Open Rank - Clinical Assistant /Associate/Professor-Director of Clinical Education for the Dept of

Open Rank - Clinical Assistant /Associate/Professor-Director of Clinical Education for the Dept of Physical Therapy FY2024 3yr Appt

Job Class Code:
FLSA:
Posting Number: FRGV1486
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Division/Organization: Provost - Academic Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 3 years
Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track
FTE: 1.0

Scope of Job:
The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is inviting applications for the Director of Clinical Education in the developing Doctoral Physical Therapy Program. This is an open rank clinical faculty position (non-tenure line) to begin in the Fall 2023 Semester.
The successful candidate will:

Serve as the Director of Clinical Education (DCE) for the DPT program; teach courses in their area of specialization; advise and mentor physical therapy students; participate in university, professional and community service; and engage in scholarship. The DCE is responsible for all administrative aspects of the clinical education component of the DPT program.
Major Responsibilities include:
Planning, administering and evaluating clinical education activities on behalf of the DPT program and in coordination with academic and clinical faculty.
Assigning students to clinical internship sites with consideration to student learning styles and site-specific opportunities.
Monitoring student progress and assessing performance during clinical education experiences.
Serving as a liaison between UTRGV and affiliated clinical education sites.
Evaluating and providing feedback to clinical education sites concerning effectiveness of clinical learning experiences based on student feedback and direct observations.
Instituting policies and procedures for clinical site selection, utilization, and assessment.
Ensure provision of an adequate number of clinical education sites relative to quality, quantity and diversity of learning experiences to meet the educational needs of students and in accordance with the program's philosophy, and CAPTE evaluative criteria.
Collaborate with clinical faculty to promote, coordinate, plan, and provide clinical faculty development opportunities.
Collaborate with academic and clinical faculty to provide didactic and clinical educational experiences related to contemporary health care trends.
Be available to travel regularly.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
About Department/College Background:The College of Health Professions (CoHP) at UTRGV includes seven health professions departments with 11 undergraduate, twelve graduate and three doctoral degree programs. The CoHP and programmatic faculty work closely with the UTRGV Medical School and the UT Health System to provide robust interprofessional education opportunities and training experiences for health professions students.
The developing DPT program is a three-year, full time program and will accept its first cohort in the summer of 2025. The program will serve a unique role in the PT profession in general and the Rio Grande Valley specifically to improve diversity in the field and inequities in health care services provided by and to persons on minority populations. Current data from the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) and the American Physical Therapy Association indicate that fewer than 25% of DPT graduates and 16% of clinicians overall identify as an ethnic or racial minority and fewer than 7% of graduates and 4% of clinicians are Hispanic or Latino. Projections for the developing DPT program at UTRGV estimate that 75% of our cohorts will come from racial or ethnic minority populations, with over 50% being Hispanic or Latino.
About UTRGV: It is UTRGV's Vision “To be one of the nation's leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university, with exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.” As such, UTRGV is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff that can contribute to an enriching learning environment that strives for more equitable outcomes for student success. UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students.
Thanks to a steadfast commitment to safety and success, UTRGV yielded record-breaking outcomes in enrollment and student success in the fall 2021 semester. For additional information, please visit our website.

Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate at the Clinical Assistant Professor level must meet the following requirements:
1. Hold a degree in physical therapy (BS, MS, or DPT) from an accredited institution; if that degree is not a DPT, the candidate must have an earned or be in the candidacy phase of a terminal academic doctoral degree (e.g. DSc, EdD, PhD) by the start date of employment.
2. Have a minimum of 3 years of full-time, post-licensure clinical practice and either 2 years of experience as a clinical instructor / clinical education coordinator or 2 years of experience in teaching, curriculum development and administration in a physical therapy education program.
3. Hold or be eligible for an active, unrestricted Physical Therapy license in the state of Texas.
4. Demonstrate evidence of professional or community service activities / engagement
In addition to the previous requirements, the successful candidate at the Clinical Associate Professor level must also have:
1. At least 3 years of full-time teaching experience at the Assistant Professor rank.
2. A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed publications or presentations.
3. A minimum of 2 service activities at the department, college, or university level.
4. Evidence of satisfactory student evaluations.
In addition to the previous requirements, the successful candidate at the Clinical Professor level must also have:
1. At least 4 years of full-time teaching experience at the Associate Professor rank.
2. Evidence of sustained scholarship (e.g. a minimum of 3 additional peer-reviewed works, established grantsmanship, mentorship of faculty/student scholarly activity)
3. Evidence of professional, department, college, or university service leadership.
4. Evidence of exemplary student and peer teaching evaluations.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:


Preferred Qualification:
The ideal candidate will be licensed or eligible for licensure as a physical therapist in Texas; hold a certification in a clinical specialty; have strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, and counseling/mentoring skills; have the ability to prioritize, plan and organize work independently; have the ability to think strategically; and be knowledgeable of educational, management, and adult learning theory and principles.

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
License or Certification Required?: Yes
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 09/01/2023

EEO Statement:
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Diversity Statement
UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

Open Date: 03/21/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Please Note:
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/37973 jeid-09d7ad1cecbfb74db75dfc479786e152