Remote & Hybrid Medical & Healthcare Teaching & Academic Careers — Global Guide

Levi Cheptora

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

Remote and hybrid medical/healthcare teaching covers roles such as online course instructor, adjunct faculty, clinical skills tutor (virtual), simulation facilitator, curriculum designer, CME developer, and pedagogy researcher. This guide shows what employers want, where to get remote teaching credentials, 100+ live hiring sources, and concrete strategies to land paid teaching and academic work — globally.

Who this is for

• Clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and biomedical researchers wanting to teach remotely or move into academic roles.

• Early-career educators and graduate students looking for part-time or adjunct teaching.

• Instructional designers, eLearning specialists, simulation educators, and continuing-medical-education (CME) authors seeking health-focused employers.

Typical remote/hybrid teaching roles & common tasks

Common titles: Adjunct/Part-time Lecturer, Online Course Instructor, Clinical Skills Facilitator (virtual), Simulation Educator, Medical Content Author / SME, Curriculum Designer, Instructional Designer (health), CME/CPD Developer, Assessment & Exam Writer, Tutor / Small-group Facilitator, Educational Research Assistant, Learning Technologist, Program Coordinator (online), Academic Editor, Peer-reviewer.

Typical tasks (remote-friendly):

• Designing and delivering live webinars and asynchronous modules (LMS like Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard).

• Producing video lectures, narrated slide decks, and clinical scenario videos.

• Writing and editing medical education content, question banks, and case-based activities.

• Creating assessments, OSCE virtual stations, and rubric-based grading schemes.

• Facilitating small-group tutorials and virtual simulation (Zoom, virtual patients).

• Curriculum mapping, alignment with competencies (e.g., CanMEDS, ACGME).

• Developing CME/CPE accredited materials and managing accreditation paperwork.

• Conducting education research, literature reviews, and publishing pedagogy papers.

• Student support, supervision of remote projects, and dissertation or capstone mentoring.

Why remote/hybrid works: teaching can be delivered asynchronously (recorded lectures, readings, quizzes), synchronously via video, and assessed digitally — making many academic tasks fully remote or hybrid.

Core skills matrix — what to learn first → later

1. Foundations (0–6 weeks): basic pedagogy, public speaking, slide design, video recording basics, Google Drive/Office, Canvas/Moodle/Blackboard overview.

2. Digital teaching tools (1–2 months): Zoom (breakout rooms), Panopto, Kaltura, Camtasia, OBS Studio, screencasting, basic video editing.

3. Instructional design & assessment (1–3 months): ADDIE/Backwards Design, Bloom’s taxonomy, rubric creation, formative vs summative assessment, MCQ writing best practices.

4. Clinical simulation & virtual patient tools (2–4 months): virtual simulation platforms, standardized patient scripts, OSCE design.

5. Advanced / research (ongoing): learning analytics, educational research methods, grant writing, pedagogy journals, curriculum leadership.

Remote-friendly certifications, micro-credentials & degrees (with working links)

Below are remote/online credentials widely recognized in higher education and medical education. Pick 1–2 teaching credentials + 1 instructional design course and build a portfolio of teaching samples.

Postgraduate Certificates in Higher Education / Teaching

• University of London — PGCert Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (online). University of London
  https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate/pgcert-learning-teaching-higher-education

• Open University — Postgraduate Certificate in Online Teaching. open.ac.uk
  https://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/k43

• Falmouth University — Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (online). falmouth.ac.uk
  https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/online/postgraduate/postgraduate-certificate-higher-education-pgche

• University of Birmingham — Online PGCert Higher Education Policy into Practice. University of Birmingham
  https://hub.birmingham.ac.uk/degrees/certificate-higher-education-policy-practice/

Harvard / Executive & short courses

• Harvard Bok Center — Higher Education Teaching Certificate (Harvard Online / HarvardX). Harvard Online+1
  https://harvardonline.harvard.edu/course/higher-education-teaching

• Harvard Professional Learning — education & leadership short courses. Harvard University
  https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/education-teaching

Instructional design, online pedagogy & health-specific courses

• Coursera — Instructional Design & ‘Instructional Methods in Health Professions Education’ (Johns Hopkins / other partners). Coursera+1
  https://www.coursera.org/

• FutureLearn — ‘Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education’ and health educators courses (University of Nottingham, others). FutureLearn+1
  https://www.futurelearn.com/

• EdX / HarvardX / University short courses — search edX for ‘teaching’ & ‘medical education’. edX+1
  https://www.edx.org/

Medical-education specialist programs

• ‘Becoming an Expert Educator in the Healthcare Professions’ — FutureLearn (U. of Nottingham). FutureLearn
  https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/expert-educator-health-professions

Practical tip: Many universities award HEA/Advance HE fellowship recognition through PGCert programs (valuable on CVs). Search the program page for Advance HE or Fellowship alignment.

Where medical/health teaching jobs are posted — 100+ live sources (organized & bookmarkable)

Use the remote filters on job sites and set alerts. Below are working URLs grouped by type so you can pick a bucket each week and apply.

1) Remote / flexible job boards (great for part-time & adjunct remote listings)

1. FlexJobs — https://www.flexjobs.com/ flexjobs.com

2. We Work Remotely — https://weworkremotely.com/

3. Remote.co — https://remote.co/

4. Remote OK — https://remoteok.com/

5. Remotive — https://remotive.com/

6. Indeed (use “remote” filter) — https://www.indeed.com/

7. ZipRecruiter — https://www.ziprecruiter.com/

8. Glassdoor — https://www.glassdoor.com/

9. LinkedIn Jobs (remote filters) — https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/ LinkedIn

2) Higher education & academic job boards (adjunct, lecturer, researcher)

10. HigherEdJobs — https://www.higheredjobs.com/

11. Times Higher Education Jobs (THEunijobs) — https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/ FutureLearn

12. ChronicleVitae / Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs — https://chroniclevitae.com/ and https://jobs.chronicle.com/ Coursera

13. Jobs.ac.uk (UK academic jobs) — https://www.jobs.ac.uk/

14. Academic Positions — https://academicpositions.com/

15. AcademicJobsOnline (US academic listings) — https://academicjobsonline.org/

16. ResearchGate Jobs — https://www.researchgate.net/jobs/

17. Euraxess (EU research jobs) — https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/

18. FindAPostDoc / Postdoc Jobs — https://www.findapostdoc.com/

3) Medical-education platforms & companies (hire content creators, faculty, clinicians)

19. Lecturio — https://www.lecturio.com/jobs/ Lecturio+1

20. Osmosis (Elsevier) — https://www.osmosis.org/careers and https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/osmosis. Osmosis+1

21. AMBOSS — https://careers.amboss.com/ Careers at AMBOSS+1

22. Elsevier (CME / Clinical Content / Education) — https://www.elsevier.com/about/careers/ www.elsevier.com+1

23. BMJ — https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/careers

24. UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer) — https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/careers

25. ClinicalKey / Elsevier Learning — https://www.elsevier.com/ (see careers link above)

26. Lecturio Student & Contributor pages — https://www.lecturio.com/inst/medical/ Lecturio

4) Universities & online program portals (frequent adjunct & tutor postings)

27. Open University — https://www.open.ac.uk/careers/ and https://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/k43. open.ac.uk

28. University of London Worldwide — https://london.ac.uk/ (PGCert + tutor listings). University of London

29. University of Edinburgh (online masters / teaching fellow posts) — https://www.ed.ac.uk/jobs

30. Johns Hopkins Online / Coursera partners (e.g., Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) — https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ & https://www.coursera.org/partners/johns-hopkins-university

31. Harvard Extension & Harvard Online — https://pll.harvard.edu/ & https://online-learning.harvard.edu/ Harvard University+1

32. University of Liverpool Online / distance programs — https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/online/

33. University of Manchester PGCert pages — https://humanities.manchester.ac.uk/education/study/courses/pgcert-in-higher-education/ Faculty of Humanities

5) Continuing Medical Education (CME) / Professional bodies / Societies

34. American Medical Association (AMA) — https://www.ama-assn.org/careers

35. Royal College faculties (e.g., RCP, RCS) — search respective college careers pages (e.g., https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/jobs)

36. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) — https://amee.org/ (conference, jobs, educator listings)

37. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) — https://accme.org/ (CME provider network & listings)

38. Medical education departments across national Royal Colleges (vary by country).

6) Publishers, exam prep & question-bank companies

39. Kaplan Medical — https://www.kaptest.com/about/careers

40. PassMedicine / Pastest — https://www.pastest.com/ (careers pages)

41. BoardVitals — https://www.boardvitals.com/careers

42. Lecturio (listed above) — https://www.lecturio.com/jobs/

43. AMBOSS (listed above) — https://careers.amboss.com/

7) NGOs, global health & education programs (training roles)

44. World Health Organization (WHO) — https://www.who.int/careers bmj.com

45. UNICEF — https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/

46. PATH — https://www.path.org/about/careers/

47. Save the Children — https://www.savethechildren.net/careers

48. Gates Foundation — https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/careers/ https://www.educations.com

49. Global health training hubs and regional public health institutes (search local listings).

8) EdTech & MOOCs (hire instructors, course designers, SMEs)

50. Coursera — https://www.coursera.org/teach

51. edX / 2U — https://www.edx.org/ & https://www.2u.com/careers/

52. FutureLearn — https://www.futurelearn.com/about/jobs

53. Udemy — https://about.udemy.com/careers/

54. LinkedIn Learning — https://learning.linkedin.com/teach-with-us (instructor partnership pages)

55. Skillshare — https://www.skillshare.com/teach

9) Freelance & tutoring marketplaces (short gigs, microteaching)

56. Upwork — https://www.upwork.com/ flexjobs.com

57. Freelancer.com — https://www.freelancer.com/

58. Fiverr — https://www.fiverr.com/

59. Preply / Tutor.com (tutoring marketplaces) — https://preply.com/ & https://tutor.com/

60. SuperProf / Wyzant (local tutoring platforms) — https://www.superprof.com/ & https://www.wyzant.com/

10) Job boards for instructional designers & eLearning (health roles often posted here)

61. InstructionalDesign.org job listings (search general boards)

62. ADPList / UX and learning design communities

63. eLearning Industry Jobs — https://elearningindustry.com/jobs

64. Instructional Design Central — https://www.instructionaldesigncentral.com/ (resources & postings)

11) Simulation & VR training companies

65. SimX — https://simxvr.com/careers

66. Laerdal Medical (simulation training) — https://www.laerdal.com/us/careers/

67. CAE Healthcare — https://www.cae.com/careers/

68. Oxford Medical Simulation — https://oxfordmedicalsimulation.com/careers/

12) Professional networks & communities (where teaching gigs appear)

69. LinkedIn Groups & university alumni pages — use targeted searches.

70. AMEE mailing lists and conferences — https://amee.org/

71. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) — https://sacme.org/

72. Association for Medical Education in the USA and Canada (AMEE/AME) — regional equivalents.

13) Regional & country job boards (examples)

73. NHS Jobs (UK) — https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

74. USAJobs (US federal education & training roles) — https://www.usajobs.gov/ LinkedIn

75. SEEK (Australia) — https://www.seek.com.au/

76. Jobberman (Nigeria) — https://www.jobberman.com/

77. MyJobMag (Kenya) — https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/

78. Indeed (country-specific domains) — https://www.indeed.co.uk/ etc.

14) University teaching assistant & remote tutor hubs

79. Chegg Tutors / Course Hero (tutoring & subject experts) — https://www.chegg.com/tutors/ & https://www.coursehero.com/

80. Study.com (expert instructors) — https://study.com/teach/

81. Varsity Tutors — https://www.varsitytutors.com/tutors

15) Research funding & academic project portals (look for PI/mentor opportunities)

82. Research Councils & national funding pages (e.g., NIH, UKRI) — https://www.nih.gov/ & https://www.ukri.org/

83. Universities’ research job portals (search target universities directly)

16) Publishers & journals (content, education editors & reviewers)

84. BMJ — https://www.bmj.com/company/work-us/

85. The Lancet / Elsevier journals — search publisher career pages (Elsevier above).

86. Frontiers Media — https://www.frontiersin.org/about/career-opportunities

17) Conferences & continuous education networks (short-term contract teaching)

87. AMEE conference job boards — https://amee.org/

88. Regional medical education conferences (local society pages)

18) Professional development & corporate training (healthcare companies)

89. Hospital trusts & health systems’ education departments (Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins) — see their careers pages (Mayo: https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/ ; Cleveland Clinic: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/).

90. Corporate wellness / upskilling vendors (search local companies)

19) Misc / aggregator & niche pages (keep scanning)

91. Devex (global development & training jobs) — https://www.devex.com/jobs/

92. ReliefWeb (training roles in humanitarian health) — https://reliefweb.int/jobs/

93. ImpactPool (UN / development jobs) — https://www.impactpool.org/

94. Education-focused aggregators like PostgraduateSearch (UK) — https://www.postgraduatesearch.com/

20) Extra academic & teaching platforms worth checking often

95. Coursera for Campus / Coursera for Business hiring pages — https://www.coursera.org/about/careers

96. edX for Business / MicroMasters contributor roles — https://www.edx.org/

97. FutureLearn partners & course contributor pages — https://www.futurelearn.com/

98. Teachable / Thinkific (platforms, sometimes need content SMEs) — https://teachable.com/ & https://www.thinkific.com/

99. Khan Academy (health content contributors) — https://www.khanacademy.org/careers

100. OpenWHO (WHO learning platform contributors) — https://openwho.org/ & https://www.who.int/careers

21) Additional universities, publishers and edu-tech companies that commonly hire educators

101. University of Liverpool Online — https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/online/

102. University of Melbourne Online — https://study.unimelb.edu.au/

103. Imperial College / King's College online programs — search their careers pages.

104. Wolters Kluwer (UpToDate) — https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/careers

105. ClinicalKey / Elsevier (listed) — https://www.elsevier.com/about/careers/

106. Medscape / WebMD — https://www.medscape.com/public/careers

22) Fast action strategy

Pick 6 sources (2 academic boards, 2 edTech platforms, 2 hospitals/publishers), set alerts, and apply weekly. Bookmark company career pages above (Lecturio, Osmosis, AMBOSS, Elsevier, BMJ, UpToDate) and check them every Monday or use RSS/Alert tools.

(Representative citations for course providers and major platforms: University of London PGCert, Open University PGCert, Harvard Bok Center/HarvardX, Coursera instructional design listings, FutureLearn health educator courses, Lecturio careers, Osmosis careers, AMBOSS careers, Elsevier careers, WHO careers).) bmj.com+9University of London+9open.ac.uk+9

How to build a hiring-ready teaching portfolio (remote-friendly)

1. 3 ready-to-share items (hosted online: Google Drive, YouTube unlisted, GitHub, personal website):

   • Micro-lecture (5–10 min) video + transcript + 1 slide summary.

   • An asynchronous module (reading + quiz + rubric) exported from an LMS (SCORM/Brightspace/Canvas preview).

   • A designed assessment: an OSCE virtual case or an MCQ bundle with item rationales.

2. Teaching statement & philosophy (1 page): clear, evidence-based, with examples of student outcomes.

3. Sample student evaluations (redacted) or peer observations if available.

4. Evidence of pedagogy learning: certificates (PGCert, Instructional Design course), short course badges.

5. One-page CV addendum: list online tools used (Zoom, Panopto, Canvas), learning analytics experience, sample links.

6. Demo video: 60–90 second pitch “I teach X to Y using Z” (for recruiters).

Common myths — debunked

• Myth: “Online teaching is easier and requires no credentials.”
  Reality: Online teaching requires different pedagogy, clear assessment design, and tech skills; recognized credentials (PGCert/HEA fellowship) and demonstrable modules significantly increase hireability. open.ac.uk+1

• Myth: “Only universities hire online instructors.”
  Reality: EdTech platforms, publishers, hospitals (education departments), NGOs, and private training companies regularly hire clinicians and educators for remote roles (see Lecturio, Osmosis, AMBOSS, Elsevier above). www.elsevier.com+3Lecturio+3Osmosis+3

• Myth: “Part-time teaching won’t lead to full-time work.”
  Reality: Adjunct/part-time roles, excellent module design, and active networking can convert into larger course leads, program coordination, and full-time roles — treat each gig as a mini-portfolio piece.

High-leverage hacks & job-winning strategies

1. One-page course pitch per application: include learning outcomes, assessment plan, short syllabus week-by-week, and a 3-minute video pitching the course. That beats a generic CV.

2. Record one micro-lecture today: post unlisted link on your CV/LinkedIn — recruiters click videos.

3. Get PGCert or short instructional design badge: many institutions prefer candidates with formal teaching training — mention Advance HE alignment if present. University of London+1

4. Cold outreach to program directors: find the program lead on LinkedIn, send a concise note with 1 link to your micro-lecture + 1 idea to improve their course. Personalization works.

5. Offer to run a free 60-minute pilot webinar for a small fee or as a demo: many small publishers/hospitals will pay after a successful pilot.

6. Publish an education case or short article: even short reflective pieces in education journals or blogs increase credibility.

7. Use platform contributor pages: Coursera/edX/FutureLearn/MedEd platforms accept guest lecturers or SMEs — apply through their contributor pages. Coursera+1

8. Be explicit about your tech stack: list LMS, video tools, quiz builders, accessibility experience (WCAG), and SCORM packaging.

Interview & application checklist (remote teaching roles)

• Short cover letter (1 paragraph) + one-page course pitch.

• Link to micro-lecture + module preview (unlisted video + PDF).

• Evidence of pedagogy learning (PGCert / badges).

• 2 references (academic lead, clinical director, or program manager).

• Availability for live teaching windows (time zones) + admin tasks.

• Clear statement about access to reliable internet & recording setup.

Resume & LinkedIn checklist (tailored for remote educators)

• Headline: “Clinical Educator / Online Lecturer | PGCert HE | Canvas • Zoom • Video Production”

• Top 3 bullets: results-focused (e.g., “Designed 6-week online module on Acute Medicine; avg. student rating 4.7/5; retention +12%”).

• Featured: one micro-lecture video, one module PDF, PGCert badge.

• Skills: LMS names, video tools, assessment design, clinical specialties.

• LinkedIn: add “Open to work” and use remote/location flexibility.

Privacy, accreditation & legal cautions

• Do NOT share PHI in video lectures, sample cases, or portfolios — always use de-identified or synthetic patient cases.

• Accreditation & CME: If you create CME content, check local/regional accreditation requirements (ACCME in the U.S., CPD frameworks elsewhere).

• Employment eligibility: many universities require right to work or specific local approvals for formal hiring — clarify on job posts.

One-week starter plan (practical)

Day 1: Record a 5–8 minute micro-lecture (phone + lapel mic is fine). Upload unlisted to YouTube and add transcript.
Day 2: Build a one-page course pitch (learning outcomes + 4-week syllabus) and a 1-page teaching philosophy.
Day 3: Enroll in one short course: choose a PGCert module preview or Coursera instructional design course (see links above). Coursera+1
Day 4: Create a simple quiz (Google Forms / Canvas sample) and rubric for one assessment.
Day 5: Apply to 8 targeted listings (2 edTech companies, 2 academic boards, 2 hospitals/publishers, 2 freelance platforms) — use lists above.
Day 6: Do one cold outreach on LinkedIn to a program director with your micro-lecture link and one idea.
Day 7: Reflect, update portfolio, and schedule 3 follow-ups for applications.

Final notes & next steps

• If you’re starting from clinical practice: highlight teaching you already do (ward teaching, bedside tutorials, CME talks) — translate that into online teaching language.

• For research/academic track: pair teaching outputs with an education research plan (small project + conference abstract).