"Assistant or Associate Professor of Instruction, Medical Anatomy"

Job Details

The Heritage College is seeking an Assistant or Associate Professor of Instruction in Medical Anatomy to participate and lead in the delivery of our integrated medical curriculum on our Dublin, Ohio Campus with a preferred start date on or before August 1, 2026. The selected candidate will join a group of faculty in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, which will allow the successful candidate to gain training and expertise in additional disciplines.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach anatomical sciences, histology, neuroanatomy, and embryology in an integrative team-based teaching and learning environment, including medical morphology labs and large group interactive learning sessions.
• Collaborate closely with faculty members across the three Heritage College campuses to develop and lead curricular content (i.e., learning objectives, team-based learning sessions, resources, assessments) in a timely manner.
• Prepare anatomical prosections as needed.
• Participate in small group coaching and mentoring of osteopathic medical students.
• Provide service to the college such as interviewing prospective candidates for admissions to the Heritage College, participating in college-planned outreach activities, serving as faculty representative to a student organization(s), etc.
• Commit to ongoing professional development and/or advancement activities.
• Commit to excellence and innovation in medical education with an emphasis on active learning.

Requirements:

• ABD at/near time of application; Completion of doctoral level degree requirements, i.e., PhD, DO, MD, or equivalent by the start date of the position.
• Teaching experience in dissection-based human gross anatomy.

About the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Mission

We pride ourselves on our strong focus on our mission: training osteopathic primary care physicians to serve Ohio. Our medical school educates physicians committed to practice in Ohio, emphasizes primary care, engages in focused research, and embraces both Appalachian and urban communities. Integral to this mission, our college community commits itself to: provide a clinically integrated, learning-centered, osteopathic medical education continuum for students, interns, residents and primary care associates; embrace public service; and improve the health and well-being of underserved populations.

Vision

The Heritage College is recognized as the national leader in training osteopathic primary care physicians and the number one producer of primary care physicians in the country.

Essential Values

These fundamental principles form the foundation of the culture at our college: wholeness and balance within each person; integrity; community of mutual respect; pursuit of excellence; a climate of scholarship; and commitment to service, generosity and compassion.

Please complete the online application and attach required documents including a cover letter, current CV, and a teaching philosophy statement. Applicants will also be prompted to key in contact information for at least three reference letter providers who may receive an auto-generated email invitation to upload a recommendation utilizing a provided unique link.

Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration, please apply by October 19, 2025. This position is eligible for the following benefits: medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, and retirement.