Assistant/Associate Professor of Physical Therapy - Biomechanic

Lynchburg College seeks a dynamic professor to join our team of faculty devoted to student-centered instruction in our new DPT program. Housed within the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Lynchburg College in Virginia, the DPT curriculum features an innovative hybrid model of instruction, and prepares physical therapists who will become leaders in their personal and professional lives. The appointment is a full-time (12 month) position to begin July 1, 2010, teaching topics of kinesiology/biomechanics in physical therapy. Tenure or Clinical tracks are available, and will be matched to the applicant’s experience and education. Applicants with ABPTS Specialty Certification would be especially encouraged to apply.

Successful candidates will possess the following qualifications:

· Earned terminal academic degree (PhD, EdD, or equivalent) in Physical Therapy or related discipline. Persons nearing completion of terminal degree (ABD Status) will be considered.

· Licensed or eligible for licensure as a physical therapist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

· Successfully pass a background check.       

· Experience in higher education instruction and/or research.

· Demonstrated ability to design and conduct collaborative research.        

· Member of the American Physical Therapy Association.        

· Able to work independently and coordinate work with colleagues and peers.         

Preferred qualifications of the candidate include:

· ABPTS certification in field of specialty.

· Prior teaching experiences in a physical therapist academic program.         

· Earned doctoral degree or enrolled in or desire to pursue doctoral studies.         

· Knowledge of educational, management, and adult learning theory and principles.        

· Active in clinical practice, especially as applicable to clinical education.        

· Active in professional activities at local, state, and/or national levels.  

Lynchburg College offers a competitive salary with generous benefits package, relocation reimbursement, a promotion and tenure system that is compatible with the clinician/teacher model, a partnership for the DPT program with a regional health care system that provides a variety of clinical opportunities, and opportunity to maintain clinical practice skills for faculty members. The new DPT facility of 37,000 sq. ft. features an approximate 3,000 sq. ft devoted exclusively to physical therapy research. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Interested candidates should send the following 1) a letter of application, 2) a current CV, 3) telephone and email contact information for three references to:

Kevin E. Brueilly, PT, PhD

Search Committee Chair

Lynchburg College DPT Program

1501 Lakeside Drive

Lynchburg, VA 24501

EOE