About the Opportunity
About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
Our locations—in Boston; Arlington, Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.
Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs.
The Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences (PTMRS) at Northeastern is founded on the university’s core values of interdisciplinary education, urban engagement, international knowledge, and cutting-edge research. The PTMRS Department Mission is to impact the health and well-being of the global community by developing leaders in physical therapy, movement, and rehabilitation through interprofessional, experiential education, translational research, and excellence in clinical practice.
Our exceptional faculty are dedicated to promoting excellence in practice, education, scholarship, and community service. Faculty are engaged in active clinical research and practice. A hallmark of our program is the integration of experiential learning and didactic education whether through use of standardized patients, communication and interaction with community consultants, participation in service learning projects, or engagement in research with our faculty.
Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduates from Northeastern are innovative, global leaders who excel in clinical practice, research and community service. As one of the longest accredited programs in the United States, and the only program with Cooperative Education, our students graduate with exceptional clinical decision-making skills, and experience in the fields of physical therapy and human movement science.
About the Opportunity:
We invite applications for two, 52-week visiting non-tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant rank within the Doctor of Physical Therapy program
The position of Visiting Faculty to the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, & Rehabilitation Sciences is concurrent with participation in the Duke Faculty Development Residency offered at Northeastern University. Further details about the residency program are available here. Application details are below. Acceptance into the residency program is a prerequisite for hire for this position.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, engage in scholarship and educational opportunities and requirements specific to the faculty residency program, and participating in departmental, college, and university service. Qualified candidates must have expertise in, or a demonstrated commitment to, working with global student populations.
Additional Opportunities:
Participants in the Faculty Development Residency will also be granted advanced standing in the Doctor of Education Program at Northeastern University. This is an optional program. Further details can be found here.
Participate in a competitive nationwide application pool in which matriculates are chosen based on their experiences, qualifications, and interests
Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree
Be licensed in state of Massachusetts
Minimum of four years of practice experience at the time of application
Demonstrated experience in teaching physical therapy
Two professional letters of recommendation submitted through RF-PTCAS
A focused area of clinical experience, though not required, will be viewed favorably
Additional Information:
Interested candidates for the DPT Faculty Development Residency must be submitted through the Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (RF-PTCAS).
Key dates:
October 15: RF-PTCAS Application opens
December 31: Application deadline
Successful faculty residents at Northeastern University are dynamic and innovative scholars with a commitment to fostering belonging in the university community. Please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:
Please discuss your reasons for pursuing our Faculty Development Residency and how the completion of this Residency fits into your overall career development plan.
Briefly comment on your three biggest strengths as an educator.
Briefly comment on three areas you would most like to develop in your role as an educator
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Position Type
Academic
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Pay Range:
52-week salary: Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor: $60,000
With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
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