Visiting Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Company:
Stetson University
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Category:
Other Health Sciences Faculty
Type:
Full-Time
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
POSITION: Visiting Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
The Department of Health Science at Stetson University invites applications for a visiting assistant professor position beginning January 2025. Primary teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses in health science, including Anatomy and Physiology with labs. The position is a full-time, 9- month, non-tenure-track appointment that spans January 2025-May 2027 (3 semesters), with the possibility of further renewal.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in a health-related field with demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduates. Candidates should have a strong commitment to innovative pedagogy and mentoring undergraduates. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or interest in engaging students from diverse backgrounds.
THE DEPARTMENT:
The successful applicant's appointment will be in the Department of Health Sciences. Currently, there are six full-time faculty members whose expertise spans several diverse health-related fields (e.g., immunology/virology, gerontology, nutrition, exercise physiology). We are deeply committed to effective teaching and to working with students in a mentoring capacity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The annual load is equivalent to four courses in the Fall and four courses in the Spring semester. The successful candidate will have the option for one of these courses to be an approved student-centered immersive experience (equivalent to one course) as part of the University's experiential, contemporary, and integrative learning initiative - Hatter Ready. Primary teaching responsibilities include Anatomy and
Physiology with labs and/or other courses in the candidate's area of specialization. Specialized courses may include new or existing upper-division health sciences courses and/or General Education courses. For more information on our expectations in teaching and our support for faculty development, please see the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs website: www.stetson.edu/provost.
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (CAS):
Stetson's College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.stetson.edu/portal/artsci/) is the largest and most diverse of the University's colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts. With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the
College is the liberal arts core of the University. A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 140 full-time teacher-scholars. The College offers 31 undergraduate majors and 34 undergraduate minors; seven graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative
Writing. Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, allowing students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship. Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility. All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community. The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.
THE UNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson's faculty works with nearly 3,700 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University's historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls approximately 2,500 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University
College of Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs based at the main campus in DeLand include Business,
Accounting, Education, Counseling, and Creative Writing, with Educational Leadership cohorts also offered at the Gulfport campus. Florida's oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future-locally, nationally, and globally.
THE COMMUNITY:
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.
SALARY: Salary is competitive.
STARTING DATE: January 8, 2025
APPLICATION:
Applicants must send the following materials for consideration:
1) a cover letter that includes the candidate's philosophy of teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate students,
2) a curriculum vitae, and
3) a list of 3 references. Candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Reviews of complete applications will begin on November 18, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Application materials may be submitted electronically to vbolinger@stetson.edu.
Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research, and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.
POSITION: Visiting Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
The Department of Health Science at Stetson University invites applications for a visiting assistant professor position beginning January 2025. Primary teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses in health science, including Anatomy and Physiology with labs. The position is a full-time, 9- month, non-tenure-track appointment that spans January 2025-May 2027 (3 semesters), with the possibility of further renewal.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in a health-related field with demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduates. Candidates should have a strong commitment to innovative pedagogy and mentoring undergraduates. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or interest in engaging students from diverse backgrounds.
THE DEPARTMENT:
The successful applicant's appointment will be in the Department of Health Sciences. Currently, there are six full-time faculty members whose expertise spans several diverse health-related fields (e.g., immunology/virology, gerontology, nutrition, exercise physiology). We are deeply committed to effective teaching and to working with students in a mentoring capacity.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The annual load is equivalent to four courses in the Fall and four courses in the Spring semester. The successful candidate will have the option for one of these courses to be an approved student-centered immersive experience (equivalent to one course) as part of the University's experiential, contemporary, and integrative learning initiative - Hatter Ready. Primary teaching responsibilities include Anatomy and
Physiology with labs and/or other courses in the candidate's area of specialization. Specialized courses may include new or existing upper-division health sciences courses and/or General Education courses. For more information on our expectations in teaching and our support for faculty development, please see the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs website: www.stetson.edu/provost.
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (CAS):
Stetson's College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.stetson.edu/portal/artsci/) is the largest and most diverse of the University's colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts. With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the
College is the liberal arts core of the University. A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 140 full-time teacher-scholars. The College offers 31 undergraduate majors and 34 undergraduate minors; seven graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative
Writing. Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, allowing students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship. Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility. All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community. The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.
THE UNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson's faculty works with nearly 3,700 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University's historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls approximately 2,500 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University
College of Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs based at the main campus in DeLand include Business,
Accounting, Education, Counseling, and Creative Writing, with Educational Leadership cohorts also offered at the Gulfport campus. Florida's oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future-locally, nationally, and globally.
THE COMMUNITY:
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.
SALARY: Salary is competitive.
STARTING DATE: January 8, 2025
APPLICATION:
Applicants must send the following materials for consideration:
1) a cover letter that includes the candidate's philosophy of teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate students,
2) a curriculum vitae, and
3) a list of 3 references. Candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Reviews of complete applications will begin on November 18, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Application materials may be submitted electronically to vbolinger@stetson.edu.
Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research, and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.
