The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program in the College of Allied Health

Professions at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex (RHEC) on the University of Nebraska Kearney (UNK) campus in Kearney, Nebraska, is seeking applicants for a full-time, 12-month permanent teaching position.

The selected candidate will be responsible for developing, coordinating, instructing, and evaluating curriculum for campus, distance, graduate, and degree advancement students in the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program, as well as pre-professional and other health profession students. Teach using various instructional methods to accommodate diverse learning needs, including educating students on the Kearney and Omaha campuses during the summer student laboratory phase.

Oversee clinical experiences by coordinating activities, supporting clinical site liaisons and instructors, and ensuring curricular alignment, evaluation, and student performance monitoring, which requires travel to regional clinical affiliate sites. Provide leadership in student professional development and interprofessional education programs while engaging in independent and collaborative scholarly activities, including presentations, publications, and external funding efforts.

Participate in student recruitment, advising, and mentoring, as well as accreditation processes, while fulfilling additional assigned duties.

As Nebraska’s only public academic health science center, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is renowned for its leadership in healthcare education, research, and innovation. To meet its mission of preparing a health professions workforce to serve rural Nebraska, UNMC boasts of five campuses across Nebraska, including the Rural Health Education Complex (RHEC) located on UNMC’s sister campus, the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), in Kearney, Nebraska. Phase I of the RHEC was completed in 2015 and is home to eight College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP) programs, as well as programs offered by the UNMC College of Nursing. Opened in January 2026, Phase II added a second academic building, which provides classrooms, offices, a wet lab, an additional gross lab, and robust simulation spaces to support the expansion of the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, and Pharmacy on the campus.

The CAHP is one of six health profession education colleges at UNMC, offering 14 unique education programs in the health professions. To learn more about the College of Allied Health Professions, click here.

The College of Allied Health Professions is known across the University of Nebraska system for its culture of innovation, collaboration, and respect. It is the second largest health professions college at UNMC, having recently added new post-professional doctorate programs for nutritionists and physician assistants, as well as new entry-level programs in occupational therapy and genetic counseling.

Faculty and students at the RHEC have the advantages of being part of a large academic health science center while enjoying the sense of community and recreational opportunities afforded by a mid-size city with a robust undergraduate institution as its centerpiece. The city offers amenities such as museums, a performing arts center, coffee shops, and hiking/biking trails. In early 2025, a 209,000-square-foot sports complex is scheduled to open that will provide youth and adult programming, equipment rentals, and courts for basketball, volleyball, pickleball, wrestling, and much more.

UNMC offers a competitive and thorough slate of benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and planning, professional development resources, tuition remissions, paid sick leave, and vacation. As an academic health center, UNMC promotes a healthy work-life balance to support employees’ physical and behavioral health. For complete details about benefits, click here.

Applications, cover letters, and Curriculum Vitae are accepted online at:
https://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/96444