Assistant Professor – Physician Assistant Studies

Position Number: 330134 Full-time, Assistant Professor; twelve-month, non-tenure track position to teach in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences (RSHS). Primary responsibilities will include classroom and laboratory teaching, student advisement, student assessment, and identification of clinical training sites for students in the clinical phase of training. Faculty course instructors are expected to be effective in planning, execution, and assessment of courses to ensure students achieve programmatic competencies and learning outcomes. Secondary responsibilities include programmatic assessment, student advising, clinical site development, maintaining documentation as required by Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the accrediting body for physician assistant educational programs, service to the university community and mentoring students. Principal faculty are responsible for providing high-quality instruction to students. This position requires a strong background in healthcare, clinical expertise, and the ability to deliver course content effectively. All university faculty are expected to demonstrate activity in teaching, scholarship, and service. Additionally, this position offers a unique opportunity to establish, or continue a research agenda while mentoring students through research processes. Opportunities also exist to provide instruction to students of other disciplines within the health sciences.

Teaching and program responsibilities include:

Course instruction in courses, as assigned

Course preparation and development of new and creative instructional materials, teaching methods, and assessment activities

Assist in lab sessions, practical testing, and simulation activities

Identify and help develop clinical training sites

Student support and advising

Maintain accurate records on students

Assist with curriculum review, revision, and development; write and update course syllabi

Participate in departmental meetings and committees

Participate in University committees, as appropriate

Participate in department and University events and ceremonies

Collect and analyze data such as surveys and student assessments required by the University and the ARC-PA, the accrediting body for educational programs

Participates in student selection and admissions process as well as participates in student orientation, recruitment events and student evaluation

Maintains clinical competency/practice and knowledge of current best practices within the profession

Participates in the development, monitoring, refining and assessment of plans to achieve the vision of the program, consistent with the broader missions and strategic directions of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences

Participate in scholarship and service activities as required to maintain licensure and board certification

Minimum Requirements:

Current NCCPA certification

Current license or eligibility to obtain license

Master’s degree conferred from and ARC-PA accredited PA program

Minimum of 3 years of clinical practice experience

Evidence of potential for excellence in teaching

Effective interpersonal and organizational skills

Commitment to and demonstration of behaviors consistent with the mission of Duquesne University

Commitment to compliance with institutional policies and processes

Commitment to continuous growth, development, and improvement

Physical requirements are consistent with an office and classroom environment as well as laboratory and clinical environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in student instruction preferred

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community. Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups, and support dual-career couples.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to “serving God by serving students through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through a profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world. Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to the mission.

Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.