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Simmons University

Location: BostonMA 02115 Document ID: AC076-2L21 Posted on: 2019-10-2610/26/2019 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
2019-11-25
 

Associate/Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy



Associate/Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy


Main Campus - Boston, MA
R04231

Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SNHS) is searching for an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. Applicants should be scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a strong scholarly agenda and teaching experience. The successful candidate will join our current faculty who are dedicated to maintaining and advancing the Simmons Doctor of Physical Therapy program's strong national stature, ranking, and impact in the 21st century.

The School of Nursing and Health Science offers a professional DPT degree, Nursing degrees, Nutrition degrees, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study and an interdisciplinary PhD program. In addition, the Simmons faculty members have access to the Longwood Healthcare community consisting of nationally ranked hospitals and the Harvard Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Public Health. These institutions enable Simmons to provide unique opportunities for academic, research, and clinical collaborations.

The Physical Therapy program at Simmons was founded in 1947 and has a long history of providing quality professional education to leaders and highly regarded practitioners. The faculty of the DPT program are experienced educators and respected clinicians and scholars who are dedicated to creating a learning community that values active learning opportunities, research and evidence based clinical coursework, small group case-based learning activities, and meaningful clinical experiences enhanced by faculty mentorship. High student performance on the NPTE, student employment upon graduation, and employer and patient satisfaction with Simmons Physical Therapy alumnae/i are indicators of the strength of the curriculum, faculty effectiveness, and student dedication. The program has excellent technological support in all teaching classrooms, and the applicant may conduct their research in a new research laboratory.

Located in Boston, Simmons College is an innovative institution that links transformative learning with the pursuit of lifelong purpose. Simmons is a private, nonsectarian college consisting of a four-year, undergraduate women's college and coeducational graduate programs in: nursing and health sciences, social work, library and information science, and management. Enrolling 2,000 undergraduate women and over 3,000 graduate women and men, Simmons is committed to providing high quality, personalized educational opportunities for all students. Simmons is recognized as one of "America's Best Schools" in the region by US News & World Report (2016), by The Princeton Review's Guidebook as one of the Best 380 Colleges (2016), by Peace Corps' as a Top Volunteer-Producing College and University,(2016) and by Forbes.com as one of America's Best Colleges. (2016)

The candidate for this 10-month position should have the following qualifications:

a) An earned PhD (ABD will be considered) or other terminal degree (EdD, ScD)
b) Ongoing scholarly activity that includes research and publications
c) 3-5 years college teaching experience in an area of clinical or research expertise

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload the following required documents with your application; C.V. and a statement of teaching philosophy; as well as 2-3 letters of recommendation (optional).
All documents should be uploaded in the Resume/CV section on the 'My Experience' page of the application.


As a College committed to diversity, Simmons encourages applications broadly. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body and curriculum.


To apply, visit https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Assistant-Associate-Professor-of-Practice--Physical-Therapy_R04231-1

Located in Bostons historic Fenway area, Simmons College is a small, private, non-sectarian College which has educated students for enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899. Working at Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven community of educators and professionals.

We prepare students to be leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to excellence and putting the students first.