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Responsibilities

• Patient care and teaching in the clinic, classroom and laboratories.
• Work within any of our clinics in areas which may include primary care, specialty clinics, hospital-based, and community health center clinics.
• Demonstrates an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Faculty members have professional responsibilities which may include advising students, clinical orientation of students, participating in university and professional committees, keeping regularly posted office hours (which are scheduled at times convenient for students), and participating in traditional functions which have academic significance (i.e. reporting initial student data and submitting final grades on time). An emphasis on clinical assignments and patient care is placed on this position. Faculty members may be required to teach off-campus or asynchronously, and/or take after-hours clinical call.
• Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.

Experience Requirements

1 year

• At least one year of residency experience, or 5 years of consistent clinical experience post-graduation if no residency was completed, or commensurate work/professional experience.

Qualifications

• At the time of appointment, the applicant must hold the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree and must either have completed an accredited optometric residency or have an equivalent degree or experience in patient care.
• At the time of appointment, the applicant must have or be eligible to obtain a Michigan optometry license with DPA and TPA certifications, and be eligible for appointment to the clinical staff of the college.

Skills

• The applicant should demonstrate experience and a strong level of interest in clinical and didactic instruction in primary care optometry. It is also preferred that the candidate have experience working within a team-teaching environment and demonstrate the ability to initiate and complete scholarly/professional activities.
• Demonstrated commitment, experience and understanding for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Education Requirements