The Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology at the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) is currently seeking applicants for a full time non-tenure track medical educator position specializing in Medical Biochemistry. The selected individual will be based at the Peoria campus and participate in the delivery of an integrated collaborative curriculum with peers from across the University of Illinois College of Medicine. 

The UICOMP campus provides education for over 240 medical students and over 300 residents and fellows in 18 disciplines.  Two major academic affiliate hospitals are located within 6 blocks of the medical school campus and contain over 850 hospital beds.  The medical school is a partner in the 67,000 square foot Jump Simulation Center (www.jumpsimulation.org) offering some truly unique opportunities for innovative curriculum.  JUMP provides state of the art simulation for use in both education and assessment.

For fullest consideration please apply by February 2, 2022 at https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=158599. Job Posting closes February 15th.

Duties:

• Develop teaching material for instructional delivery of biochemistry curriculum principles needed for the practice of clinical medicine
• Serve as the local campus course director and coordinate the implementation, learner assessment and evaluation of the course at UICOMP in collaboration with the college wide course director, project manager and course coordinator
• Participate in teaching through lectures and other active learning methodologies including flipped classroom, online lectures,  and Team Based Learning (TBL)
• Collaborate with other UICOM sites on course schedules, materials, and exams
• Develop educational modules and videos for independent study and flipped classroom
• Develop and implement electives in the clinical years that integrates basic science with clinical science
• Work collaboratively with faculty from other basic science/clinical science departments in curricular development
• Develop various assessment tools to assess medical students including NBME style multiple-choice questions; narrative assessments.
• Participate in faculty development programs to enhance teaching and educational skills
• Participate in developing and implementing sessions in other areas of focus such as medical humanities, simulation or other basic science subjects.
• Conduct scholarly activity in the area of medical education research.

For more information and to apply, please see the job posting https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=158599. 

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry or related field, or an M.D. / D.O. with Biochemistry expertise.
• Previous experience in teaching collegiate or medical school Biochemistry or related courses with understanding of technology available to teach Biochemistry is required.
• Preference is given to those who have participated in active learning and team teaching, interest in simulation, and have a record of educational scholarship.