Actively use of software systems to deliver and evaluate student learning

Create, proctor, and grade exams, quizzes and other assessments

Evaluate assessments and teaching and learning methods

Conduct research, and other scholarly activities that will help qualify for appropriate promotion

Serve as an advisor, coach and/or mentor to dental, medical, and biosciences students

Mentor students and serve on thesis committees as part of research endeavors

Actively participate in KCU meetings, as requested

Contribute to the ongoing needs of the Colleges of Dental Medicine, Health Professions, and other KCU colleges and programs as needed

Represent Kansas City University favorably and in accordance with the established Core Values and expectations

Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising faculty or Deans

Candidates must demonstrate the ability to contribute to and participate in a humanistic environment of learning and discovery. Successful candidates are expected to be able to provide innovative teaching and learning paradigms in the health sciences. Candidates should be highly motivated to be part of the development and growth of a new health professions programs and willing to serve as academic coaches and role models to students while providing compassionate, ethical, and evidenced based learning approaches. Applicants are expected to contribute to the education of dental students and professional enrichment activities for faculty. In addition, applicants will establish and maintain activities in research and scholarship.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Candidates must have a doctoral degree (either PhD, DDS, DMD, DO, MD, or a combination) from an appropriately accredited institution
• The candidate should have teaching experience, preferably using a wide range of educational techniques
• Candidates should have effective organization, communication, verbal, and written skills, as well as high proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of software programs and online Learning Management Systems

Preferred:

• Post-doctoral training and experience (residency/ fellowship) with prior academic teaching and research experience
• Education and expertise in human physiology, with emphasis in cardio, pulmonary and renal physiology
• Clinician scientists and dual degree trained candidates with a clinical and research doctorate are preferred
• Experience as a course director, team teaching, and mentoring students in research is preferred
• As the incumbent will work with faculty, staff, and students in the College of Medicine and in the College of Health Professions, a strong desire to engage in collaborative teaching and research is preferred

Candidates should demonstrate a passion for teaching, an enthusiasm for health education, a value for research and a strong desire to teach students in a demanding, startup academic environment. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
• Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
• Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions

The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

Annual Security Report

KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!



To apply, visit https://kansascity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/job/Joplin-Campus/Assistant-Associate-Professor-of-Physiology_R-0002986

About Kansas City University
Founded in 1916, Kansas City University (KCU) is a fully accredited, private not-for-private health sciences university with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine, and campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Mo. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the fourth-largest medical school in the U.S. and the leading producer of physicians in Missouri. It ranks #1 for producing physicians who practice in primary care, rural areas and underserved regions in the state. KCU's Center for Population Health and Equity addresses the variables that affect a population's health and contribute to health disparities, while better preparing students for professional practice. KCU offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, dental medicine and clinical psychology and a master's degree in biomedical sciences. Dual degree offerings include master's degrees in business administration in health care leadership, public health, and bioethics. A new Master of Health Sciences - Anesthesiologist Assistant program is scheduled to launch in January 2026.



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Actively use of software systems to deliver and evaluate student learning

Create, proctor, and grade exams, quizzes and other assessments

Evaluate assessments and teaching and learning methods

Conduct research, and other scholarly activities that will help qualify for appropriate promotion

Serve as an advisor, coach and/or mentor to dental, medical, and biosciences students

Mentor students and serve on thesis committees as part of research endeavors

Actively participate in KCU meetings, as requested

Contribute to the ongoing needs of the Colleges of Dental Medicine, Health Professions, and other KCU colleges and programs as needed

Represent Kansas City University favorably and in accordance with the established Core Values and expectations

Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising faculty or Deans

Candidates must demonstrate the ability to contribute to and participate in a humanistic environment of learning and discovery. Successful candidates are expected to be able to provide innovative teaching and learning paradigms in the health sciences. Candidates should be highly motivated to be part of the development and growth of a new health professions programs and willing to serve as academic coaches and role models to students while providing compassionate, ethical, and evidenced based learning approaches. Applicants are expected to contribute to the education of dental students and professional enrichment activities for faculty. In addition, applicants will establish and maintain activities in research and scholarship.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Candidates must have a doctoral degree (either PhD, DDS, DMD, DO, MD, or a combination) from an appropriately accredited institution
• The candidate should have teaching experience, preferably using a wide range of educational techniques
• Candidates should have effective organization, communication, verbal, and written skills, as well as high proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of software programs and online Learning Management Systems

Preferred:

• Post-doctoral training and experience (residency/ fellowship) with prior academic teaching and research experience
• Education and expertise in human physiology, with emphasis in cardio, pulmonary and renal physiology
• Clinician scientists and dual degree trained candidates with a clinical and research doctorate are preferred
• Experience as a course director, team teaching, and mentoring students in research is preferred
• As the incumbent will work with faculty, staff, and students in the College of Medicine and in the College of Health Professions, a strong desire to engage in collaborative teaching and research is preferred

Candidates should demonstrate a passion for teaching, an enthusiasm for health education, a value for research and a strong desire to teach students in a demanding, startup academic environment. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
• Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
• Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions

The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

Annual Security Report

KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!



To apply, visit https://kansascity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/job/Joplin-Campus/Assistant-Associate-Professor-of-Physiology_R-0002986

About Kansas City University
Founded in 1916, Kansas City University (KCU) is a fully accredited, private not-for-private health sciences university with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine, and campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Mo. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the fourth-largest medical school in the U.S. and the leading producer of physicians in Missouri. It ranks #1 for producing physicians who practice in primary care, rural areas and underserved regions in the state. KCU's Center for Population Health and Equity addresses the variables that affect a population's health and contribute to health disparities, while better preparing students for professional practice. KCU offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, dental medicine and clinical psychology and a master's degree in biomedical sciences. Dual degree offerings include master's degrees in business administration in health care leadership, public health, and bioethics. A new Master of Health Sciences - Anesthesiologist Assistant program is scheduled to launch in January 2026.



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