Principal Faculty Member Department of Physician Assistant Studies Elon

Principal faculty member, elon pa

Elon University, renowned as a model for engaged learning, in partnership with the national search firm, Scott Healy & Associates, invites applications and nominations for five Principal Faculty positions for its Physician Assistant Program located in Elon, NC due to the program expanding its cohort size, with the new class that matriculated in January 2026. These faculty members will help to develop and implement curricular aspects of a fully accredited program in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies.

The anticipated start date for the position is Summer 2026.

The program received Accreditation-Continued from the Accreditation Review Commission for the Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) in 2016 and has been approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to grant the MSPAS degree. This PA program is housed in Elon, NC within Elon University’s School of Health Sciences (SHS). The SHS currently includes this Department of Physician Assistant Studies program established in 2012, as well as a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program established in 1998, and Department of Nursing program established in 2021.

Principal program faculty report directly to the Chair/Program Director. This position is tenure-track eligible. The compensation offered will be commensurate with qualifications and include an excellent benefits package and generous retirement plan.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellence and innovation in teaching.
• Direct academic courses:
• Coordinate the sequencing and delivery of content within assigned courses in the didactic and clinical year.
• Coordinate student evaluation within assigned courses.
• Serve as lecturer, lab instructor, small group facilitator and evaluator in didactic and clinical phase courses.
• With the support of the program, proactively address the evolving needs of the program and its students.
• Participate in other departmental responsibilities:
• Proctoring exams, grading OSCEs, facilitating case-based simulation activities, etc.
• Serve as Master’s Project advisor.
• Advise and provide academic counseling for students in academic and clinical phases, including conducting clinical site visits.
• Engage in admissions activities, including, but not limited to reviewing candidate applications, interviewing candidates, and selecting the cohort.