Associate/Full Professor; Department Chair and Program Director - Physical Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful Department Chair and Program Director candidate will be expected to lead and administer for the Department with oversight of: fiscal, curricular, personnel, outcome assessment, and accreditation components based on a shared vision aligned to the missions of the Department, College, University, and APTA; mentor and support the professional development of faculty and students (DPT and PhD); contribute directly to the delivery of the DPT curriculum; foster links with academic and professional colleagues on campus and throughout the community; and be active in the APTA and ACAPT.

In general, individuals who will contribute to the Department’s commitment to scholarship, evidence-based practice, collaborative and inclusive teaching, and who strongly advocate for the Department are encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications

• A PhD or equivalent terminal academic degree.
• Record of teaching, research and service commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of associate or full professor.
• Eligible for physical therapist licensure in Rhode Island.
• Experience in teaching graduate students in a clinical program.
• Experience in securing funding for research.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working with diverse groups/populations.
• Current APTA membership.
• Preferred: Experience as a Department Chair, Program Director, or a comparable leadership position; demonstrated experience in interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration; demonstrated knowledge or experience with accreditation processes, including outcome assessment; demonstrated competence in professional fiscal management; demonstrated successful teaching in areas that complement the existing curriculum; demonstrated research in areas that complement existing programs and foci in the Department, College of Health Sciences, and/or other affiliated entities; demonstrated experience in graduate student and junior faculty mentoring; evidence of leadership in obtaining successful CAPTE accreditation; demonstrated success in securing external research funding; demonstrate a strong scholarship record; demonstrate professional involvement at the state, national, or international level.