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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Teaching Assistant Professor

Job Summary:

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with JR10007080; please note that only one vacancy exists. Having two job postings allows the School of Veterinary Medicine to consider candidates with both tenure-track faculty credentials and non-tenure-track faculty credentials for this position.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction (5%)

• Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance (55%)

• Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study (5%)

• Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit (5%)

• Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations (15%)

• Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction (10%)

• Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline (5%)

Department: School of Veterinary Medicine

Compensation: $86,500 Minimum

Required Qualifications: PhD or DVM required, DVM is the preferred degree for this position

Preferred Qualifications: Expertise in curriculum design and assessment related to a professional degree program.  Experience teaching anatomy is strongly preferred (e.g., veterinary, comparative, or human).  Other teaching experiences could include histology, physiology, neuroscience or pharmacology.  Experience or willingness to use Learning Management Systems, such as Canvas, Kaltura, Tophat, and Google suite is helpful.  Experience in designing, implementing, and facilitating active and blended learning techniques is beneficial.  The successful applicant will be approachable, work well within a teaching team, and will be enthusiastic about teaching first-year veterinary students.  Commitment to engage in the scholarship of learning and teaching through publications and presentations.

Education: PhD or DVM required, DVM is the preferred degree for this position

How to Apply: You will be required to upload a teaching statement (1-2 pages), cover letter, current CV, and a document listing the contact information for three professional references. For questions regarding the application process, please contact lmarendt@wisc.edu.

Contact Information:

Lisa Arendt

2015 Linden Drive

4354A Veterinary Medicine Building South

Madison WI 53706-1100

Phone: 608-890-2265

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