

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In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected annual salary range for this position is between $51,962.03 and $93,918.96. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/us/en/benefits.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.