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Lecturer - Pharmacy Technician

Requisition ID: 2024-7916

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Price Category: Faculty Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Faculty College: College of Agriculture and Applied Sc Department: Technology Design and Technical Educ Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits

Overview The Department of Technology, Design, and Technical Education (TDTE) at Utah State University (USU) seeks candidates for a full-time, academic-year (9-month), non-tenure track term lecturer position in the Pharmacy Technician program. This position is located on the USU Eastern Campus in Price, Utah. The successful candidate will provide leadership and didactic instruction to students at USU Eastern and via distance technology to students located on the USU Blanding and USU Moab campuses and will mentor and direct the work of laboratory teaching assistants on those campuses.  In an effort to expand the availability of program course offerings, the successful candidate for this position may be asked to teach afternoon, evening, and dual (concurrent) enrollment courses.

Review of applications will begin in June 2024, and application reviews and interviews will continue until the position is filled. This position reports to the associate department head for health professions programs.

The starting date for this position is August 2024.

Responsibilities With a primary role assignment of teaching (95%), the successful applicant for this position will develop, teach, and improve courses in the pharmacy technician certificate program. Instructional emphasis will be placed on providing excellent instruction and preparing students for industry certification and successful careers as pharmacy technicians. Specific courses within the work assignment include, but are not limited to, Introduction to Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Community Pharmacy Practice, and Institutional Pharmacy Practice. Additionally, the faculty member will supervise the pharmacy technician externship and prepare students for their national exam and state licensure. The faculty member will also be expected to provide leadership for the pharmacy technician program and to work collaboratively with other faculty members to enhance the success of USUs health professions programs and students. Instruction to concurrent students, adults, and the local workforce as applicable will be expected. The additional role assignment is service (5%), and the successful candidate will be expected to provide meaningful service to the program, department, campus, university, the profession, and the community.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Designing and delivering classroom and hands-on instruction focused on maximizing student potential in the pharmacy technology industry.
• Delivering class and/or clinical instructions according to an approved curriculum using accepted and effective teaching methods.
• Developing daily lesson plans.
• Teaching both theoretical and practical learning experiences.
• Directing, guiding and evaluating student performance in a laboratory setting.
• Working closely with the Associate Department Head/Director of Health... For full info follow application link.

USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or local, state, or federal law (https: //equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).