Department Chairperson and Program Director Physical Therapy

The successful chair and program director will have the opportunity to expand curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students by engaging students and faculty as well as fostering and sustaining partnerships across the University and in the broader community.
The successful chair will have additional opportunities to engage in and mentor graduate students in DPT related research and lead accreditation activities.

From the CAPTE STANDARDS AND REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION OF
PHYSICAL THERAPIST EDUCATION PROGRAMS: The program director provides effective leadership for the program including responsibility for communication program assessment and planning fiscal management and faculty evaluation/professional development.

The chair is responsible for all administrative curricular co-curricular and budgetary facets of a large growing graduate program department (115-120 graduate students and Residents as well as 11 full time faculty and staff). The position is on a 12-month contract and reports to the Dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences.

At the University of Dayton we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation critical thinking solving complex problems and creating an inclusive academic community. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences we encourage all candidates to apply.

The program director demonstrates the academic and professional qualifications and
relevant experience in higher education requisite for providing effective leadership for
the program the program faculty and the students. These qualifications include all of
the following:

• Is a physical therapist who holds an active unencumbered PT license in any United
  States jurisdiction and is in compliance with the practice act in the jurisdiction where the
  program is located (Ohio).
• Has earned an academic doctoral degree
• Holds the rank of associate professor professor clinical associate professor or clinical
  professor.
• Has a minimum of six years of full-time* higher education experience with a minimum of
  three years of full-time experience as a core faculty member in a CAPTE-accredited
  entry-level physical therapist education program.
• Evidence of Compliance
  • Licensed or eligible for physical therapy licensure in Ohio
  • Earned academic doctorate (e.g. PhD EdD DHSc etc.)
  • 3 years of clinical practice clinical teaching or classroom teaching experience
• Successful experience or record of:
  • Peer reviewed scholarship and research in the field of physical therapy
  • Fostering collaborations across organizational lines
  • Service to the department or broader university community
  • Use of appropriate university management systems and technology
• Articulated commitment to breadth of education including educating the whole person in the Marianist tradition to support inclusive excellence and the principles of diversity equity and inclusion and a commitment to social justice and service to the community university and profession
• Record of leadership accomplishments in higher education

While not everyone may meet all preferred qualifications the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• Research and teaching areas that contribute to the field of physical therapy
• Expressed appreciation of the Catholic and Marianist mission of the University
• Experience managing program assessment and/or accreditation in accredited programs (i.e. Physical Therapy Department)
• Certification through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
• Successful Experience in one or more of the following:
  • developing and implementing new initiatives and/or programs
  • recruiting mentoring and retaining students in a graduate program
  • managing a budget
  • teaching mentoring and/or working with individuals from socially and culturally diverse communities
  • recruiting mentoring and retaining diverse faculty and staff
  • mentoring graduate students in research
  • evidence of scholarly activity as related to the field of physical therapy
  • interdisciplinary engagement and external partnerships
  • securing extramural funding for research
  • enhancing existing programs and developing curricular and co-curricular initiatives and pedagogical innovations
  • mentoring faculty through tenure and/or promotion
• Effective interpersonal communication skills
• Effective oral communication skills
• Effective classroom management skills

To apply please upload

• A letter of application addressing qualifications accomplishments interest in the position and leadership approach; and
• CV

Posting closes at 11:55 PM

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms achieve fair outcomes and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.