Location(s): San Marcos, California, 92069, United States
Job Type: Full-Time
Min Education: Associates Degree
Min Experience: 2-3 Years
Job Description
Starting Salary Range: $53,413.02 – $83,562.16 annually
Date Opened: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Close Date Extended To: Monday, March 11, 2013
Primary Function: The Assistant Professor, Emergency Medical Education will be primarily responsible for teaching a variety of courses in the discipline of Emergency Medical Education. The Assistant Professor will provide classroom, laboratory, hospital and field instruction for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic courses.
Minimum Qualifications: Must meet all of the qualifications under 1-4 below:
1. Currently licensed in the State of California as a Physician, Physician’s Assistant, Registered Nurse OR Paramedic.
2. Two years of experience in advanced life support pre-hospital care, and knowledge of the course content of the U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum HS 808 862 March 1999.
3. Must meet one of the following qualifications under a) through c):
a) Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years academic or clinical experience in emergency medicine within the previous five years.
b) Associates degree and a minimum of six years academic or clinical experience in emergency medicine, two of which must be within the previous five years.
c) A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either a. or b. above. Candidates who do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application, must complete and attach the Equivalency Qualifications Form (www.palomar.edu/hr/forms/equivalency.pdf).
4. Qualified by education and experience in methods, materials, and evaluation of instruction, which shall be documented by one of the following under a. through b.:
a) California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) “Fire Instructor 1A and 1B” or the National Fire Academy (NFA) “Fire Service Instructional Methodology” course or equivalent; OR
b) Sixty hours in techniques of teaching courses or four semester units of upper division credit in education materials, methods, and curriculum development or equivalent from a college or university.
Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Candidates who have earned degrees from foreign institutions are required to submit both official translations and course-by-course evaluations of their transcripts that have been prepared by a certified U.S. credential review service that is a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES). Visit www.naces.org for a list of current members.
Diversity Statement: Position requires sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds in a community college.
To Apply: Visit http://www.palomar.edu/hr/faculty for full details and required application materials.
Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
