Physician Assistant Teaching Faculty

Job Summary:

This position will be located on the UW-Platteville campus as part of the UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program Distant Campus. The Platteville distant campus is the most recent expansion of the UW Madison PA program. The PA program is housed within a newly renovated Ullrich Hall, which includes dedicated classrooms for the current 12 didactic students, clinical teaching suites and laboratory space. The didactic students spend all their time at the Platteville campus, starting in May through the following June. In addition to this teaching position, there is a full-time staff position and a part-time faculty member at the Platteville campus.

This position is a 0.6-1.0 FTE (12-month appointment) non-tenure track academic staff faculty position in the Physician Assistant Program (UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), Academic Affairs). Upon joining the PA program, a minimum of 0.2 FTE clinical practice will be required. This position will be hired in the department that best matches the candidate’s qualifications and interests.

This position requires excellent interpersonal communication skills, strong leadership and teaching skills, a collaborative style to complement a team environment, and active clinical practice.

Duties will include providing classroom, online, and/or laboratory instruction associated with more than one lecture or laboratory course. This faculty will provide student mentoring for a subset of PA students, which includes regular meetings, grading and advising for the capstone process. Duties also include coordination of clinical rotations for students at the Platteville campus and assisting with site visits, recruitment of new preceptors and coordination of other duties with UW Madison PA faculty. Required travel to the Madison campus at intervals throughout the academic school year.

Responsibilities:

Provides classroom, online, and/or laboratory instruction associated with more than one lecture or laboratory course, assists with the design and execution of administrative functions associated with academic instruction and the development of pedagogy/andragogy or assessment tools and resources to support quality student learning. Provides for-credit instruction in formats such as classroom, online and/or laboratory settings, including grading. Serves as an instructor of record.

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Education:

Required

Master’s Degree

Physician Assistant Studies

Preferred

Master of Public Health

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum of 3 years clinical practice as a Physician Assistant
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred:

• Teaching experience in an academic setting is highly desired

License/Certification:

Required

PA – Physician Assistant License

Licensed in the state of Wisconsin or ability to be licensed.

Required

Drivers License – Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards

Travel is required. Must provide a valid driver’s license. Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage. Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check. See https://businessservices.wisc.edu/managing-risk/driver-authorization-and-insurance/driver-authorization/#become-authorized-driver (click on Become an authorized driver then click on Required criteria).

Work Type:

Full or Part Time: 60% – 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

NOVEMBER 01, 2024

Salary:

Negotiable

ANNUAL (12 months)

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0)

Additional Information:

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with Position Vacancy 305389 please note that only one vacancy exists. Having two position vacancy listings allows the School of Medicine and Public Health to consider clinical teacher faculty candidates with or without research credentials for this non-tenure-track position. This Teaching Faculty position is a part of the UW Madison Master of Physician Assistant Studies department. A clinical department, outside of the PA program may be assigned if the candidate has affiliation with a UW Health clinical practice.

Applicants for this position will be considered for the titles listed in this posting. The title is determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

How to Apply:

The deadline for assuring full consideration is 10/20/24, however, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled. Your application must be received through the Jobs at UW portal to be considered as a candidate. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. To apply for this position, please click on the “Apply Now” button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit the following:

• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience

Contact:

Beth Miller

bmiller53@wisc.edu

608-265-8696

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Clinical Associate Professor(IC010) or Clinical Assistant Professor(IC011)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/DERMATOLOGY/DERMATOLOG

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

305386-AS

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