Assistant Professor - Physical Therapy

School of Health Professions

Department of Physical Therapy

Full-time, 32 hour per week (.80 FTE) Assistant Professor 

Nominations and applications are invited for a full-time, 32 hour per week regular, twelve-month, nontenure track earning faculty position within the Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

Qualifications:  Academic doctorate degree in relevant field required

The primary responsibilities of the position will include teaching, scholarship, and service to the University. Your duties will align with academic programs conducted within the Department. 

Outstanding candidates with expertise in physical therapy will be considered, with special consideration given to those candidates with a strong record of teaching and clinical practice. 

The School of Health Professions is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse schools of its type with over twenty programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. The school’s faculty have more NIH funding than any other school of health professions in the country. Total research funding is over $22M, which has placed it in the top two schools of health professions for five decades. SHP is one of six medical-focused schools in a thriving academic health center. UAB is among the highest tier of US research institutions and SHP is currently ranked in the top three for NIH funding for similar schools.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the nation’s premier research universities. It is currently ranked 15th (top four percent) in the nation among public universities and 31st overall (top four percent) in federally funded research expenditures. Its strengths in the health sciences are remarkable; schools of medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health are co-located in downtown Birmingham. Schools of engineering, business, education, and arts and sciences offer further opportunity for collaboration.

The research mission of UAB strongly promotes and supports collaborative efforts among the academic and clinical communities. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and/or who are veterans.

 UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 

Interested candidates should apply here: https://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/16346