Job Type:
Faculty
Job Description:
Kansas City University (KCU) is searching for a full-time faculty member in the Department of Bioethics. The successful candidate will be a scholar who can facilitate the development of an online Masters of Bioethics degree program. This faculty person is an ethicist and humanist with relevant academic
credentials in Bioethics. KCU Bioethics faculty are primarily teachers responsible for the delivery of the Bioethics content into the osteopathic medical school curriculum. The KCU Bioethics Department is responsible for the delivery of the Master of Arts in Bioethics degree as well as the integration of the Bioethics content into all degree programs and affiliated educational programs of KCU. The faculty member will demonstrate excellence in teaching, program development, teaching, scholarly work, and professional service. A background in research and publications is desirable. Bioethics faculty on both campuses report to the department Chair, who reports to the KC Campus Dean.
This position will be considered for the Joplin or Kansas City Campus.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working collaboratively with the Bioethics Department to design, recruit, and implement a stand-alone online Master of Bioethics degree program
- Course direction of one or more bioethics courses
- Providing occasional teaching for regional clinical residency/ fellowship programs, ethics grand rounds, community programs, etc.
- Serving as an advisor to students and holding regular office hours
- Thesis advising of MA Bioethics students based on opportunity
- University committee membership and leadership as assigned
- Regular participation in White Coat ceremonies, Commencement, and other campus events
- Regular engagement with scholarly activities, including dissemination in one or more of the following areas: bioethics, health humanities, professionalism
Minimum Requirements:
- PhD, D.Bioethics, DO, MD or other terminal degree of relevance to Bioethics
- A minimum of two years post-doctoral experience teaching at the graduate level
- Meet the KCU requirements for assistant, associate or full professor
- Research, publications, and grant-writing experience are highly preferred
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