Utah State University seeks a Surgical Technology Lecturer for the Blanding Campus. This is a full-time non-tenure track academic position.  Teaching appointment is 95% teaching and 5% service. Estimated Start is August 1, 2023.

• Full-time, academic year professional teaching position on the Blanding campus and collaborating with Health Professions faculty at Moab and USU Eastern campuses.
• The primary responsibility will be to teach surgical technology courses.
• Educator delivers class and/or clinical instructions according to an approved curriculum using accepted and effective teaching methods.
• Educator will be expected to develop daily lesson plans, provide academic advising, participate in department training, attend meetings, and engage in campus and community service.
• Teach both theoretical and practical learning experiences.
• Direct, guide and evaluate student performance in a laboratory setting.
• The typical teaching load is four courses each semester (fall and spring).
• Travel to other Health Profession classroom sites in Southeast Utah

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hold a credential in the surgical technology field from a nationally recognized and accredited credentialing agency (Supervisors of a surgical technology program hired after July 1, 2010, hold the
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential);
• Possess a minimum of three (3) years of operating room experience in the scrub role within the last five (5) years or three (3) years teaching in the field of surgical technology prior to employment;
• Must meet all regulatory and accreditation qualifications;
• Computer proficiency including knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook;
• Current CPR card.
• Access to reliable transportation to perform essential job functions.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a health sciences or related health sciences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated training in educational methods, testing and evaluation with evidence strength in instructional methodology, delivery, and pedagogical techniques.
• Prior teaching experience is especially in a technology-augmented classroom.

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”
2. Documents below to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10” 
   1. Cover Letter
   2. Teaching Philosophy
   3. Copy of CST Credential
   4. Unofficial Transcript

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees typically work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  

USU Blanding is located in Utah's Canyon Country in the southeastern corner of the state. Blanding City and the surrounding area provides a beautiful back-drop for a stellar education. Residents and visitors have the opportunity to experience beautiful scenery and varied outdoor activities from site-seeing and museums to climbing, hiking, and ATV trail-riding.

Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is Utah’s land-grant and space-grant university. USU is one of only 146 research institutions in the U.S. classified as R1 “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU provides a high-quality education at an affordable price. With its main campus in Logan, the university serves approximately 27,500 students, including 24,255 undergraduates and 3,171 graduate students. USU Online has served students from all 50 states and 55 countries for 25 years.

USU’s statewide system features three residential campuses, 30 total campus locations, and 23 Extension education centers. The university employs 903 full-time faculty members, 124 executive administrators, and 1,649 full-time support staff. USU offers 115 undergraduate majors, as well as 91 master’s and 42 doctoral degrees. Learn more about USU.

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The USU main campus is located in beautiful Logan, Utah, a city of about 50,000 situated in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region.

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