Assistant/Associate Professor of Bioethics

Job Type:Faculty

Job Description:

Kansas City University (KCU) is searching for a full-time faculty member in the Department of Bioethics. The successful candidate will be a scholar who can facilitate the development of an online Masters of Bioethics degree program.

This faculty person is an ethicist and humanist with relevant academic
credentials in Bioethics and can be considered for the Joplin or Kansas City campus.
The KCU Bioethics Department is responsible for the delivery and integration of bioethics content into all degree programs and affiliated educational programs of KCU. This faculty member’s primary responsibility will be teaching in the Master of Arts (MA) in Bioethics and the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) programs. The faculty member will demonstrate excellence in teaching, program development, scholarly work, and professional service. A background in research and publications is desirable. Bioethics faculty on both campuses report to the department Chair, who reports to the KC Campus Dean.

Within your application materials, please include the three following documents:

• CV/Resume
• Letter of interest (cover letter)
• Summary of your teaching philosophy

If you have challenges attaching multiple documents, please email them to Angela Howard in HR: ahoward@kansascity.edu

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with the Bioethics Department to design, recruit, and implement a stand-alone online Master of Bioethics degree program
• Continuously prepares and teaches course material for the MA in Bioethics and COM program
• Engages in research/scholarly activity and continued professional development
• Provides occasional teaching for regional clinical residency/ fellowship programs, ethics grand rounds, community programs, etc.
• Serves as an advisor to students and holds regular office hours
• Provides thesis advising for MA Bioethics students
• Participates in departmental activities and University committees as assigned
• Regularly participates in White Coat ceremonies, Commencement, and other campus events
• Regularly engages with scholarly activities, including dissemination in one or more of the following areas: bioethics, health humanities, professionalism
  

Minimum Requirements:

• PhD, D.Bioethics, DO, MD or other terminal degree of relevance to Bioethics
• Minimum of two years post-doctoral experience teaching at the graduate level
• Meets the KCU requirements for assistant, associate or full professor
• Research, publications, and grant-writing experience are highly preferred

Join us in changing healthcare for good! Contact HR Recruiter, Angela, at ahoward@kansascity.edu.

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