"Teaching Assistant Professor - Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology"

Teaching Assistant Professor

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology
West Virginia University School of Medicine

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology seeks a distinguished scientist educator as Faculty Teaching Assistant Professor to further its mission to teach the subjects of medical microbiology and immunology to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. This is a full-time, non-tenure track position. The selected candidate will exhibit extraordinary teaching and organizational skills. They will hold a primary faculty appointment in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology in the WVU School of Medicine.

Reporting to leadership in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology in the WVU School of Medicine, the appointed faculty member will be expected to teach courses in areas including, but not limited to, general microbiology and bacterial pathogenesis, and to provide instruction for undergraduate majors in immunology and microbiology, as well as graduate, medical, professional, and non-major undergraduate students. They will be involved in academic advising to undergraduate immunology and medical majors. The successful candidate will be a recognized educator, established in their field, with a PhD or MD/PhD degree (ABD's will be considered with the expectation that the degree will be conferred before the start of appointment) and a track record of excellence in teaching, development of innovative teaching methods in the fields of immunology and medical microbiology, as well as excellent student and peer reviews. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications.

Qualifications:

Founded in 1867, WVU is one of only 11 research-intensive land-grant institutions offering a single health sciences campus with accredited Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health. WVU is West Virginia's major research and development center. Our faculty conduct research totaling over $195 million in sponsored contracts and grants per year, and WVU has earned an Rl research classification (highest research activity) as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies WVU as a comprehensive doctoral institution with medical programs - placing it among only 50 such public and 28 private institutions nationwide, and WVU has earned the Carnegie Foundation's Community Engagement Classification, which only 6% of all universities have. WVU is located in beautiful Morgantown, WV, in the heart of Mountaineer Country, which is within easy traveling distance of Washington, DC and Pittsburgh, PA. This award-winning city has been rated the ''No. 1 Small City in America" (BizJournals.com), the ninth best college town in America (Business Insider), one of the "South's Best Small Towns" (Southern Living) and one of the "Top 100 Best Places to Live" (Livability).

Qualified applicants should submit the following documents, in which they discuss curriculum and teaching innovations and provide relevant evidence of teaching effectiveness: 1) Cover Letter, 2) Curriculum Vitae (CV), 3) Statement of Teaching Philosophy, and 4) Three Professional References.

Applicants should upload all documents electronically to: https://wvu.taleo.net/careersection/faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=28839

Applicant review will begin mid-March and continue until the position is filled.