Assistant Professor - Midwifery Department

The Department of Midwifery is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor and administrative Program Director responsibilities at the Bastyr University Kenmore campus, 15 miles north of Seattle, beginning on January 1^st 2025. The Department of Midwifery is a leader in educating childbirth professionals. We offer two master’s degree programs: a Master of Science in Midwifery and a Master of Arts in Maternal-Child Health Systems. We are seeking the right person with knowledge, skills and experience in both realms to build further flexibility on our team to cross-teach in both programs. Courses in these programs are taught in a hybrid format, with some of the material taught online and some of it facilitated in a synchronous format face-to-face.

Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery strives for continuous challenge and growth in our personal and professional commitment to equity and anti-oppression. This member of our team will help us to continuously evaluate and improve our processes to work toward our goal of creating anti-racist educational systems. Please read our Department of Midwifery Mission and Equity Statement as they inform everything we do.

Responsibilities:

• Teach, update and evaluate syllabi for selected hybrid and/or fully online courses, including learning goals and objectives, learning activities and assessment methods appropriate to learning objectives, and specific learning activities and assessments for onsite and online curriculum.
• Guide students’ master’s projects – capstone, thesis or internship – and serve on student supervisory committees.
• Navigate student issues and involve the Department Chair as necessary.
• Participate in the responsibilities of core faculty within the greater University community.
• Administrative responsibilities to assist with running the MS-Midwifery Program.
• Work collaboratively with the Department Chair and MCHS Program Director to assist with running the Department of Midwifery.

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in a maternal-child health (MCH)-related field, minimally Master’s degree, preferably a doctorate.
• Three to five years’ clinical experience in MCH-related field, preferably maternity care/midwifery.
• Teaching experience, preferably graduate-level courses in Midwifery and in MCH areas such as health policy, organizational management, adult education, professional issues, research methods, social determinants of health and illness, global health and social justice issues in MCH.
• Online and hybrid teaching experience required.
• Research experience preferred.
• Mentoring experience with students doing graduate projects.
• Excellent communication skills – writing, speaking, listening.

Requirements:

• Access to and relevant skills with computer, internet and email. 
• Available to be off-call during in-person class sessions.
• Available for online learning activities with students and faculty communications. We use Canvas as our learning management system. 
• At the present time, the university can only hire from those who reside in following states: WA, CA, AZ, CO, MD, NC, OK, OR, RI & UT. 

Benefits:

All regular employees (faculty and staff) who work at least 20 hours a week in a permanent position are full benefits eligible. These employees are eligible for health care benefits, retirement, flexible spending account plans, supplemental insurance, free tuition credits, and all paid leaves. Eligibility for the tuition credit benefits starts after 12 months of continuous employment. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

Supplemental Information:

Bastyr University believes that inclusive diversity is essential for achieving academic excellence and creating a profoundly enriching university experience. Our faculty and staff are committed to achieving our mission by educating students to be future leaders that bring the natural health arts and sciences to people from all backgrounds. Promoting an educational environment that allows students, faculty and staff to develop their talents while experiencing a sense of community, we expect campus members to engage in respectful communication, behaviors and thoughtful self-reflection, increase their understanding of cultures and empower people who are disenfranchised, marginalized or oppressed. In so doing, the University pledges to prepare our students (and support faculty and staff) to recognize and appropriately respond to health inequities that affect multiple communities. This involves infusing DEI knowledge, skills, and practices in all academic programs, clinical training and patient services. In all, Bastyr University is dedicated to the welfare of our students and patients as well as to promoting equal opportunity and access in education and health care.

In alignment with Bastyr's DEI commitment, applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Bastyr University does not discriminate against any person in matters of employment, application for employment, student or applicant for admission, or participation in our programs or benefits on the basis of the following protected classes: ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices), sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), ethnic or national origin (includes language use and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law), age (40 and above), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), marital status, genetic information, medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), veteran or military status or any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law. Our programs, services and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please don't hesitate to contact hr@bastyr.edu to request or discuss a special accommodation due to a disability.