UNIV- Assistant or Associate Faculty – Hybrid – College of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy

Job Description Summary

The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenured, faculty appointment at the level of Assistant or Associate rank to serve as core faculty for the hybrid format of the Physical Therapy Doctorate (DPT) Program. This eight-semester DPT program is a blend of online and on-campus activities that provide the same curriculum as the residential program. This hybrid position allows the faculty member to live remotely from campus; however, DPT faculty members must be able to travel and stay in Charleston for designated periods each semester for teaching and required program events. The successful faculty candidate is expected to enhance current teaching and mentoring activities within the DPT program, develop a scholarly agenda, and participate in community and professional service appropriate for the faculty rank. We are hiring a variety of ranks and combinations of areas of clinical expertise; thus, we encourage interdisciplinary and diverse perspectives, but a PT license is required.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Faculty

Cost Center

CC004975 CHP - PT Hybrid

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenured, faculty appointment at the level of Assistant or Associate rank to serve as core faculty for the hybrid format of the Physical Therapy Doctorate (DPT) Program. This eight-semester DPT program is a blend of online and on-campus activities that provide the same curriculum as the residential program. This hybrid position allows the faculty member to live remotely from campus; however, DPT faculty members must be able to travel and stay in Charleston for designated periods each semester for teaching and required program events. The successful faculty candidate is expected to enhance current teaching and mentoring activities within the DPT program, develop a scholarly agenda, and participate in community and professional service appropriate for the faculty rank. We are hiring a variety of ranks and combinations of areas of clinical expertise; thus, we encourage interdisciplinary and diverse perspectives, but a PT license is required. 

We seek to fill multiple hybrid faculty positions with various specialties, backgrounds, and expertise covering the depth and breadth of the DPT curriculum. Core faculty in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program are expected to teach an agreed-upon teaching load within their area of expertise or in meeting the needs of the Division. We seek candidates leading the advancement of physical therapy education by implementing innovative teaching models that empower student learning. Ideal candidates should demonstrate engagement in the national conversation about the future of physical therapy education.

Ideally, we seek a collegial individual who either has a terminal academic doctorate in a discipline appropriate for teaching responsibilities (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.) or a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (or tDPT) with an American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) or certification credentials appropriate for their teaching responsibilities. This is a non-tenured track faculty position with a salary and rank commensurate with qualifications.

Candidates from all clinical and teaching backgrounds relevant to rehabilitation will be fully considered. Candidates for Assistant or Associate, must have a proven track record of scholarship, graduate student advising, and teaching at the Doctoral level consistent with MUSC-ranked faculty. Ideal candidates would identify with the MUSC College of Health Professions’ core values: Collaboration, Creativity, Diversity, Excellence, and Integrity.

The MUSC University is unable to employ remote workers in certain states due to the states’ respective regulatory requirements and stipulations that are not operationally feasible for our organization.  

These states include Wyoming, California, North Dakota, Ohio, and Washington State.

Essential Tasks and Functions:

The faculty member must demonstrate the following knowledge, skill, and ability or be able to explain and demonstrate that the faculty member can perform the job's essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skill, and ability.

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