Neuroscience Professor

NEUROSCIENCE

Rank: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

UMHS Campus in St. Kitts, West Indies

The University of Medicine and Health Sciences-St. Kitts (UMHS) invites applications for a faculty position in Neuroscience. Neuroscience/Neuroanatomy is focused on team-teaching and, as such, faculty have adequate time to engage in research and/or writing. The UMHS academic year has three semesters; therefore, teaching responsibilities occur throughout the year.

Responsibilities include:

1. Developing and providing students with approved syllabi and learning objectives.
2. Organizing, preparing, and regularly updating course content.
3. Delivering effective lectures utilizing a variety of teaching techniques and state of the art teaching technologies.
4. Preparing and administering examinations, grading in a timely manner, and providing feedback to students.
5. Focusing on student success by being available to students during non-teaching time.
6. Serving on faculty committees.
7. Supervising students in a variety of activities, including but not limited to, problem based learning activities, human-computer simulation activities in the UMHS virtual hospital ward, and activities in local clinical settings.
8. Participate in activities assigned by the department chair and/or University administration.

Minimum qualifications:

• Passion for teaching
• Earned Ph.D. in neuroscience
• 3-5 years’ experience teaching in an accredited medical school preferably in the US, Canada, or UK.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English