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Teaching:

• Teach gross anatomy to medical, physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and graduate students, including laboratory instruction, workshops, select lectures, and office hours.
  
• Complete competency evaluations for medical, allied health, and graduate students.
  
• Provide review sessions in the anatomy laboratory prior to exams.
  
• Assist the anatomy faculty in writing and revising exam questions, setting up and proctoring practical exams, and mentoring the anatomy teaching assistants.
  
• Teach in the summer remediation anatomy course for medical students.
  
• Teach anatomy to students in pipeline and community outreach programs.
  
• Participate in continuing medical education courses in the anatomy laboratory.
  
• Contribute to additional educational needs of the department and college.

Research:

• Conduct research under the mentorship of the anatomy faculty. 
  
• Submit research for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
  
• Present findings at departmental seminars and professional meetings.

Additional duties as assigned.

• PhD in Anatomy, Biological Anthropology, Vertebrate Paleontology, or related field of study.
  
• Prior human anatomy teaching experience in a dissection-based course. 

• Research interests in phylogenetics and mammalian paleontology; human and primate skeletal anatomy; paleoanthropology; bioarchaeology and paleopathology; or vertebrate/invertebrate functional anatomy.

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Letter of Interest: Should clearly indicate how your skills and professional employment experience meet the Minimum and the Preferred qualifications (if applicable).