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Title: </span>Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, PRIMARY CARE/OCULAR<span style="letter-spacing:-1.95pt"> </span>DISEASE<span></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="margin:3.15pt 7.8pt 0.0001pt 5.65pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chicago
College of Optometry</span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></h1>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 5.8pt 0.0001pt 72.2pt;text-indent:0in"> (Full-time
tenure track or non-tenure track faculty<span style="letter-spacing:-1.1pt"> </span>position)<span></span></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 5.65pt;text-align:center"><u>Job<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>Description</u><span style="font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:3.7pt 0in 0.0001pt 5.6pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Responsibilities:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 5.35pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in">Candidates<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>expected<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>highly<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>knowledgeable<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>field<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>Primary<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>Eye<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>Care<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>and/or<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>Ocular<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>Disease. A strong background in anatomy and physiology
with an interest in developing and teaching courses in the Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
sequence is preferred.<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt">
</span>must<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>able<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>provide<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>direct patient<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>care<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>clinical<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt">
</span>instruction<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>professional<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>students<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>well<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>residents,<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>involved<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>interdisciplinary practice<span style="letter-spacing:2.75pt">
</span>with other<span style="letter-spacing:2.75pt"> </span>educational
professionals.<span style="letter-spacing:2.75pt"> </span>Candidates<span style="letter-spacing:2.75pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:2.75pt"> </span>be
willing<span style="letter-spacing:2.75pt"> </span>to actively participate in<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>curricular<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>assessment, professional development,
student counseling and service activities within the college, university and<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>the scientific<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>community.<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt">
</span>Successful<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>candidates<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>expected<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>involved<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>scholarly<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>activities,<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>sincere<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>commitment<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>optometric<span style="letter-spacing:0.85pt"> </span>education,<span style="letter-spacing:0.85pt"> </span>community<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>service<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>patient<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>care.<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>Primary<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>duties<span style="letter-spacing:0.85pt"> </span>include,<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>are not limited<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>to:<span></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:6.5pt 0in 0.0001pt 20pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">a)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Teaching</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></h1>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Developing<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>delivering<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt">
</span>lectures<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>and/or<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>laboratories<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>primary<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>eye<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>care,
ocular<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>disease, ocular anatomy and
physiology, visual neuro-anatomy,<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>related<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>areas, as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>assigned;</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Embracing and enhancing the didactic
philosophies in the O.D.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>program;</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Maintaining<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>expanding<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>high<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>quality<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt">
</span>clinical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>practice<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>environment<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>optometry<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>students on<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>rotation; and</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Precepting students on clinical rotation at the
Midwestern University Eye Institute- Downers<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt">
</span>Grove.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-left:22.05pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">b)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Service</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></h1>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Helping<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>maintain<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>grow<span style="letter-spacing:0.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>state-of-the-art<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>optometry<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>program<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>strong<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>interdisciplinary<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>focus<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>meets the needs of
patients in the surrounding community; is efficient, patient-friendly, and<span style="letter-spacing:-1.35pt"> </span>cost-effective;</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Working closely together with all optometry and
ophthalmology faculty to provide a complete range of eye<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>vision
care<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>services;</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Participating in leadership roles in state,
regional, and national optometry<span style="letter-spacing:-0.75pt"> </span>organizations;</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Participating on College and University
committees, as assigned;<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt"> </span>and</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Participating in College and University service<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>activities.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Scholarly<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>activity</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></h1>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:98%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Engaging in research and scholarly activity,
including presentations at scientific meetings, research, and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>publication in
peer-reviewed journals sufficient to qualify for academic advancement in a
non-tenure or tenure<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>track position.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:98%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Qualifications:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></h1>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 5.55pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in">Candidates must possess a Doctor of Optometry degree from an
ACOE-accredited institution, must have completed an ACOE-accredited residency, and
must<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>eligible<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Illinois<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>optometric<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>license.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>Primary<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>eye<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>care<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>clinical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">
</span>expertise<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>required.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 5.55pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in"><b><span style="color:black">Contact information:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Interested applicants
should forward a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Dr. Joshua Baker,
Acting Dean, or Dr. Mary Lee, Vice President & Chief Academic Officer,
Pharmacy and Optometry Education; Midwestern University, Chicago College of
Optometry, 555 31<sup>st</sup> Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515; e-mail: </span><a href="mailto:jbaker@midwestern.edu"><span style="color:blue">jbaker@midwestern.edu</span></a><span style="color:black"> or
<a href="mailto:mleexx@midwestern.edu">mleexx@midwestern.edu</a>.</span><span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 5.55pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 5.55pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="display:inline"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="display:inline"><b><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline"></div>Pablo de Gracia, Optometrist, PhD, FAAO<br>Assistant Professor<br>Chicago College of Optometry</b></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="display:inline"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><i><a href="https://www.midwestern.edu/pablodegracia.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Website</a></i></b></div></div>Midwestern University<br><font color="#000000">555 31st St, Downers Grove, IL 60515,USA</font><br>(office) 630-960-3039<br>(fax) 630-960-3013</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="display:inline">(e-mail) <a href="mailto:pdegracia@midwestern.edu" target="_blank">pdegracia@midwestern.edu</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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