Physical Therapy Faculty
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The University of Saint Mary is conveniently located a short 30 minutes drive from Parkville Shawnee Basehor and Kansas City Kansas. USM offer all fulltime employees Medical Dental Vision University Paid Basic Life & AD&D Short and LongTerm Disability along with a generous Tuition Remission for the employee spouse and dependents under the age of 24 years old.
THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY:
The University of Saint Mary is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Leavenworth Kansas just 25 minutes away from Kansas City. For over 100 years the University of Saint Mary has helped students find their way to meaningful lives and careers through an education that blends the liberal arts and a focus on critical thinking with the development of key professional skills. USM serves about 1400 students at its main campus in Leavenworth its satellite location in Overland Park as well as online.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This is a fulltime nontenure twelvemonth clinical faculty position. Responsibilities of this position include teaching students demonstrating contemporary expertise in assigned teaching areas and participating in Program meetings and committees as appropriate. This position has the responsibility and authority to contribute to the establishment of academic regulations and to contribute to the design implementation and evaluation of the DPT curriculum.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to work well at all levels in a complex and diverse environment fostering a spirit of collaboration with faculty colleagues staff administrators and students.
- Ability to set communicate and complete established priorities.
- Active involvement in the physical therapy profession with an understanding of key issues in physical therapy education and contemporary treatment techniques.
- Strong written oral and interpersonal skills.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Project a positive professional customer focused image for the university.
- Affinity with the overall mission of the University of Saint Mary.
- Teach 2325 contact hours per academic year (fall spring summer) or equivalent in course loads as approved by the division chair and Provost.
- Facilitate and direct program affiliation providing Pro Bono Clinic services
- Ability to engage in an ongoing program of scholarship and provide service to the program and the University.
- Ability to mentor students in research and advise a student group throughout a research project.
- Active participation in student recruitment and retention to achieve program goals.
- Performs additional job related duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Earned terminal clinical doctoral degree in physical therapy (DPT or tDPT) and at least one specialization certification
- Licensed (or eligible for licensure) to practice physical therapy in Kansas.
- At least three years of fulltime licensed work as a physical therapists in the United States
- Experience teaching as a fulltime ranked college/university faculty or combined teaching experiences with other professional work preferred.
- Specialization certification from American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) preferred.
TO APPLY:
Submit a cover letter resume and contact information for at least three current professional references.
Saint Mary is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Questions: email human resources at
Employment Type
Full-Time
