Physiology (Neuroscience Emphasis) Faculty

About the role

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM), a nonprofit four-year MD program founded in 2021, is looking for experienced, motivated faculty to help design and deliver its medical school curriculum. The Physiology (Neuroscience emphasis) faculty member works with an interdisciplinary team so that foundational sciences are woven through all four years of study. The position is based on site in Bentonville, Arkansas, reports to the Department Chair of Medical Education and is exempt (salary).

Key responsibilities

• Develop curriculum: oversee content for the discipline, including patient narratives and assessments such as NBME-style questions and active-learning evaluations.
• Evaluate and improve: take part in ongoing curriculum review and quality improvement, using student performance, feedback and course evaluation data.
• Teach: deliver active-learning sessions, collaborate on pre-session materials and run flipped classroom and small-group activities.
• Evaluate students: set learning objectives linked to foundational sciences and use appropriate metrics and assessments.
• Serve: join departmental, school and institutional committees such as the Curriculum and Admissions Committees.
• Grow professionally: take part in professional development and perform other duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DO or equivalent) in neuroscience, physiology, neurobiology or a closely related field.
• More than 2 years of experience in undergraduate medical education in an LCME or COCA accredited medical school.
• Expertise in neuroscience and neuroanatomy.
• Proven scholarly work and accomplishments.
• Demonstrated experience in medical education, including curriculum development.
• Ability to apply adult learning theory.

Preferred

• Experience designing, delivering and evaluating integrated foundational science courses.
• Comfort with educational technologies and active learning methods.

Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in an office setting 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.