Assistant Professor, DPT Core Faculty

Full-time, professor of practice faculty position in the developing Doctor of Physical Therapy Program ( DPT). Expertise in the area of neurological rehabilitation.

Responsible to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration and active support of the mission in a Catholic and Lasallian higher education community.

Reporting to the Program Director, responsibilities of the Neurological Rehabilitation Foundational Science Faculty member include:
-Direction and oversight in planning, implementation, and assessment of the foundational course content in the curriculum
-Student advising
-Scholarship, and service to the Department, College, University, and community.

To be considered, the candidate will have an earned academic doctoral degree from a regionally recognized USDE accredited university (PhD, EdD, DSc, DHS, etc.) and has a contemporary expertise in the area of neurological rehabilitation, acute care, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, or related field. A successful candidate should also hold a physical therapy degree with a current license in good standing eligible for licensure in Illinois. Three years of experience teaching in higher education is desired. A minimum of three (3) years of full-time post-licensure clinical work experience as a physical therapist is preferred.

The preferred candidate will possess superior communication, organization, interpersonal, problem solving, and counselling skills. This individual will have an established or emerging scholarly agenda.

Full-time faculty contract