"Associate or Full Professor Rank-Director of Research (Boston, MA)"

The Tufts University School of Medicine's Department of Rehabilitation Sciences invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenured faculty appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor rank to serve as the Director of Research for the accelerated Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program in Boston, MA. This seven-semester DPT program is a blend of online and on-campus activities, which allows the faculty member to live remotely to the School of Medicine Boston campus. However, DPT faculty members must be able to travel and stay in Boston, MA for designated time periods each semester. The successful faculty candidate is expected to enhance current teaching and mentoring activities within the DPT program, as well as develop a scholarly agenda and participate in community and professional service appropriate to a university faculty member.

The successful candidate serving in the role of Director of Research is expected to enhance the scholarly productivity and professional development of the DPT faculty, teach within the DPT program, and contribute to service. In partnership with the Program Director and Department leadership, this role supports faculty development through career mentorship, goal-setting, and promotion readiness planning. This leader should demonstrate a desire to collaborate and mentor faculty in scholarship. This faculty member should have an existing independent scholarly agenda and participate in community and professional service appropriate to a university faculty member. This candidate should also have familiarity of Institutional Review Board policies and procedures as well as grant application and management processes.

Teaching and Education Responsibilities: Teach courses as agreed upon with the Program Director, DPT Program

Service Responsibilities: Refer to appropriate faculty rank within the School of Medicine Faculty Handbook (included but not limited to Tufts University, School of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, DPT Program, professional, and community service)

Scholarship Responsibilities: Refer to appropriate faculty rank within the School of Medicine Faculty Handbook

Practice Responsibilities: Refer to appropriate faculty rank within the School of Medicine Faculty Handbook

Essential Tasks and Functions of the Director of Research:

1. Collaborate with and mentor faculty facilitating scholarly pursuit and productivity.
2. Identify and work, on behalf of the DPT program, with Tufts University School of Medicine, and Department Rehabilitation Sciences to assist with collaborative research, funding, and grant opportunities for Tufts DPT faculty that aligns with their scholarly agenda when applicable.
3. Establish and coordinate the Research Committee, based on strengths and interest of involved faculty, and ensure there is appropriate guidance for all research activities to include planning, developing, conducting, and receiving Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for relevant DPT program projects.
4. Meet with each faculty member at least annually to discuss their scholarly agenda goals and strategies, and to support each faculty’s individualized development plan.
5. Track and report on program-level research productivity.
6. Ensure that all program policies, procedures, and practices under the responsibility of the Director of Research provide for compliance with accreditation policies and procedures. 
7. Provide faculty development mentorship, including support for goal-setting, annual review planning, and promotion readiness.
8. Contribute to the annual faculty review process by helping faculty document progress and align goals in scholarship, teaching, and service.

Successful candidates should possess excellent communication skills and strong computer skills to meet the needs of our online didactic instructional format. We desire a team-oriented colleague who is willing and able to collaborate and share instructional methods and student-learning activities. We also are eager to identify candidates who show a genuine appreciation of evidence-based teaching, integration of technology within the classroom and building a student-centered community within the online classroom.

The ideal candidate will have an academic doctorate and extensive experience in publishing collaborative research. Candidates who are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive program are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates with a DPT and American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) certification appropriate for their teaching responsibilities will also be considered.

This position, like all Tufts DPT faculty positions, is non-tenured track faculty position with salary and rank commensurate with qualifications. Candidates seeking the rank of Associate Professor or Professor must have a proven track record of scholarship, and graduate student advising and teaching at the Doctoral level.?Additionally, the successful candidate will understand higher education, pedagogy and contemporary clinical practice appropriate for leadership in physical therapy clinical education. The candidate should be licensed in or eligible for licensure in their state of residence.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae (CV), a cover letter, a research statement, a teaching statement, a summary of teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin in February 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Salary range: Professor: $120,000-$200,000 per year, depending on experience; Professor: $156,000-$312,500, per year, depending on experience

To apply go to: https://apply.interfolio.com/180632

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