Assistant Professor

Stony Brook University School of Medicine – Assistant Professor – Anatomical Sciences

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. and experience in dissection-based human anatomy.

Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience in dissection-based human anatomy, experience in digital and virtual instruction methods and imaging. Experience/expertise in use of imaging in either teaching or research. Research experience in the field of medical education. Research experience in field compatible with current faculty interests.

Responsibilities & Requirements: The Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University School of Medicine invites applicants for a faculty position teaching gross anatomy to health care professional students. This is a renewable, full time, non-tenured appointment on a medical educator track at the academic rank of Assistant Professor. Applicants must have a PhD and experience in dissection-based human anatomy. The successful applicant must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and preference will be given to those with prior experience teaching anatomy to health care professional students. Of particular interest are the candidates capable of adapting and applying new communication and technology tools to best meet the anatomical education needs of students in medicine, dentistry, and the broader health sciences. Applicants must have a strong commitment to research/scholarship in medical education (e.g. innovative teaching methods, curriculum development with technology), in addition to the candidates area of research expertise. Many opportunities exist for collaboration with the department’s current faculty and postdoctoral instructors (with expertise in functional morphology, evolutionary morphology, comparative anatomy, phylogenetics, and medical imaging), as well as with other basic science and clinical faculty at Stony Brook Medicine and the broader university community.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching experience and interest, statement of scholarly accomplishments and plans, and the names and contact information of four references. Applications must be submitted online at https://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/facultyjobs/. Evaluation of candidates will begin as applications are received and continue until the position is filled.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Team teaching of human gross anatomy to first year medical, dental, and related health care professional students (PT, PA, Respiratory Care), in both lecture and laboratory dissection formats. The applicant will help adapt and apply new communication and technology tools to best meet the anatomical education needs of health care professional students. Applicant should have a strong commitment to research/scholarship in medical education (e.g. innovative teaching methods, curriculum development with technology), in addition to the candidate’s area of research expertise.

Special Notes: This is a non-tenure track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Anticipated Start Date: 5/15/2019.

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Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a State Employment Application, cover letter and resume/CV to the departmental address or fax below. Please also fill out an online Applicant Information Survey. Do not submit this survey to the department.
Dr. Susan Larson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Anatomical Sciences
Health Science Center, Floor T8, room 040
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081
Fax: 631-444-3947

Campus Description: Long Island’s premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine represents Stony Brook University’s entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook’s health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, the six Health Sciences schools — Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Social Welfare — as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 603 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County’s only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children’s, with more than 160 pediatric specialists, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region.

Official Job Title: Assistant Professor – Medical Educator
REF#: F-9852-18-09-F
Campus: Health Sciences Center
Department: Anatomical Sciences

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 10/31/2018, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.

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