Hybrid DPT Program - Assistant Clinical Professor

About the role

The NAU DPT Program seeks a candidate whose professional experiences support this paradigm shift and the use of technology reflective of the future of health professions education. The breadth and depth of our current faculty allow a review of candidate applications from all key areas of practice; however, preference will be given to candidates beyond musculoskeletal and orthopedic care. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026.

Responsibilities Include

• Curriculum Design, implement, and evaluate curriculum content, assessments, and learning experiences to ensure alignment with program competencies, entrustable professional activities (EPAs), and accreditation standards.
  • Learning Facilitation
  • Intentional guidance of learners through learning experiences, reflection, and feedback to support progression competence and entrustment.
• Assessment Design, implement and evaluate formative and summative assessments to measure progressive competence, offering constructive feedback to support individual progress and continuous program improvement.
• Research Conduct, publish, and present scholarly research; actively contribute to collaborative research initiatives within the discipline.
• Coaching And Mentorship Guide and mentor clinical partners and learners to support their didactic, clinical, and professional growth.
• Clinical Practice Demonstrate and integrate advanced clinical skills, bridging theory and real-world application between educational and clinical practice settings.
• Collaboration Build and maintain purposeful alliances with colleagues, clinical partners, and community stakeholders to advance practice and scholarship.
• Professional Development Engage in ongoing learning to remain current with advances in clinical expertise, teaching strategies, and evidence-based practices that enhance a competency and entrustment-based education curriculum and research.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from an accredited institution.
• Eligible for licensure as a physical therapist in Arizona within three months of hire.
• Minimum of three years of full-time post-licensure clinical practice.
• Demonstrate contemporary expertise in physical therapy.
• Record of effective clinical or academic teaching of physical therapy learners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal academic doctoral degree (i.e. PhD, EdD, DSc) from an accredited institution in a field related to physical therapy.
• American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties or other professional certification.