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WHO WE ARE
Ponce Health Sciences University's history dates back to its founding in 1977 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. We've been expanding our prestigious health sciences offerings since. With campuses now in Ponce, San Juan, St. Louis, Missouri and Tortola, B.V.I., we are expanding our global network while staying committed to preparing students for real-world health careers and clinical practice.
OUR MISSION AND VISION
At PHSU, our mission is to provide high-quality, innovative healthcare education and research. We aim to develop skilled, compassionate professionals ready to address global healthcare challenges and promote health equity. Our vision is to become a global leader in health sciences, transforming lives through education, groundbreaking research, and impactful community service.
SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE: This position provides instructional support for courses in the School of Medicine on the St. Louis, MO, campus. The duties include, but are not limited to the development of syllabi, course materials, assessment of student learning outcomes, as well as instructional responsibilities. University services are also expected.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Incorporating the mission of Ponce Health Sciences University into program and course learning objectives, focusing course experience on student learning in the new integrated system.
• Accountability to students and administration with respect to quality in education.
• Incorporating current professional information into course learning experience.
• Administer courses in a prepared and timely manner, meeting deadlines for course and student interactions. Maintain and exemplify professional conduct in course and student interactions.
• Preparing an updated syllabus prior to course posting according to the standard PHSU format. All information (course learning objectives, reading assignments, testing, grading, etc.) contained in the syllabus must be clearly stated and not ambiguous. All administrative and course deadlines must be met.
• Practice collegiality: Refraining from making pejorative statements regarding the university, fellow faculty or staff personnel in student interactions or course discussions.
• Maintaining regular office hours.
• Contributing to exams that have sound instructional value with accurately measured and well-defined objectives utilizing appropriate levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Evaluation should not be ambiguous and should appropriately represent the information presented in the course.
• Establishing and maintaining a course atmosphere conducive to learning.
• Comfortable and proficient in online course instruction.
• Responsible to treat colleagues, staff, and students in a professional manner.
• All courses should have a required course text or based on published science literature unless exempted by the administration.
• Participation in faculty meetings, workshops and university ceremonies.
• Notifying appropriate personnel of damage to PHSU property. Should report problems that affect any aspect of the university to the program coordinator or appropriate department.
• Read, understand and follow all Faculty Handbook information and policies.
• Other instructional duties as assigned by program coordinator or the Dean.

COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be dependable and have good inter-personal and communication/organization skills and the ability to interact effectively with students, faculty, and staff.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of a doctorate degree as required in appropriate field. Five years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have general knowledge of computers including word processing, PowerPoint, and spreadsheets.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Required as appropriate to degree possessed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and to use hands to type on computer, operate office equipment and handle books, files, documents, etc. Must be able to talk and hear to answer phones and when assisting others. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and to stoop or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift objects weighing from 10 - 30 pounds and possibly up to 50 pounds. Close vision is needed to use computer. Must have distance vision and depth perception for safety purposes.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment in this position is characteristic of a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate. At times, the position requirements will require the ability to produce results in a fast-paced environment. Independence and autonomy with little direct supervision is required. Professional mannerisms are expected as a representative of the university. This position requires leadership and the ability to accept performance feedback.
NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed the employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor. An employee is expected to assist and provide coverage for coworkers during peak periods, vacation days or sick days.
Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), as an educational institution and as an employer, values equality of opportunity, human dignity, and racial/ethnic and cultural diversity. Accordingly, the University prohibits and will not engage in discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability, or veteran status.