Program Chair, MidwiferyJob No: 497247
Department: MIDWIFERY MISC
Local Title: Program Chair, Midwifery
Budget Title: Professor (12 month)
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Faculty - Teaching Only
Bargaining Unit:UUP
Job Summary:The Midwifery Program in the School of Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Program Chair. The successful candidate will:
- Be responsible for the overall administration and leadership of the Midwifery Program.
- Develop and implement annual and long-term program goals, policies and objectives.
- Prepare and monitor program budget.
- Secure external funding for program operation & development.
- Recruit faculty and staff, and provide development, advisement and evaluation.
- Develop curriculum (including distance learning modality), and conduct implementation and evaluation.
- Recruit students including selection process and advisement.
- Participate in classroom teaching and clinical supervision.
- Participate in College and SUNY-wide committees and professional activities.
- Work in partnership with affiliated agencies, consumer and community groups and serve as primary spokesperson of program.
- Demonstrate professional and scholarly endeavors as appropriate.
Required Qualifications: - Master's Degree in Midwifery or a Doctorate Degree in a closely related health discipline.
- Current New York State Licensure as a CM or CNM (or eligibility for NYS Licensure at time of appointment) and be ACNM certified.
- Current American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) credential as a Certified Midwife (CM) or Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM).
- 2+ years of clinical midwifery practice with documented evidence of active and current clinical expertise.
- 3+ years of teaching experience clinical and/or classroom.
- Demonstrated administrative ability.
- Commitment to simulation-based teaching and integrated midwifery education.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum, as well as maintaining quality assurance and ensuring the integrity of student learning.
Preferred Qualifications: - Record of scholarship/research in the form of peer-reviewed presentations and publications along with grant writing, and a record of grants secured.
- Experience teaching in a registered or accredited Midwifery Program.
- Ongoing professional development consistent with AMCB and NYSED expectations.
Work Schedule:Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)
Salary Grade/Rank:Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications
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Advertised: April 24, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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