Assistant Professor - Medical Educator

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. and experience in dissection-based human anatomy.

Preferred Qualifications

Teaching experience in dissection-based human anatomy, experience in digital and virtual instruction methods and imaging.  Experience/expertise in use of imaging in either teaching or research.  Research experience in the field of medical education.  Research experience in field compatible with current faculty interests.

Responsibilities & Requirements

The Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University School of Medicine invites applicants for a faculty position teaching gross anatomy to health care professional students.  This is a renewable, full time, non-tenured appointment on a medical educator track at the academic rank of Assistant Professor.  Applicants must have a PhD and experience in dissection-based human anatomy.  The successful applicant must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and preference will be given to those with prior experience teaching anatomy to health care professional students.  Of particular interest are the candidates capable of adapting and applying new communication and technology tools to best meet the anatomical education needs of students in medicine, dentistry, and the broader health sciences.  Applicants must have a strong commitment to research/scholarship in medical education (e.g. innovative teaching methods, curriculum development with technology), in addition to the candidates area of research expertise.  Many opportunities exist for collaboration with the department's current faculty and postdoctoral instructors (with expertise in functional morphology, evolutionary morphology, comparative anatomy, phylogenetics, and medical imaging), as well as with other basic science and clinical faculty at Stony Brook Medicine and the broader university community.  Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching experience and interest, statement of scholarly accomplishments and plans, and the names and contact information of four references.  Applications must be submitted online at https://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/facultyjobs/.  Evaluation of candidates will begin as applications are received and continue until the position is filled.

Special Notes

This is a non-tenure track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.  Anticipated Start Date: 5/15/2019.

Application Procedure

Those interested in this position should submit a State Employment Application, cover letter and resume/CV to the departmental address or fax below.  Please also fill out an online Applicant Information Survey.  Do not submit this survey to the department.

Campus Description

Long Island’s premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine represents Stony Brook University’s entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook’s health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, the six Health Sciences schools — Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Social Welfare — as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 603 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County’s only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children’s, with more than 160 pediatric specialists, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region.

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 11/16/2018, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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