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Rangos School

We welcome you to apply for the following faculty appointments:

CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Department of Occupational Therapy

The Department of Occupational Therapy is seeking to hire a full-time non-tenure track Clinical Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2013.

Our department is nationally recognized as a pioneer and leader in the development of practice-scholars who serve, do, question and lead occupational therapy. We also have a strong reputation of innovation and scholarship in educational pedagogy and long-standing community university partnerships. Learning in our lauded five and two year entry-level graduate programs is intentionally situated in clinical and community contexts. The newly developed online post-professional OTD offers practitioners an opportunity to develop an advanced skill set. The Duquesne faculty is dedicated to maintaining an educational environment that challenges students to critically reflect on their practice and to constantly question the complex interaction of personal and contextual factors that impact occupational performance and occupational and social justice.

For the Clinical Assistant Professor position, we seek an educator who possesses teaching experience in two or more of the following areas: psychosocial intervention, pediatric intervention, biomechanical intervention, and/or gerontology. Interest and skills set to in contribute to the on-line OTD program is desirable. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise as well as commitment to the dual role of scholar and educator including faculty and student mentoring and evidence of leadership. Candidates must be eligible for Pennsylvania OT licensure. Preferred candidates will have an earned doctorate, ABD status considered or a completed clinical doctorate (OTD). Preferences will be given to applicants with an established tradition of scholarly productivity and success in securing external funding.

Expressions of interest and applications will be treated in strict confidence. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. To learn more about Duquesne University and the Rangos School of Health Sciences please visit: http://www.healthsciences.duq.edu/ot.

Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of professional references to: Jeryl Benson, EdD, OTR; Search Committee Chair; Duquesne University - Department of Occupational Therapy; Office of Human Resources; 600 Forbes Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15282.

Applicants must be willing to contribute actively to the mission and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer.

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PHYSICAL THERAPY

Department of Physical Therapy

The Department of Physical Therapy in the John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences at Duquesne University invites applications for an open 12 month, full-time faculty position. The responsibilities of the position are to teach within the academic curriculum and produce scholarship that is commensurate with the expectations of the University and the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The position is a tenure-track appointment at the assistant or associate professor level. Salary is commensurate with experience. The program offers the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) and is accredited by CAPTE through 2018.

Responsibilities

  • Preferred candidates will be able to teach coursework in Neuroscience.
  • Candidates who are well qualified to teach coursework in Orthopedics/Spine may be considered.
  • Also teach one or more courses in Research or Pediatrics.
  • Conduct and publish research in an area of the candidate's expertise.
  • Advise and mentor students.
  • Perform service at the department, school and university levels.

Applicants will also have the opportunity to participate and contribute to our established PhD Program in Rehabilitation Science.

Qualifications
The preferred candidate will have:

  • A Ph.D in Neuroscience.
  • Prior teaching experience in physical therapy education.
  • License to practice physical therapy (desired but not required).

Candidates with expertise in Orthopedics/Spine will have:

  • A PhD.
  • An extensive publication record in the area of Orthopedics/Spine.
  • Prior teaching experience in physical therapy education.
  • License to practice physical therapy.

Teaching and research facilities at Duquesne University are state-of-the-art with dedicated research laboratories, teaching laboratories, and technology-enhanced classrooms. The faculty of the Physical Therapy program are established teacher-scholar/clinicians who work together harmoniously to accomplish the mission of the department.

Duquesne University is a private, Catholic, co-educational university on a private 49.5 acres campus located in Pittsburgh, PA. The campus is ranked as one of the safest urban campuses in the country and is within walking distance of the business, shopping and cultural districts.

The successful candidate must be willing to support the Duquesne University Mission Statement and be willing to contribute actively to the mission and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

Please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and names of three references electronically to FacultyJobs@duq.edu:

Diane Borello-France, PT, PhD
Duquesne University
Rangos School of Health Sciences
Department of Physical Therapy
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

For additional information about Duquesne University and the Doctorate in Physical Therapy Program, please visit our website at www.duq.edu. For additional information about the PhD program in Rehabilitation Science, visit our website at http://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/health-sciences/academic-programs/rehabilitation-science.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.