Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Foundational Sciences and/or Clinical Skills
The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of the Pacific is pleased to announce an expansion of its faculty and is seeking applicants for a full-time tenure track, 11-month assistant professor position. Desired start date is Fall of 2013/Spring 2014. Applications will be reviewed starting March 15, 2013 and review will be on-going until the position is filled.
The University of the Pacific in Northern California has offered concise programs culminating in an accredited degree in physical therapy for 25 years, and began offering the DPT degree in 2006. The successful candidate will join a stable department of dynamic full-time and adjunct clinical faculty dedicated to preparing our students to be physical therapists and leaders who will have purposeful, meaningful, and positive impacts on health and society.
Current teaching opportunities exist in a variety of areas, particularly foundational sciences, clinical administration, and clinical skills courses (patient care skills, modalities, diagnostic imaging, integumentary physical therapy); however, candidates with expertise in other areas will be considered. In addition to fulfilling and excelling in their assigned teaching responsibilities, tenure-track faculty members must be productive scholars with a commitment to university service.
University of the Pacific is an independent, comprehensive academic institution in the Central Valley in Stockton, California, with the Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. Stockton is about 1.5 hours from both San Francisco and the Sierra Nevada mountains. University of the Pacific in Stockton has approximately 5,000 students enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and Schools of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Education, Engineering, Business, Music, and International Studies. The Department of Physical Therapy is a part of the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and currently enrolls 36 students annually. The Department enjoys state-of-the-art classrooms and dedicated clinic and research space and equipment.
The University is particularly interested in recruiting diverse candidates to meet the needs of our increasingly diverse student population.
Qualifications include:
* Earned doctoral degree * Teaching and research experience preferred
* Three years of clinical experience * National Board Certification preferred
* Eligible for PT licensure in California * Earned academic doctorate preferred
To apply, please send a letter of interest, resume/CV, and contact information for 3 references to:
Cathy Peterson, PT, EdD Phone: 209.946.2397
Chair, Faculty Search Committee Fax: 209.946.2367
Department of Physical Therapy E-mail: cpeterson@pacific.edu
University of the Pacific Web: www.pacific.edu/dpt
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
Pacific is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to broadening the diversity of its workforce. All applications and resumes are welcome. All applicants must submit the EEO form.