Associate Professor - Director, Genetic Counseling

About this role

Faculty are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that ‎‎‎‎‎a faculty member model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage ‎‎‎‎‎in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed ‎‎‎‎‎Christian worldview. Faculty should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a ‎‎‎means to a significant educational ‎‎end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the ‎‎‎development of good learning ‎‎conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is ‎‎‎possible, provide for individual ‎‎differences, abilities, and interests. ‎

The Associate Professor’s primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise, maintain the ‎‎integrity of ‎‎course and ‎instructional programs, and to ensure that their delivery is in alignment with the University ‎‎mission and ‎‎‎vision for the student experience. As such, faculty are responsible for creating an academic ‎‎atmosphere ‎‎‎of mutual respect and consideration for individual dignity. Faculty members may be asked ‎‎to aid in the ‎‎‎development of curriculum in the residential and distance education environments, as well ‎‎as engage in ‎‎‎research/scholarship or creative activity that varies depending upon the expectations of ‎‎their respective ‎‎‎college or school and any additional activities involving service to students and their ‎‎professional ‎‎‎discipline. ‎

Faculty attain the rank of Associate Professor based upon scholarly and professional achievements ‎‎subsequent to ‎‎attaining the rank of assistant professor. An earned doctoral degree from an accredited ‎‎institution in an ‎‎area relevant to the faculty member’s area of teaching or a terminal professional ‎‎master’s degree or ‎‎evidence of outstanding contributions in the faculty member’s professional or ‎‎academic field (e.g., as ‎‎recognized by one’s peers, nationally) is required. ‎ ‎

Associate Professors are contracted for 10, 11, or 12 months (24, 27, or 30 load hours, respectively). ‎‎Release from contracted teaching load is determined each semester by the Dean, per the Liberty University Faculty Handbook.

JOB SUMMARY The program director for the Master in Genetic Counseling Program will be responsible for the management and leadership of operational, programmatic, and accreditation activities for the Genetic Counseling Program, maintaining discipline currency, which includes establishing, meeting, and continuously monitoring the program learning outcomes, while maintaining alignment with ACGC.  The program director will work with the Faculty to promote continuous improvement of the quality of curriculum and instruction within the Genetic Counseling Program, ensure adequate clinical sites, and establish and maintain contacts within the Virginia Medical establishment to ensure the long-term success of the program, work with support staff in the area, and coordinate the responsibilities of the assigned program, under the direction of the Department Chair for Allied Health Professions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Program directors are expected to: • Evaluate and monitor student progress within program. • Serve as program representative on committees regarding student progress. • Participate in the admissions process. • Assist in program development and evaluation. • Maintain a strong working knowledge of the field of student affairs and student services. • Coordinates student activities at the local, state and national levels. • Oversee student professional organizations. • Demonstrate high ethical and professional standards. • Lead faculty efforts in maintaining discipline currency. • Lead faculty efforts in assuring quality and effectiveness in content and pedagogy. • Assist with instructional program planning for essential curricular components. • Create, modify, and teach material from the approved curriculum. • Coordinate accreditation compliance in accordance with regulatory body policy. • Monitor, ensure compliance, and advise on matters regarding all required certifications and licenses. • Lead faculty efforts in assuring quality and effectiveness in content and pedagogy. • Assist faculty in developing curriculum proposals. • Coordinate and participates in community advisory committees and serves as liaison to program faculty. • Participate in course planning by reviewing course enrollment patterns. • Monitor changes to university academic and administrative policies. • Provide information and advice regarding administrative issues related to curriculum changes, policies, and procedures. • Participate in departmental meetings and university committees. • Participate in state and national GC organizations. • Complete other duties as assigned by the Department Chair and Dean. • Foster a Christian worldview among faculty and students.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS Minimum Qualifications               • Hold a master’s degree in the discipline of genetic counseling • Have current ABGC or ABMGG certification • Strong interpersonal, customer service, presentation, and communication skills • Creative, innovative, and problem-solving skills • Demonstrated strength in planning, conducting, and disseminating research • Have at least 5 years of experience as a certified GC (minimum of 3 must be from a patient-facing role – clinical or research) • Have taught at least 6 credit hours of post-secondary education

If the candidate has not held the role of a program director before, that person must: • Have completed at least 10 hours of training/coursework in curriculum design, assessment, evaluation, or educational andragogy within the last 10 years • Have provided fieldwork supervision for at least five GC grad students for a minimum of 500 contact hours in the last 10 years • Documented training/workshops/other experiences related to: • Leadership • Professional development • Managem

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