Faculty School of Arts Sciences Communication Job at Massachusetts College of Ph

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.

Responsibilities:

1. 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.
2. Incorporates inclusive and active learning strategies in courses to promote student success.
3. Uses the University’s learning management system to post syllabi, assignments, grades and other materials to communicate with students.
4. Assists students through office hours or scheduled appointments through university-approved mechanisms.
5. Coordinates sections of LIB 220.
6. Manages the curriculum in collaboration with current full-time faculty and ensures consistency across sections.
7. Updates and shares the common syllabus among faculty teaching the courses.
8. Builds community among instructors by holding periodic meetings or through email communication.
9. Stays current with trends and best practices in instruction of interpersonal communication.
10. Supports full-time and adjunct faculty members teaching LIB 220.
11. Works with Associate Dean to provide input on the hiring of adjunct faculty members of the course and to onboard new instructors as needed.
12. Performs observations of new instructors with Associate Dean.
13. Provides mentoring, feedback, and support to adjunct community as needed.
14. Updates and assesses communication courses.
15. Periodically reviews and revises course content to align with university needs.
16. Works with General Education Assessment Committee to coordinate assessing LIB 220 as part of general education assessment work.
17. Works with faculty who teach other university Communications courses to evaluate university needs.
18. Performs administrative duties to coordinate sections of LIB 220.
19. Works with Associate Dean to prepare the course schedule and assign faculty to LIB 220 courses.
20. Works together with other departments or stakeholders as needed.
21. Strives to stimulate learning and actively seeks advancement of teaching and learning processes.
22. Supports incorporation of diversity, equity and inclusion in the curriculum.
23. Maintains an active scholarship agenda appropriate for this rank.
24. Participates in committee work as appropriate, advised by the department chair.
25. Assumes other duties as requested by the Dean of Arts & Sciences and Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Required:

1. Ph.D. or terminal degree in Communications or similar discipline, with a background in Communication theory or related field.
2. Commitment to undergraduate education and student success.
3. Minimum of three (3) years teaching at the college/university level.
4. Experience teaching healthcare-focused students preferred.
5. Demonstrated organizational skills as required for a coordinator.
6. Record of scholarly activities commensurate with rank and evidence of potential for continuing scholarly development.
7. Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, effectively interacting with a wide array of parties at all levels (undergraduate students, faculty, administration, staff).
8. Support incorporation of diversity, equity and inclusion into the curriculum, as well as co-curricular experiences, to broaden the education of students and expand their knowledge of health disparities.
9. Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office and Learning Management Systems (such as Blackboard).
10. (Preferred) Interest or current engagement with the Health Humanities and/or Interprofessional Education.

Physical Requirements:

Work requires sitting, standing and walking as part of classroom instruction.

Apply:
Please attach a cover letter and a curriculum vitae/resume. Finalist candidate(s) for this position will be subject to reference checks and a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment.

About Us:
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston, a city that is home to many of the world’s top universities and healthcare institutions. We are one of the largest and most highly-ranked schools for health- and life-sciences, and our alumni and faculty continually distinguish themselves in healthcare settings around the globe. MCPHS has more than 7000 students across campuses in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), downtown Worcester, MA and downtown Manchester, NH. Our vision is to empower our Community to create a healthier, more equitable world, which we strive to achieve through our strategic priorities of collaboration, inclusion, success, sustainability, planning, and support.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a substantial contribution toward the cost of medical, vision, and dental insurance, generous time off, retirement and pension plans, and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance for our employees while supporting the MCPHS strategic plan.

MCPHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates a diverse community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.