Assistant or Associate Professor of Physical Therapy – Pediatric PT
Chatham College
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Training practitioners who will elevate practice through respect, integrity, critical thinking, translation of evidence, and clinical excellence.
- Promoting a profession that reflects the diversity of society and fostering a community of belonging.
- Teaching excellence characterized by a commitment to ongoing skill acquisition, innovation, and active learning for students.
- Teaching collaboration within and between DPT courses to ensure consistent educational messages, and developmental knowledge that builds throughout the curriculum.
- Sustainable clinical connections that help bring real patient scenarios to the classroom.
- Teach content in pediatric physical therapy (expertise demonstrated through work history, specialist certification, and/or research).
- Additional teaching in acute care and/or professional practice issues may be assigned, dependent upon training, experience, and program needs.
- Facilitate problem-based learning groups and update cases as needed.
- Collaborate with program faculty to ensure consistency with educational themes throughout the curriculum.
- Engage in program, school, and university activities to include professional service and scholarship within areas of interest, and in alignment with the program's mission.
- Contribute to curriculum development and program evaluation.
- Participate in DPT admissions activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.
- Terminal academic degree (e.g. PhD, DSc, EdD) is strongly preferred, however candidates with a DPT combined with specialty board certification and/or academic terminal degree in progress will be considered.
- Current Pennsylvania physical therapy license or eligibility for licensure.
- Previous academic experience that includes lecture and/or lab instruction.
- Minimum of three years of full-time clinical experience.
- Established scholarly agenda/record of publication preferred.
- Cover Letter outlining your qualifications for the position
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of teaching philosophy
- Research agenda (if applicable)
- Contact information for three professional references