Asst/Assoc/Professor (Biochemistry) (Job ID #158599)

The Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology at the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) is hiring, a medical educator with expertise in biochemistry and campus course director for an integrated organ segment based curriculum.  The individuals will be based at the Peoria campus and participate in the delivery of an integrated collaborative curriculum with peers from across the University of Illinois College of Medicine. We are seeking innovative educators with energy and commitment to medical student education. The successful candidate must be interested in curriculum development and integration with the clinical sciences, working collaboratively with like-minded and talented individuals across the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine campuses.   Having additional skills, interest in simulation education or medical humanities is preferred.  The College of Medicine is committed to active learning, clinical relevance, and measurement of educational outcomes. 

The UICOMP campus provides education for over 240 medical students and over 300 residents and fellows in 18 disciplines.  Two major academic affiliate hospitals are located within 6 blocks of the medical school campus and contain over 850 hospital beds.  The medical school is a partner in the 67,000 square foot Jump Simulation Center (www.jumpsimulation.org ) offering some truly unique opportunities for innovative curriculum.  JUMP provides state of the art simulation for use in both education and assessment.

Candidates will be responsible for developing and delivering teaching material on medical biochemistry and other basic science content needed for the practice of clinical medicine.   In addition to medical biochemistry, small group facilitation in the preclinical curriculum including but not limited to simulation and medical humanities.  The biochemistry curriculum is taught in both the preclinical years and clinical years with opportunities to develop and implement medical biochemistry electives in Phase III of the medical school curriculum.   The selected individuals will also have administrative responsibilities including coordination with other courses, generation of appropriate evaluation tools, and cross campus collaborations. The successful candidates will have a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry or related field, or an M.D./D.O. with Biochemistry expertise. Previous experience in teaching collegiate or medical school Biochemistry or related courses with understanding of technology available to teach Biochemistry is required.  Preference is given to those who have participated in active learning and team teaching, interest in simulation, and have a record of educational scholarship. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899 . The University of Illinois at Chicago is an equal opportunity employer including Disability/Vets. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For fullest consideration please apply by February 2, 2022 at https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=158599 .