Lecturer (Allied Health)

Position Title: Lecturer (Allied Health)

Department: Allied Health

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: May 13, 2025.

Position Summary: Washburn University's Allied Health Department invites applications for the position of Bachelor of Health Science Lecturer to begin August 1, 2025. This is a 9-month full-time, non-tenure track appointment as a Lecturer.

Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.

The Allied Health Department offers nationally accredited programs and offerings at multiple levels including associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees.

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
• Fulfill teaching expectations associated with non-tenure-track appointment. Teach 12-hours per semester (either in-person or online, according to departmental needs) or equivalent full workload as outlined in the faculty handbook.
• Teach and develop curriculum according to course competencies as assigned and as dependent upon department needs, which may include Bachelor of Health Science courses or some combination of classes consistent with the candidate’s training and interests.
• Fulfill service expectations associated with non-tenure-track appointment by engaging in service activities in the department, university, and profession.
• Advise students and maintain on-campus office hours in accordance with SAS and university policy, attend meetings, and engage in service activities in the Allied Health Department, the School of Applied Studies, the University, the profession, and the community.
• Support Program Directors to assure effective program operations.
• Adhere to all university policies and perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in a healthcare field from an academic institution accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).
• Minimum of three years of experience in the field of public health.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
• Official educational transcripts are required at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Doctorate degree in a relevant healthcare or public health field from an academic institution accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).
• Experience in grant writing and/or coordination.
• Management experience in public health.
• Leadership or administrative experience in a healthcare setting.
• College/post-secondary teaching experience.
• Experience in curriculum development, instruction, evaluation, and academic advising.
• Experience in program planning and assessment.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Please upload the following items as a pdf to the "additional document" field via the electronic application: a statement of teaching philosophy. Contact information for three current professional references will be collected as a part of the application form.
Any questions regarding this position may be directed to Mark Kohls, Allied Health Department Chair at mark.kohls@washburn.edu or 785-670-3069.

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