Assistant Professor: Physical Therapy

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore currently invites resumes for a full-time, twelve-month, tenure track position in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. The salary is commensurate with experience.

Salary Range - $90,000 - $95,000

Department Information: The Department of Physical Therapy has fully equipped laboratories that include Human Anatomy, Motion Analysis, Cardiopulmonary, and Clinical Practice Simulation. The department encourages and participates in numerous collaborative efforts with local clinics, hospitals, and universities. Please see the departmental website for additional information (https://wwwcp.umes.edu/pt/).

Responsibilities Include:

• Teaching courses and professional content within a DPT program and engaging in university, department, and community projects that may involve research and/or clinical activities for the department. Areas of instruction include therapeutic exercise, communication and psychosocial aspects of disability, physical therapy tests and measures, prosthetic rehabilitation, clinical judgement seminars, and other physical therapy procedures.
• Developing a scholarship agenda.
• Participating in professional/service activities.
• Coordinating courses as needed.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications Include:

• Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy with advanced certification credential.
• Licensure as a physical therapist (or eligible for licensure and license obtained within 90 days of employment) in the State of Maryland.
• Five (5) years of full-time post-licensure clinical practice experience (preferably with some experience in an inpatient setting).

Preferences:

• Candidates with a completed or significant progress toward a terminal academic doctorate degree (Ph.D., EdD, DSc, etc.)