Pharmacology Faculty

About the role

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM), a nonprofit four-year MD program founded in 2021, is seeking an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Pharmacology. The position is full-time, non-tenure, based on site in Bentonville, Arkansas, and reports to the Department Chair of Medical Education. It is a foundational sciences educator who works with an interdisciplinary team so that medical students receive broad-based training.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the curriculum: oversee content for pharmacology, including clinically relevant narratives and assessment tools such as NBME-style multiple-choice questions and active-learning performance assessments.
• Teach and instruct students using active learning, including flipped classroom content, and facilitate small and large group sessions such as case-based learning.
• Create learning objectives mapped to the curriculum and use metrics to assess whether students meet them, working with faculty and staff on continuous quality improvement.
• Take part in medical school leadership groups (e.g., Curriculum Committee, Admissions Committee).
• Participate in professional development and perform other duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD or equivalent) with specific training or experience in pharmacology or a closely related field.
• Experience delivering pharmacology content in higher education.
• Evidence of teaching excellence in higher education.
• At least two years of experience in an LCME or COCA accredited undergraduate or postgraduate medical education program with a concentration in pharmacology or a related field.

Preferred qualifications

• Curricular development, review or implementation experience in higher education.
• Interdisciplinary teamwork, especially with medical microbiology.
• Experience designing, delivering and evaluating an integrated foundational science course.
• Comfort with educational technologies and active learning methods (CBL, PBL, TBL) and understanding of assessment methods.

Work is Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in an office environment with some local travel and occasional evening or weekend work. Offers are contingent on a confidentiality agreement, background check and proof of work eligibility in the United States. Applicants submit a letter of interest, a detailed CV and a teaching philosophy statement.