The Assistant Director of Service-Learning Curriculum is responsible for assisting with the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the service-learning curriculum for the undergraduate medical student training program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The service-learning curriculum is part of the Health and Society pillar and is required of all undergraduate medical students. The vision of the Health and Society pillar is to prepare CU’s physician graduates to be systems thinkers, who provide exemplary patient and family-centered care, and promote health equity and population health through advocacy and leadership on behalf of diverse patients, families, and their communities.

The service-learning curriculum will help achieve this vision by engaging learners in activities that allow them to: successfully complete a community engagement experience which embodies shared values, goals, and objectives, as defined by both the community organization and student learner; apply the determinants of health; demonstrate reflection of their beliefs, values, and cultural practices to discern how these factors will impact their role as healthcare professionals; communicate effectively with constituents from diverse populations to foster respectful, productive human connection; advocate for the wellbeing of patients, communities, and populations.

The Assistant Director will be responsible for maintaining current and establishing new community partnerships for service-learning, ensuring the successful implementation of twice-annual service-learning cohorts, and supporting students and community-based partners throughout participation. This role will require connecting and collaborating with multiple community organizations and interested parties. The Assistant Director of Service-Learning Curriculum will have dual commitment to the success of students and community partners.

The Assistant Director of Service-Learning curriculum will be funded at 0.2 FTE, salary support plus benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in structures and processes to ensure learner readiness for community engagement

• Identify, establish, and maintain relationships with multiple community organizations, members, and leaders to co-develop service-learning projects

• Coordinate with various staff teams, including program coordinators, OME IT, and OME Business Services, to ensure logistical processes are appropriately designed and implemented for the successful launch of each bi-annual cohort

• Assist with the design and facilitation of student and community partner orientations and trainings.

• Implement the problem resolution process for student and/or community partners to surface concerns, needs, or challenges and to address these issues in a timely manner

• In collaboration with service-learning program manager, track student completion of required elements and assign grades, as appropriate

• In collaboration with program manager and curriculum team, develop grading and remediation plans

• Participate in continuous quality improvement; assist in implementing a robust multi-directional assessment strategy (e.g., students evaluate community organizations; community members evaluate students) in collaboration with the Community Engagement Curriculum Advisory Board (CECAB), the Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Outcomes, and the Health and Society leadership team.

Minimum Qualifications – Assistant Director:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

This is an open rank position and could be categorized as Instructor, Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor based on experience and qualifications as indicated below:

Instructor:

• Master’s Degree or higher in a public health, social work, healthcare, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 1 year of experience with community engagement and/or service-learning

• 1 year of leadership experience in academic, clinical, or community-engagement settings including experience leading programs, teams, or partnerships

• 1 year of experience with curriculum development, assessment, and/or teaching in the health professions or related field

• Ability to obtain a faculty appointment at the University of Colorado

Sr. Instructor:

• Master’s Degree or higher in a public health, social work, healthcare, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 1 year of experience with community engagement and/or service-learning

• 1 year of leadership experience in academic, clinical, or community-engagement settings including experience leading programs, teams, or partnerships

• 1 year of experience with curriculum development, assessment, and/or teaching in the health professions or related field

• Ability to obtain a faculty appointment at the University of Colorado

Assistant Professor:

• Terminal degree (MD/PhD) in a public health, social work, healthcare, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 1 year of experience with community engagement and/or service-learning

• 1 year of leadership experience in academic, clinical, or community-engagement settings including experience leading programs, teams, or partnerships

• 1 year of experience with curriculum development, assessment, and/or teaching in the health professions or related field

• Ability to obtain a faculty appointment at the University of Colorado

Associate Professor:

• Terminal degree (MD/PhD) in a public health, social work, healthcare, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 1 year of experience with community engagement and/or service-learning

• 1 year of leadership experience in academic, clinical, or community-engagement settings including experience leading programs, teams, or partnerships

• 1 year of experience with curriculum development, assessment, and/or teaching in the health professions or related field

• Ability to obtain a faculty appointment at the University of Colorado

Professor:

• Terminal degree (MD/PhD) in a public health, social work, healthcare, or related field, or equivalent experience

• 1 year of experience with community engagement and/or service-learning

• 1 year of leadership experience in academic, clinical, or community-engagement settings including experience leading programs, teams, or partnerships

• 1 year of experience with curriculum development, assessment, and/or teaching in the health professions or related field

• Ability to obtain a faculty appointment at the University of Colorado

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years leadership experience in academic, clinical, or community-engagement settings including experience leading programs, teams, or partnerships

• Experience in collaborating with varied communities

• Experience with asset-based community development

• Experience engaging with and providing assistance to student, faculty, staff and/or community within a higher education/medical education environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and oral communication

• Interprofessional leadership and teamwork skills

• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines

• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to various skills

• Comfort communicating with students, faculty, and community stakeholders

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Attention to details

• Ability to represent the University in a professional manner

For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position

2. Curriculum vitae / Resume

3. Five professional references including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address

Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers.

Questions should be directed to: Kristin Furfari - KRISTIN.FURFARI@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as HIRING RANGE:

Instructor: $25,000 to $50,000 as 0.20 FTE salary support plus benefits, up to the educational salary cap of $250,000

Sr. Instructor: $25,000 to $50,000 as 0.20 FTE salary support plus benefits, up to the educational salary cap of $250,000

Assistant Professor: $25,000 to $50,000 as 0.20 FTE salary support plus benefits, up to the educational salary cap of $250,000

Associate Professor: $25,000 to $50,000 as 0.20 FTE salary support plus benefits, up to the educational salary cap of $250,000

Professor: $25,000 to $50,000 as 0.20 FTE salary support plus benefits, up to the educational salary cap of $250,000

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation unless it is non-exempt.