Clinical Associate Professor-Academic Podiatric Physician and Surgeon

Clinical Associate Professor-Academic Podiatric Physician and Surgeon

Job Class Code: 00024
FLSA: Exempt
Posting Number: PTFRGV0685
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Division/Organization: Division of President
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 1 year
Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track
FTE: .20

Scope of Job:
The UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine (SOPM) occasionally has the need to hire part-time clinical faculty members at the rank of Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor for teaching Podiatric Surgery, Medicine and Biomechanics courses throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. Experience teaching is preferred. The chosen individuals will assist in developing the following:

• Develop the goals, learning objectives rotations related to the clerkship, and externships
  
  
• Assist the Director of Clinical Education in developing 3rd and 4th year curriculum.
  
  
• Assist the Director of Clinical Education in developing residency genesis plan.
• Routinely teach and model professionalism and ethics.
  
  
• Assist in supporting, guiding, and developing evaluative process for clerkship, externship and residency years.
  
  
• Assist in the development clerkships and externship sites.
  
  
• Assist in the development of residency application as requested.
  
  
• Prepare for, attend, and participate in monthly faculty meetings.
  
  
• Work on projects such as OSCE case development; communication skills; write-up, oral case presentation and clinical reasoning; professionalism and ethics; mentoring; feedback and evaluation.
  
  
• Participate in and facilitate academy faculty development sessions and retreats on-site or virtually as needed.
  
  
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  Candidates must possess a terminal Degree of (D.P.M.) and be Board-Qualified or Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and/or American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
  
  Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:
  Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) from an accredited university.
  
  
  
  Preferred Qualification:
  
  
  Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
  License or Certification Required?: No
  Number of Vacancies: 1
  Desired Start Date: 04/01/2023
  
  EEO Statement:
  EEO Statement
  It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
  Diversity Statement
  UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.
  
  Open Date: 03/07/2023
  
  Special Instructions to Applicants:
  Complete all sections on the application. If you are applying for the first time please complete all biographical information including address, email and phone. You may update this at any time by selecting to edit your profile in the application. Security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected.
  
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
  
  Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview.
  
  Additional Information:
  
  
  Please Note:
  Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
  Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.
  
  To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/37546 jeid-6a65074850525e42affa50acfb7fbbba