Adjunct Faculty - Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutic Management Program

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The School for Professional Studies at Saint Louis University is seeking part-time adjunct faculty on an on-going basis to teach on-line courses in the new Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutic Management Graduate Certificate program that will began in January, 2022.  Qualified applicants will be reviewed and placed in a pool to be contacted as openings become available. 

Applicants must possess a terminal degree, and have extensive professional experience or education in one or more of the Program’s instructional areas:

• Medical Cannabis History, Society and Science
  • Knowledge of cannabis terminology, societal norms, Missouri’s medical cannabis program, forms of medical cannabis (inhalation, vaping, edibles, tinctures, topicals), growing, extraction and distribution of cannabis, chemistry, metabolism, and toxicology of cannabis and the ethical uses of medical cannabis therapy.

• Cannabis Pharmacology
  • Knowledge of receptor theory, pharmacogenetics, pharmacodynamics, dose-response relationships, drug metabolism, tolerance, dependence, and the endocannabinoid system.  Cannabis pharmacology will also include an analysis on how to review and interpret cannabis related clinical literature.

• Health Implications and Management Using Medical Cannabis
  • Knowledge of conditions treated using medical cannabis, strain selection and dosing, side effects caring for patients using medical cannabis in a clinic, home and public settings, and ethical and safety considerations regarding a patient’s treatment with medical cannabis.

• Cannabis Entrepreneurship, Law and Compliance
  • Knowledge of the mission, goals, and objectives of a cannabis business, capital solicitation, business plan and proforma development, regulations of cannabis, rights and restrictions for patients, health professionals, care givers, and employers, knowledge to practice for health care workers, advocacy and impacting policy.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate effective and varied on-line and cannabis facility on-site instructional practices with the assistance of the School’s Instructional Developer.
• Provide students with an approved syllabus that includes course outcomes, policies, assignments, and evaluation criteria.
• Evaluate student performance in meeting course outcomes through assignments, projects, and discussion.
• Provide feedback in a timely manner regarding student progress on course outcomes.
• Respond to all emails, phone calls, questions, and other inquiries in a timely manner (within 24 hours preferred, with 48 hours required).
• Communicate all student concerns to the Program’s Academic Coach, keeping them updated and aware of and/or involved with solutions.
• Communicate all programmatic concerns to the Program Director for Cannabis Science and Operations.

For more information on Saint Louis University’s Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutic Management Graduate Certificate program, please visit our website.