Open Rank, AssistantAssociateFull Professor of Physical Therapy Tenure Track
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Job Location:
Athens, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
The Department of Physical Therapy in the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University invites applications for a full-time 9-month open-rank (Assistant Associate or Full Professor) research-intensive (70% research) tenure-track faculty position in cognitive-motor neuroscience. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience. We seek a scholar who advances cognitive-motor neuroscience by operationalizing cognition in action by examining how cognitive load attentional control executive function or environmental complexity influences gait balance and real-world mobility across the adult lifespan. The ideal candidate will bridge cognitive neural and behavioral approaches to characterize motor control under cognitive challenge and translate these insights into rehabilitation strategies that enhance functional independence community mobility and healthy aging. Applicants may pursue diverse but complementary programmatic foci for example cognitive-motor interaction and dual-task performance neural control of gait and posture neuroplasticity and motor learning sensorimotor integration fatigue and affective-cognitive influences on mobility communication-motor interactions or real-world monitoring of mobility and cognitive-motor behavior using portable neurotechnologies computational approaches or multiscale biomechanics. Candidates with interests spanning aging neurodegenerative disease (e.g. Parkinsons) mild cognitive impairment stroke or early mobility and cognitive decline risk are particularly encouraged to apply. Ohio University is making a significant university-wide investment in Brain Health and Cognition Across the Lifespan. This initiative brings together faculty expertise across the College of Health Sciences and Professions the College of Arts and Sciences and the Patton College of Education to advance discovery in brain health cognition communication movement and learning. Faculty hired into this cohort will join a collaborative interdisciplinary network dedicated to understanding and enhancing cognitive and functional health across the lifespan from early development through older adulthood. The successful candidate will establish and sustain an independent externally fundable research program teach graduate coursework aligned with their area of expertise (e.g. motor control neuroscience research methods) recruit mentor and support PhD students and engage in interdisciplinary doctoral training across the College and University collaborate across disciplines on brain health aging and functional mobility research initiatives and provide service to the Department College and University. Candidates at the Associate or Full Professor rank are expected to demonstrate a strong history of external funding and a clear trajectory for continued support.
Minimum Qualifications
Earned academic doctoral degree in Neuroscience Kinesiology Rehabilitation Science Biomedical Engineering Psychology or a related field by the start date of appointment. Expertise in one or more of the following areas: cognitive-motor interaction dual-task performance gait and balance control neuroimaging or neurophysiology or rehabilitation science. Experience teaching at the graduate or undergraduate level courses and mentoring students and/or trainees.
Preferred Qualifications
Licensed physical therapist (PT) or eligible for licensure in the State of Ohio. Evidence of (or for senior ranks a record of) sustained external funding and a clear trajectory for continued support (e.g. NIH NIA / NINDS / NICHD NSF VA DoD). Demonstrated success in mentoring PhD students postdoctoral fellows or professional graduate students in research settings. Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams focused on brain health movement science and/or aging research. Expertise with advanced measurement tools such as wearable or portable technologies neuroimaging motion capture or computational modeling. Evidence of excellence in teaching and mentorship with the ability to integrate research into graduate-level instruction.
The Department of Physical Therapy in the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University invites applications for a full-time 9-month open-rank (Assistant Associate or Full Professor) research-intensive (70% research) tenure-track faculty position in cognitive-motor neuroscience. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience. We seek a scholar who advances cognitive-motor neuroscience by operationalizing cognition in action by examining how cognitive load attentional control executive function or environmental complexity influences gait balance and real-world mobility across the adult lifespan. The ideal candidate will bridge cognitive neural and behavioral approaches to characterize motor control under cognitive challenge and translate these insights into rehabilitation strategies that enhance functional independence community mobility and healthy aging. Applicants may pursue diverse but complementary programmatic foci for example cognitive-motor interaction and dual-task performance neural control of gait and posture neuroplasticity and motor learning sensorimotor integration fatigue and affective-cognitive influences on mobility communication-motor interactions or real-world monitoring of mobility and cognitive-motor behavior using portable neurotechnologies computational approaches or multiscale biomechanics. Candidates with interests spanning aging neurodegenerative disease (e.g. Parkinsons) mild cognitive impairment stroke or early mobility and cognitive decline risk are particularly encouraged to apply. Ohio University is making a significant university-wide investment in Brain Health and Cognition Across the Lifespan. This initiative brings together faculty expertise across the College of Health Sciences and Professions the College of Arts and Sciences and the Patton College of Education to advance discovery in brain health cognition communication movement and learning. Faculty hired into this cohort will join a collaborative interdisciplinary network dedicated to understanding and enhancing cognitive and functional health across the lifespan from early development through older adulthood. The successful candidate will establish and sustain an independent externally fundable research program teach graduate coursework aligned with their area of expertise (e.g. motor control neuroscience research methods) recruit mentor and support PhD students and engage in interdisciplinary doctoral training across the College and University collaborate across disciplines on brain health aging and functional mobility research initiatives and provide service to the Department College and University. Candidates at the Associate or Full Professor rank are expected to demonstrate a strong history of external funding and a clear trajectory for continued support.
Minimum Qualifications
Earned academic doctoral degree in Neuroscience Kinesiology Rehabilitation Science Biomedical Engineering Psychology or a related field by the start date of appointment. Expertise in one or more of the following areas: cognitive-motor interaction dual-task performance gait and balance control neuroimaging or neurophysiology or rehabilitation science. Experience teaching at the graduate or undergraduate level courses and mentoring students and/or trainees.
Preferred Qualifications
Licensed physical therapist (PT) or eligible for licensure in the State of Ohio. Evidence of (or for senior ranks a record of) sustained external funding and a clear trajectory for continued support (e.g. NIH NIA / NINDS / NICHD NSF VA DoD). Demonstrated success in mentoring PhD students postdoctoral fellows or professional graduate students in research settings. Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams focused on brain health movement science and/or aging research. Expertise with advanced measurement tools such as wearable or portable technologies neuroimaging motion capture or computational modeling. Evidence of excellence in teaching and mentorship with the ability to integrate research into graduate-level instruction.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Patient Care
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Physiology Knowledge
- Medical office experience
- Office Experience
- Patient Assessment
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Front Desk
- Teaching
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient Service Experience
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