What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant/Associate Professor Program Director Medical Dosimetry position at Washburn University?
Position Summary
Washburn University’s Allied Health Department invites applications for the position of Assistant / Associate Professor Program Director Medical Dosimetry with a start date of February 1, 5 or as soon as possible thereafter. This position is a -month full-time, tenure track faculty appointment.
The Allied Health Department offers nationally accredited programs and offerings at multiple levels including certificates, associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees.
Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage students from all backgrounds.
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5, undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a vibrant and inclusive working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work / life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT : inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 4, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions :
- Fulfill expectations associated with tenure-track appointment for teaching, service and scholarship.
- Teach -credit hours per semester (either in-person or online, according to departmental needs) or equivalent full workload as outlined in the faculty handbook.
- Teach and develop didactic and / or clinical Allied Health Department courses, as appropriate, in assigned modalities (e.g., face-to-face, online, hybrid, Zoom, etc.)
- Advise students, maintain office hours in accordance with SAS and university policy, attend meetings, and engage in service activities in the Allied Health Department, the School of Applied Studies, the university, the profession, and the community.
- Assure effective program operations and oversee ongoing program accreditation and assessment processes.
- Participate in budget planning.
- Maintain current knowledge of the professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development.
- Assume the leadership role in the continued development of the program.
- Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.
Required Qualifications :
Official educational transcripts are required at time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications :
Background Check Required
