University of Houston
Assistant Professor - Bioethics & Medical Humanities (College of Medicine) (Finance)
This position is primarily a teaching position. The successful applicant will apply discipline related knowledge and skills into the preparation of physicians able to practice relationship centered care and a set of professional attributes necessary to be responsible to their self, the patient, health care and society. These include compassion, ethics, self-awareness, humility and self-care and are embodied in our UHCOM RISE values of Respect, Integrity, Service Leadership and Equity. Applicants should be effective teachers didactically, in small groups and in clinical settings with multiple trainee types. Strength in narrative and reflective practice teaching methods is required. The applicant will be able to teach the value and integration of story in the medical relationship, as the way we construct, hold and communicate personal meaning within and among ourselves.
From a scholarship standpoint, UHCOM is interested in the development of ethical practices, compassion, humility, and other humanistic attributes by medical students and physicians. Student training may occur in classroom, clinical or community settings and the incumbent will be able to systematically evaluate curricular innovations in one or more of those settings. The applicant will be expected to collaborate on scholarship and funding proposals that examine ethical and humanistic development and the influence of providers' professional attributes on the health outcomes of disparity and underserved populations. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.
Specific duties include the following:
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Educational Mission (75% of effort):
The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.