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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

Principal Faculty - Physician Assistant Program

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

The Stephens College PA program is based on a 12-month didactic phase and a 15 month clinical phase that culminate in the conferral of a Master of Physician Assistant Studies.

Principal faculty for the Stephens PA program will assist with the development, content delivery and assessment of didactic curriculum. The successful candidate will teach, evaluate, and advise didactic and clinical phase students.

All principal faculty participate in the continuous review, analysis, and evaluation of the program’s mission. Other duties include scholarship, academic advising, service and professional activities. All principle faculty receive.20 release time to pursue clinical practice and/or research.

This is a 12-month, regular, full-time, non-tenure track faculty position. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as course director or co-director as needed for program.
  • Teach a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester.
  • Advise students.
  • Contribute to collecting and managing data to track learning outcomes for students and performance outcomes for the program.
  • Proctor exams and provide remediation as necessary.
  • Member of the SPPC committee, Curriculum committee and Admissions Committee.

Assist the program director with the continuous development, review, planning, outcomes evaluation, and general effectiveness of the PA program

Assist the program director with continuous program review and evaluation, curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for the didactic curriculum.

  • Participate college committees, and state and national organizations.
  • Attend open houses, special events and graduation ceremonies.
  • Coordinate, review and revise academic policies and procedures as needed.
  • Participate in accreditation activities.

Requirements

Terminal degree - Masters from an ARC accredited PA program

One year of clinical practice experience preferred.

Teaching experience preferred.

Current NCCPA certification.

Eligible for licensure in the State of Missouri.

  • ## A professional CV/resume, cover letter, and three references are required to be uploaded when applying for this position.
  • Founded in 1833, Stephens College is the second-oldest women's college in the United States, dedicated to providing innovative, experiential, and career-focused education across various disciplines. Located in Columbia, Missouri, Stephens College continues to be a leader in women's education, fostering a community where students are empowered to lead, innovate, and excel. The college also provides flexible, co-educational master’s degrees and certificates for working professionals, and is home to the co-educational Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College.

Ranked (over and over again) as one of the best college towns in America, Columbia, Missouri, is home to 36,000+ college students and 118,000 residents.

Columbia — conveniently located approximately 100 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis — has it all: big-time college sports, film, music and arts festivals, a high-energy arts community, amazing recreation, and a great downtown with lots of places to eat, shop, snack and check out the latest bands.

The Columbia community offers outstanding health care options, as well as excellent educational opportunities for every level of student (including our own Children’s School).

Stephens offers an attractive benefits package that includes health insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, Supplemental Retirement Annuity, Faculty/Staff Grants, tuition waivers and tuition paid undergraduate classes for dependents.

Stephens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit and employ qualified personnel without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Curriculum DevelopmentClinical TeachingStudent AdvisingAcademic AssessmentCourse DirectionData ManagementAcademic PlanningStudent Remediation

Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 58% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Principal Faculty - Physician Assistant Program at Stephens College a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physician Assistant Education (PA) — ranked against 33 active Physician Assistant Education (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 40 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
78%
Sign-on bonus
59%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.8
Among the best 10% of Physician Assistant Education (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 33 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$290k
Typical market rent
$1,444/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbia, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Retirement Annuity
Faculty/Staff Grants
Tuition waivers
Tuition paid undergraduate classes for dependents