Pediatrics/Binocular Vision

Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor

The College of Optometry at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis invites applicants for a clinical non-tenure track faculty position in Pediatric Optometry and Binocular Vision.

Responsibilities: Didactic instruction in related courses; clinical teaching /patient care within a variety of settings including community health care centers. Primary and secondary care of infants, children, special needs populations and adults; diagnosis and management of binocular vision anomalies and learning related vision problems; interdisciplinary practice with other educational professionals. Willingness to explore alternative teaching styles in classrooms such as learner-centered and case-based approaches.

Qualifications: Doctor of Optometry degree; eligible for Missouri license; ACOE-accredited Pediatric Optometry Residency or equivalent pediatric/binocular vision patient care experience; sincere commitment to optometric education, community service and patient care. Rank/salary commensurate with training/qualifications.

UMSL is a public, metropolitan land-grant institution committed to basic and applied research/teaching/and/service. With 15,500 students, 1400 faculty members and 131 degree and associate programs, UMSL is the largest university in the St. Louis region and the 3 rd largest in Missouri. http://www.umsl.edu

The College of Optometry includes a 4-year professional degree (OD) program, a graduate program in Vision Science (MS, Ph.D.) and post-professional residency programs. http://www.umsl.edu/~optometry/

Applications accepted/reviewed immediately and until position is filled. Send CV, statement of teaching and scholarly interests, names/addresses of three professional references:

Maria Ahrens taylormb@umsl.edu, Administrative Assistant to the Faculty
The University of Missouri St. Louis
College of Optometry
One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499

Electronic submissions preferred. For further information, contact Maria (314) 516-5616

The University of Missouri-Saint Louis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity.