1.0 FTE Core Faculty in Biomechanics - Department of Physical Therapy

mentor students and collaborators, and support the strategic use of the Human Biomechanics and Physiology Laboratory.

The Department
offers a
collaborative environment spanning education, research, clinical practice, and
community engagement. Resources include the Human
Biomechanics and Physiology
Laboratory and the Virtual Reality and Clinical Gait Analysis Laboratory, with
capabilities that include
three-dimensional motion capture, force platforms,
instrumented treadmill testing, wireless electromyography,
pressure-distribution systems,
virtual-reality treadmill assessment,
body-weight support, and related human-performance technologies.

POSITION
SUMMARY:

Core faculty in the Department of Physical Therapy
are responsible for the delivery of the Doctor of Physical
Therapy (DPT)
curriculum, producing new research, and providing service to the Department,
School, and University via advising, admissions
interviews, committee service,
and other service responsibilities designated by the Chair. Core faculty have a
differential workload,
meaning each faculty member is allotted varying amounts
and responsibilities for teaching, scholarship, administration, service, and
clinical practice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Earned
  DPT degree or masters/bachelors PT
  degree in combination with an academic
  doctorate in a related field (required)
• Terminal
  academic doctorate (strongly
  preferred)

Experience and training

• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed scholarship
  appropriate to rank and
  a clearly articulated future research agenda
  (required).
• Experience teaching biomechanics, movement science, their
  area of
  expertise,
  or related content in higher education; experience in
  health-professions or DPT education preferred.
• Experience with
  human-movement
  technologies such as motion
  capture, force platforms, electromyography, instrumented treadmills, wearable
  sensors, pressure
  systems,
  modeling, or advanced signal/data analysis.
• Evidence of effective student mentorship and
  interdisciplinary
  collaboration.
• Evidence of external grant activity, industry
  collaboration, or a credible plan to develop externally supported
  scholarship
  (preferred; expectations commensurate with rank).
• Physical therapist licensure or eligibility for licensure
  in North
  Carolina is preferred when aligned with the candidate's background but
  is not required for this biomechanics-focused
  search.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Strong communication, teaching, collaboration,
  organization, and
  project-management skills.
• Commitment to rigorous, reproducible, ethical research;
  laboratory safety; data stewardship; and
  effective
  mentorship.
• Values teamwork, accountability, growth, respect, humility,
  and collegiality.

ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS:

Teaching

• Provide primary or shared instruction in biomechanics, their
  area of expertise, related
  content in higher education, or specialty content
  based on expertise and curricular need.
• Advise and mentor DPT students and
  contribute to
  team-taught courses, student research, and independent learning experiences.

Scholarship and laboratory
contribution

• Establish or extend an active research program in human
  movement, rehabilitation, sports medicine, injury
  prevention,
  performance, or a
  related field.
• Publish peer-reviewed scholarship, present at professional
  meetings, and pursue external
  funding and strategic partnerships.
• Engage in student and faculty research and foster
  collaborations across Physical Therapy,
  Exercise Science, health sciences,
  athletics, engineering/data science partners, and external organizations as
  appropriate.
• Support
  effective and sustainable use of biomechanics
  laboratory technology, including protocols, training, quality assurance, data
  management,
  equipment planning, and safety.

Service and program contribution

• Contribute to the mission, vision, goals, and
  continuous-improvement activities of the Department, School, and University.
• Participate in faculty governance, admissions and
  recruitment activities, committee service, and program assessment as assigned.
• Support program compliance, accurate documentation,
  and
  accreditation-related responsibilities within the faculty role.
• Engage students in meaningful educational, research,
  clinical,
  and community experiences consistent with Department values.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Reports to the Department
  Chair and
  Program Director and
  performs assigned responsibilities across teaching, scholarship,
  administration/service, and related academic
  pillars
  independently.
• Meets annual workload, teaching, scholarship, mentorship,
  and service expectations appropriate to rank and
  assigned role.
• Collaborates with the Director of Research, laboratory
  personnel, course directors, and departmental and cross-campus
  partners.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

(x) Seeing (x)
Ability to Move Distances Within and

( ) Color
Perception
(Red, Green, Amber) and Between Warehouses/Offices

(x)
Hearing/Listening ( ) Climbing

(x) Clear
Speech ( )
Ability to Mount
and Dismount
Forklift/Truck

( ) Touching ( ) Pushing/Pulling

( ) Dexterity ( ) Driving (local)

(
) Hand ( )
Driving (over the road)

( ) Finger (x)
Standing

( ) Lifting (25 pounds ) ( ) Other (specify )

( )
Carrying (25
pounds ) ( ) Other (specify )

Mental/Reasoning Requirements:

(x) Reading
* Simple (x)
Writing- Complex
(x)
Analysis/Comprehension

(x) Reading
* Complex ( ) Clerical (x)
Judgment/Decision Making

(x) Writing
* Simple ( ) Basic
Math
Skills

Work Environment:

( ) Shift Work ( ) Outside ( ) Pressurized Equipment

(x) Works
Alone ( )
Extreme
Heat ( ) Moving Objects

(x) Works
with Others ( ) Extreme Cold ( ) High Places

(x) Verbal
Contact w/Others ( ) Noise
( )
Fumes/Odors

(x)
Face-to-Face Contact ( ) Mechanical Equipment ( )
Hazardous Materials

(x) Inside ( ) Electrical
Equipment (
) Dirt Dust