Assistant/Associate Professor

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The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM - Arkansas) Department of Biomedical & Anatomical Sciences invites applicants for a full-time, 12-month faculty position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. Faculty in the department have strong backgrounds in basic and translational research. Specific areas of expertise include renal physiology, cardiovascular disease, bioinformatics, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology. In addition to teaching medical students, faculty members actively participate in graduate education, both in the classroom and through mentoring and training of graduate students in the osteopathic medical curriculum and in a Master of Biomedical Science (MBS) program. The department provides a collaborative, intellectual environment that encourages collaboration among faculty, and the facilitation of interaction through shared access to core research facilities.  Faculty are provided opportunities for growth through formal internal programming, as well as support to attend and present at professional meetings.

NYITCOM-Arkansas is an accredited, additional campus in Jonesboro, Arkansas that matriculates approximately 115 students each year.  Located in the northeast corner of Arkansas, Jonesboro is the largest city in the region.  It is approximately one hour from Memphis and has a population of approximately 80,000.  Jonesboro is a thriving community that is home to numerous educational, commercial, agricultural, and health care entities.  NYITCOM-Arkansas is housed in a recently renovated, state-of-the-art educational facility centrally located on the campus of Arkansas State University.  NYITCOM-Arkansas offers competitive salaries and benefits including medical/dental insurance, paid time off, holidays, and a generous employer matching retirement plan through TIAA.  The main site in Old Westbury, New York has been training osteopathic physicians for over 40 years.

For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Faculty effort allocation is typically distributed between the domains of teaching, research/scholarly activity, and service.  The successful candidate will:

• Provide didactic lectures to first and second-year medical students in a systems-based curriculum.

• Facilitate small-group learning sessions in the first and second academic years.

• Mentor medical students throughout their medical school training.

• Serve on committees to fulfill institutional and departmental needs.

• Conduct bench or scholarly research and guide students in scholarly activities.

• PhD with expertise in microbiology/immunology is preferred.
• Post-doctoral training or teaching experience preferred.

This position is available July 1, 2024.  Review of applicants will begin on January 15^th.  Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. 

To apply, please provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a statement of research/scholarly interests.  Reference letters are not required at the time of submission.

New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of  generous paid time off, holidays, and retirement plans with employer contributions.

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.