Assistant/Associate Professor of Medical Education

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Recruitment/Posting Title	Assistant/Associate Professor of Medical Education
Department	RWJ-Neuro & Cell Biology-PISC
Salary	Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary	RBHS Overview: New Jersey’s premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and seven other schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped to transform lives. School Overview: Founded in 1966 as Rutgers Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is located on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 20 basic science and clinical departments, and hosts centers and institutes including The Cardiovascular Institute, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Institute for Neurological Therapeutics, and the Women’s Health Institute. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway, and provides continuing education courses for healthcare professionals and community education programs. RWJMS is part of a vibrant and interactive research community at Rutgers, an elite research institution, exceeding $756 million in annual research funding (FY2020). The Rutgers life and biomedical sciences community includes over 200 faculty members in different departments within Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, School of Engineering as well as within institutes including the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH), Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey (HGINJ), Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHI), Rutgers Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, the Brain Health Institute, and the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science leading the NIH-funded New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS), with Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) is seeking applications for a full-time, non-tenure track, faculty position in medical education. The successful candidate will contribute to the educational mission of the school’s medical and graduate courses in gross anatomy and histology through teaching and directorship. Teaching activities include lectures and small group activities such as labs and TBL. There are numerous, exciting opportunities for scholarly and educational development and collaboration with core educators and clinicians as the school develops its new curriculum and transitions to a new state-of-the-art medical education building in 2026. Qualified candidates must have experience teaching Anatomy within a medical or health-professional school, and have evidence of excellence and productivity related to directing an Anatomy course. Knowledge and experience in gross anatomy as well as dissection are a must and an additional willingness to learn and teach in Histology and Embryology is required.Candidates must have a Doctoral degree (MD or PhD). This appointment will be made at an academic rank commensurate with experience. Applications will be accepted until April 1, 2024, or until the position is filled. Applicants should submit: (1) a letter of interest directed to the Faculty Search Committee; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a summary of educational accomplishments; (4) a statement describing their approach to inclusive teaching and integrating diversity in pursuit of academic excellence; and (5) at least three references. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Position Status	Full Time
Posting Number	24FA0163
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Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Qualified candidates must have experience teaching Anatomy within a medical or health-professional school, and have evidence of excellence and productivity related to directing an Anatomy course. Knowledge and experience in gross anatomy as well as dissection are a must and an additional willingness to learn and teach in Histology and Embryology is required. Candidates must have a Doctoral degree (MD or PhD).
Certifications/Licenses	N/A
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Quick Link to Posting	https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/221333
Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Piscataway (RBHS)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
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Pre-employment Screenings

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