Position Title:

Assistant Teaching Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular Perfusion Program

Position Type:

Regular

About the Role:

Northern Kentucky University’s (NKU) School of Allied Health, within the College of Health & Human Services, is seeking a fulltime Clinical Coordinator and faculty member to teach in the Master of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion program.

NKU, a growing metropolitan university located 7 miles from Cincinnati, is a university known to its faculty and students for its commitment to student success. The clinical coordinator will have teaching responsibilities and will oversee clinical aspects of the program in collaboration with the program director, including the development of relationships with clinical partners to provide excellence in cardiovascular perfusion education opportunities.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a perfusionist with a strong science and research background with teaching experience with the ability to teach across the perfusion curriculum, to include anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, research methods and oversee research capstone projects.

This position will also require aspects of service and commitment not only to the program, but also to the College of Health & Human Services and the university by serving on various committees when needed.

This is a 12-month non-tenure track renewable faculty position at the rank of assistant teaching professor.

Primary Responsibilities

Teach face-to-face courses in the program, as assigned; a limited number of courses may be online, but face-to-face teaching is required

Engage in student recruitment, selection, guidance, instruction, and evaluation.

Support the program director in accomplishing outcomes related to planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program.

Assist the program director in course development.

Participate in the community advisory committee for the program and various other service activities across multiple levels (program, school, college, and university.

Help guide the program to ensure alignment with the University’s strategic priorities of retention, graduation and overall student success.

Communicate with current clinical sites and preceptors to assist in coordinating clinical contracts.

Participate in various committee and service activities across multiple levels, including program, school, college and university.

Recruit and maintain clinical sites, coordinate clinical contracts and obtain qualified preceptors at each clinical facility. Establish and maintain working relationships with staff within the clinical sites.

Minimum Education & Qualifications

Master’s degree (doctorate preferred) from an accredited institution recognized by the US Secretary of Education at the time the degree was conferred, in perfusion, and an education in related sciences such as biology, anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, exercise physiology, kinesiology.
Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience as a perfusionist
Minimum of 3 years pedagogical teaching experience (or instructional methodology) relevant to science courses within an academic setting.
Highly developed interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
Ability to create and maintain collegial relationships with internal and external team members.
Commitment to the mission of NKU, College of Health and Human Services, and Program.

Additional qualifications include:

Active engagement in professional organizations.
Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

NKU’s vision is that we will be nationally recognized for being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers diverse learners for economic and social mobility. Our core values place emphasis on our culture of excellence, creativity, innovation, and collegiality. Your cover letter and/or teaching statement should show, as a faculty member at NKU, how you will contribute to our core values and our strategic framework, especially in how you will contribute student success and belonging.

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Northern Kentucky University

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NKU is a leader in Greater Cincinnati, Kentucky and the nation as a student-ready university, meeting students where they are in their educational journeys — no matter where they are. Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It is primarily an undergraduate institution with over 14,000 students; over 12,000 are undergraduate students and nearly 2,000 are graduate students.

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Assistant Teaching Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular Perfusion Program