Full-Time Clinical Faculty: Physical Therapy (12-month)

About the role

The successful candidate will support the mission, vision, values, and strategic goals of Quinnipiac University and the School of Health Sciences, and the PT Department. They will develop, implement, and monitor teaching strategies and course design to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction in meeting departmental and DPT Program accreditation requirements with specific focus in areas of expertise or various assigned courses of the curriculum. They will collaborate with other faculty within the orthopedic curriculum to promote excellence.

Responsibilities

• Support the mission, vision, values, and strategic goals of Quinnipiac University and the School of Health Sciences, and the PT Department
• Develop, implement, and monitor teaching strategies and course design to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction in meeting departmental and DPT Program accreditation requirements with specific focus in areas of expertise or various assigned courses of the curriculum
• Collaborate with other faculty within the orthopedic curriculum to promote excellence
• Cultivate a scholarly agenda related to clinical outcomes, population health, or scholarship of teaching and learning related to area of expertise
• Contribute to the ongoing quality improvement of the DPT Program, Department of Physical Therapy, and School of Health Sciences through balanced workload of teaching, scholarship, and service
• Engage and seek professional development aimed at driving the mission and vision of the DPT Program and PT Department

Qualifications

• Hold a minimum of a clinical doctorate DPT from CAPTE accredited program
• Be licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the State of Connecticut, an active member of APTA, and have a minimum of 5 years of documented experience as a physical therapist
• Show strong teaching skills and use of instructional technology in area of contemporary expertise
• Show ability to establish a scholarly agenda (e.g., scholarship of application, discovery, integration, or teaching) through peer-reviewed publication, presentations, or ongoing scholarly endeavors
• Show commitment to community engagement and professional advocacy through teaching, service, and scholarship
• Show proven ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from varied backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications

• Include post-professional doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DSc, etc.) awarded by an institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
• ABD considered with record of teaching, scholarship, and service
• Clinical practice in orthopedic rehabilitation or OCS, SCS designation is highly desired
• Volunteer service to a professional organization which has application to physical therapy
• Mentorship of a capstone/research project(s) in a physical therapy program