Assistant Professor, Emergency Medical Care

The Emergency Medical Care program in the Department of Fire Protection and Paramedicine Services at Eastern Kentucky University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning January 2026. This position serves one of the nation’s premier undergraduate paramedic education programs. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering both cognitive (lecture) and psychomotor (skills lab/simulation) instruction to undergraduate paramedic students in accordance with the National EMS Education Standards, EKU’s curriculum guidelines, and CoAEMSP accreditation requirements. The successful candidate will primarily teach undergraduate emergency medical care related courses online and on campus in a 4/4 annual teaching load, develop and maintain an active scholarly agenda, and participate in service to the department, industry and the university.