MCPHS University
Faculty - School of Arts & Sciences - Communication
MCPHS University - Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02108
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The School of Arts and Sciences seeks a 9-month faculty to deliver and support high quality learning for students enrolled in undergraduate pre-professional health programs on the Boston campus. The faculty member will engage in teaching and work collaboratively with colleagues to coordinate sections of LIB 220: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals, a course that focuses on the principles and practice of interpersonal communication with particular attention to interactions in healthcare contexts. The selected candidate will have responsibilities teaching courses to undergraduate students and assisting with hiring, staffing, supporting, and onboarding adjunct faculty members. As an Assistant/Associate Professor, the selected candidate's responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and service on official committees of the school or the University. Applications submitted by June 15 will receive full consideration. The selection process will remain open and applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Responsibilities include: Teaches LIB 220: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals. Teaching may also include Social Sciences or Liberal Arts electives and could contribute to our undergraduate Health Humanities program. Incorporates inclusive and active learning strategies in courses to promote student success. Uses the University's learning management system to post syllabi, assignments, grades and other materials to communicate with students. Assists students through office hours or scheduled appointments through university-approved mechanisms. Coordinates sections of LIB 220. Manages the curriculum in collaboration with current full-time faculty and ensures consistency across sections. Updates and shares the common syllabus among faculty teaching the courses. Builds community among instructors by holding periodic meetings or through email communication. Stays current with trends and best practices in instruction of interpersonal communication. Supports full-time and adjunct faculty members teaching LIB 220. Works with Associate Dean to provide input on the hiring of adjunct faculty members of the course and to onboard new instructors as needed. Performs observations of new instructors with Associate Dean. Provides mentoring, feedback, and support to adjunct community as needed. Updates and assesses communication courses. Periodically reviews and revises course content to align with university needs. Works with the General Education Assessment Committee to coordinate assessing LIB 220 as part of general education assessment work. Works with faculty who teach other university Communications courses to evaluate university needs. Performs administrative duties to coordinate sections of LIB 220. Works with Associate Dean to prepare the course schedule and assign faculty to LIB 220 courses. Works together with other departments or stakeholders as needed. Strives to stimulate learning and actively seeks advancement of teaching and learning processes. Maintains an active scholarship agenda appropriate for this rank. Participates in committee work as appropriate, advised by the department chair. Assumes other duties as requested by the Dean of Arts & Sciences and Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The School of Arts and Sciences seeks a 9-month faculty to deliver and support high quality learning for students enrolled in undergraduate pre-professional health programs on the Boston campus. The faculty member will engage in teaching and work collaboratively with colleagues to coordinate sections of LIB 220: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals, a course that focuses on the principles and practice of interpersonal communication with particular attention to interactions in healthcare contexts. The selected candidate will have responsibilities teaching courses to undergraduate students and assisting with hiring, staffing, supporting, and onboarding adjunct faculty members. As an Assistant/Associate Professor, the selected candidate's responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and service on official committees of the school or the University. Applications submitted by June 15 will receive full consideration. The selection process will remain open and applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Responsibilities include: Teaches LIB 220: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals. Teaching may also include Social Sciences or Liberal Arts electives and could contribute to our undergraduate Health Humanities program. Incorporates inclusive and active learning strategies in courses to promote student success. Uses the University's learning management system to post syllabi, assignments, grades and other materials to communicate with students. Assists students through office hours or scheduled appointments through university-approved mechanisms. Coordinates sections of LIB 220. Manages the curriculum in collaboration with current full-time faculty and ensures consistency across sections. Updates and shares the common syllabus among faculty teaching the courses. Builds community among instructors by holding periodic meetings or through email communication. Stays current with trends and best practices in instruction of interpersonal communication. Supports full-time and adjunct faculty members teaching LIB 220. Works with Associate Dean to provide input on the hiring of adjunct faculty members of the course and to onboard new instructors as needed. Performs observations of new instructors with Associate Dean. Provides mentoring, feedback, and support to adjunct community as needed. Updates and assesses communication courses. Periodically reviews and revises course content to align with university needs. Works with the General Education Assessment Committee to coordinate assessing LIB 220 as part of general education assessment work. Works with faculty who teach other university Communications courses to evaluate university needs. Performs administrative duties to coordinate sections of LIB 220. Works with Associate Dean to prepare the course schedule and assign faculty to LIB 220 courses. Works together with other departments or stakeholders as needed. Strives to stimulate learning and actively seeks advancement of teaching and learning processes. Maintains an active scholarship agenda appropriate for this rank. Participates in committee work as appropriate, advised by the department chair. Assumes other duties as requested by the Dean of Arts & Sciences and Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.