Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor - Physician Assistant Studies (69931)

Location:
Gainesville, Florida
Open Date:
Feb 12, 2021
Description:

The School of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida is recruiting for a full-time faculty member as a Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor. The position requires a graduate degree as a physician assistant.  Clinical experience in emergency medicine, surgery or critical care medicine is preferred.  This is a non-tenure accruing position with salary and benefits commensurate with background and experience.

Responsibilities include instruction in a graduate level educational program for physician assistant students involving didactic and clinical year curricular phases and include classroom teaching, simulation based education, clinical procedures, skill training, student advising and evaluation, educational administration, service on committees, and clinical practice as assigned, which requires eligibility for Florida licensure.  Teaching experience in a physician assistant educational program is desirable but not required. Organizational, technological and teaching skills, the ability to be an effective mentor to students and to work collaboratively with faculty are essential.

Qualifications:

The position requires a graduate degree (masters degree) as a physician assistant. Florida license or eligibility for licensure in the state of Florida is required.

Three years of experience as a PA and in PA program education are highly preferred.

Application Instructions:

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references.

Review of applications will begin February 3, 2021 and will continue until a sufficient applicant pool has been established.

Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approval by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://naces.org/.

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

 

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