"Part-Time Teaching Assistant, UMKC School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences"

Hiring Department

Biomedical Sciences

University of Missouri-Kansas City

School of Medicine

Job Description

The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine seeks part time, temporary teaching assistants to work with students and faculty for the Human Structure Function I, II, and III and Clinical Correlations courses, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Practice of Medicine 2, and Pathology 2 courses.

The job duties include assisting faculty in the course, facilitating small group/laboratory activities, assisting with exams and clinical assessments, tutoring students that request additional assistance, and completing other duties for the courses as assigned by faculty. Teaching assistants would be housed at the Kansas City campus or St. Joseph campus but may need to facilitate on-site at both campuses as circumstances arise.

Qualifications

Applicant must have recently graduated with a Medical Degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Applicant must have demonstrated high achievement in classes listed in Job Description posted above. Applicant must communicate well with students and faculty, have excellent verbal, written and organizational skills, and work effectively as a team member with other faculty.

Applicant should also be a self-initiator and seek out opportunities to assist students and faculty.

Application Materials

To be considered, you must complete the application at https://www.umkc.edu/hr/careers/ including Legal Name, US employment eligibility, and current contact information. Upload all application materials (a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, references).

If you are experiencing technical problems, please email umpshrsupport@umsystem.edu.

For questions about the position, please contact umkcfacultysearch@umkc.edu include the Job Identification number and name of the position.

Handling of Application Materials

After initial review by the committee all uploaded materials may be shared with all faculty in the prospective home department. For affiliations and joint appointments materials may be shared with all faculty in all departments involved.

For consideration, you must apply online at www.umkc.edu/jobs, click in Academic Positions.

Please combine all application materials (application form, personal letter of interest and applicable experience with accompanying curriculum vitae and a current list of references) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document not to exceed 11MB and upload as your resume attachments. Limit document name to 50 characters and do not include any special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

Application Deadline

Open until filled

Other Information

Part time, unranked, non-benefit eligible. Would work up to 28 hours/week.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is not eligible for University benefits. Individuals in non benefit eligible positions may choose to participate in the Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (403b). For information about this plan, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Office of Equity & Title IX at 816-235-6910.