Assistant Professor: Physical Therapy
Company:
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Job Location:
Category:
Physical Therapy
Type:
Full-Time
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore currently invites resumes for a full-time, twelve-month, tenure track position in the Doctor of
Physical Therapy (DPT) program. The salary is commensurate with experience.
Department Information: The Department of
Physical Therapy has fully equipped laboratories that include Human Anatomy, Motion Analysis, Cardiopulmonary, and Clinical Practice
Simulation. The department encourages and participates in numerous collaborative efforts with local clinics, hospitals, and universities.
Please see the departmental website for additional information ().
Responsibilities include:
- Teaching courses and professional
content
within a DPT program and engaging in university, department, and community projects that may involve research and/or
clinical activities for the department. Areas of instruction include therapeutic exercise, communication and psychosocial aspects of disability, physical therapy tests and measures, prosthetic rehabilitation, clinical judgement seminars, and other physical
therapy procedures. - Developing a scholarship agenda.
- Participating in professional and service activities.
- Coordinating courses as needed.
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
include:
- A Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy with an advanced certification credential.
- Licensure as a physical
therapist (or eligible for licensure and license obtained within 90 days of employment) in the State of Maryland. - A
minimum of five (5) years of full-time post-licensure clinical practice experience (preferably with some experience in an
inpatient setting).
Preferences:
- Applicants with completed or significant progress toward a terminal academic doctorate degree (PhD, EdD, DSc, etc.).
