"Instructor - Full-Time Temporary Faculty for Medical Lab Science"

Salary Range: $27,500 – $30,000
Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/
We are inviting applications for a Spring 2025 full-time faculty position appointed in the Department of Applied Health Sciences' Medical Laboratory Science program. We seek a faculty member with American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification and expertise in Microbiology who can teach within the NAACLS accredited program.

This position is responsible for in-person classroom and laboratory instruction to graduate laboratory science students at the Health Science campus of Loyola University Chicago, located in Maywood, Illinois. The primary teaching responsibilities for this position will include Microbiology laboratories, Leadership, and Basic Laboratory skills for medical laboratory scientists. Other responsibilities will include laboratory preparation for Microbiology and Blood Bank.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver course material to students to provide entry level laboratory competency.
• Teach MLS students (including didactic and laboratory sessions) in courses as assigned based on needs of the Medical Laboratory Science program during weekday and weekend daytime hours
• Lead in student laboratory activity set-up for Microbiology and Blood Banking
• Contribute to continuous programmatic improvement through feedback on the curriculum

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree or higher
• Current MLSCM certification
• A minimum of 3 years of experience and practice in medical laboratory science
• One year experience in medical laboratory science education in the last five years
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues as part of a team

Desired Qualifications

• Strong oral, written, visual, and electronic communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and interact in a positive manner with diverse faculty, staff, and students, as well as with people of varying economic and cultural backgrounds
• Effective interpersonal and conflict management skills
• Ability to educate students in laboratory and classroom settings
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Experience with learning management systems

Job Type: Full-Time