Regular Faculty – Doctor of Physical Therapy – College of Health Sciences

Description:
Job Description Summary:
A regular faculty position teaching physical therapy students in our entry-level DPT Program located on the Oakland Campus. Regular faculty in an academic department are responsible for guiding the learning of students in classrooms and/or clinical settings. A faculty member is assigned to develop and teach the courses for which they are qualified by education, certification, and professional experience. Instructional duties include planning courses and developing curricula, didactic and clinical teaching, developing and implementing assessment of student learning outcomes, and evaluating/revising courses in the context of program and institutional learning outcomes as part of the work of the department. Related duties include academic advising of students, maintaining weekly office hours for all courses, attending departmental meetings, serving on department/college/university committees, and participation in special Department, College, and University events and ceremonies. Regular faculty are expected to engage in scholarship as defined in the Faculty/Staff Handbook and by CAPTE and to be actively engaged in professional activities, which enhance the faculty role.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Total workload for a regular, 12-month faculty appointment is 1872 hours comprised of 1320 hours teaching and 552 hours scholarship and service.

Teaching/Learning (55%)

• Develops instructional materials, student-learning activities for assigned courses based on course and program learning outcomes, and within the context of the program’s philosophy and curriculum.
• Collaborates with other faculty to coordinate teaching to provide an optimal learning environment for students.
• Selects and uses a variety of situationally appropriate teaching methods and strategies, including but not limited to lecture, discussion, role-playing, group activities, simulation, audiovisual and technical materials.
• Communicates effectively with students and peers in teaching course and clinical material and in the achievement of identified learning outcomes.
• Develops and/or implements assessment of student learning outcomes required by the course learning outcomes using the most appropriate methods for demonstration of those outcomes and the nature of the course, including but not limited to written exams, papers, presentations, practical exams, and projects.
• Provides regular and timely verbal and written feedback to students, including the return of graded written assignments and documentation of students’ learning deficiencies.
• Completes formative and summative evaluation reports on student achievement of learning outcomes and submits final grades according to university policy.
• Continuously assesses courses and instructional performance to improve student-learning outcomes.
• Continuously evaluates courses in the context of overall curriculum and implements improvements to courses as dictated by this assessment.
• Contributes to the continuous curricular improvement work of the program in maintaining specialty accreditation

Scholarship (25%)

• Maintains currency in knowledge in subject area(s) of teaching.
• Design and implement scholarly activities as agreed upon with Department Chair.
• Engage in scholarly activities reflecting dissemination and professional peer review.
• May obtain grant funding for scholarly interests as indicated by area of research.

Service (20%)

• Academic advising and availability during regularly posted office hours and by appointment to provide academic advising to students outside of regularly scheduled course hours, including issues around academic progress and progression, educational resources available, and other institutional and community support services as appropriate.
• Participate in Faculty Organization meetings, College of Health Sciences meetings, and Department of Physical Therapy meetings and serve on committees, as agreed upon with Department Chair.
• Participate in admission application reviews annually.
• Actively participates in course and curriculum development and accreditation activities.
• May provide clinical services through arrangements with clinics in the community.
• Participate in Department, College, and University events and ceremonies as specified in attendance expectations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates students in the classroom and/or clinical setting.
• May supervise and evaluate adjunct faculty/teaching assistants.

Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience

• A post-professional doctoral degree is preferred; a DPT degree with clinical specialization will be considered if a post-professional doctoral degree has not been obtained.
• Clinical expertise in the clinical specialty area of teaching assignment or board-certified specialization is required.
• Experience with curriculum development and professional program accreditation is preferred.
• Record of publication and/or service is preferred.
• Current, unencumbered licensure to practice physical therapy in California is required.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
• Ability to calculate exam scores and grades.

Employee Status:Regular
Exemption Status:United States of America (Exempt)
Time Type:Full time
Job Shift:

Pay Range:

Annual salary range: $81,000 ~ $108,000 (exempt)

Samuel Merritt University currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant skills.