Physical Therapy Faculty-Rank DOQ
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
Overview
The Physical Therapy Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), within the College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP) Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, seeks a dynamic faculty member with broad clinical expertise and experience in research and service. This 12‑month, tenure‑eligible appointment offers an option for clinical practice and requires a strong commitment to excellence.
Responsibilities
Education/Teaching
Teach physical therapy content in areas of expertise and accept teaching assignments in other entry‑level content areas.
Engage in the development, assessment, and continuous improvement of the physical therapy curriculum to ensure high‑quality educational outcomes and alignment with accreditation standards.
Mentor and advise students.
Collaborate with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and colleagues in team‑taught courses.
Research/Scholarly Activity
Maintain or establish a successful research/scholarly activity agenda that aligns with the program’s mission.
Mentor professional students participating in or collaborating with the faculty’s scholarly agenda.
Service/Administration
Engage with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and colleagues in service and governance activities for the Program, College, University, community, and profession.
Clinical Practice
– Optional, to be negotiated.
Faculty Resources Faculty benefit from comprehensive support through UNMC and CAHP career development programs across multiple domains. The premier Office of Faculty Development and the Interprofessional Academy of Educators provide mentorship for the scholarship of teaching and learning, accessible to faculty at any stage of their career.
The Kearney campus offers state‑of‑the‑art classrooms, simulation and clinical skills laboratories, and collaborative learning spaces supporting multiple health‑professions programs, with a distinct emphasis on rural and underserved communities and serving as a regional extension of the Davis Global Center’s simulation and educational technology capabilities.
The Omaha campus features state‑of‑the‑art classrooms, simulation and clinical skills laboratories, collaborative learning spaces, a recording and production studio, and facilities that assist faculty in creating digital learning products and dissemination media.
The Davis Global Center further enhances these capabilities through advanced simulation technology, specialized resources, and personnel dedicated to developing interactive educational technologies.
Research and Scholarly Resources Research and scholarly resources on both campuses support both novice and experienced researchers. A dedicated Clinical Research Center, staffed with research nurses and a core laboratory, assists faculty with inpatient and outpatient studies. Faculty also have access to the Clinical and Translational Research Support fund, enabling pilot data acquisition for grant submissions, and numerous core facilities across University of Nebraska facilities.
The UNMC Center for Collaboration on Research Design and Analysis (CCORDA) provides expertise in quantitative sciences, covering planning, analysis, and interpretation of research findings. Our academic health sciences campus offers extensive collaborative research and scholarly opportunities, including mentoring for research career development. The Clinical Movement Analysis space (C‑MOVA) within the Wellness Innovation (WIN) Lab in Omaha was renovated to expand capacity and enhance research efforts.
Application Requirements Applicants must provide a teaching philosophy statement and a research or scholarly statement of topics of inquiry with planned activities.
Contact For additional information, contact the Search Committee Chair, Tessa Wells at
Tessa.wells@unmc.edu .
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Responsibilities
Education/Teaching
Teach physical therapy content in areas of expertise and accept teaching assignments in other entry‑level content areas.
Engage in the development, assessment, and continuous improvement of the physical therapy curriculum to ensure high‑quality educational outcomes and alignment with accreditation standards.
Mentor and advise students.
Collaborate with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and colleagues in team‑taught courses.
Research/Scholarly Activity
Maintain or establish a successful research/scholarly activity agenda that aligns with the program’s mission.
Mentor professional students participating in or collaborating with the faculty’s scholarly agenda.
Service/Administration
Engage with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and colleagues in service and governance activities for the Program, College, University, community, and profession.
Clinical Practice
– Optional, to be negotiated.
Faculty Resources Faculty benefit from comprehensive support through UNMC and CAHP career development programs across multiple domains. The premier Office of Faculty Development and the Interprofessional Academy of Educators provide mentorship for the scholarship of teaching and learning, accessible to faculty at any stage of their career.
The Kearney campus offers state‑of‑the‑art classrooms, simulation and clinical skills laboratories, and collaborative learning spaces supporting multiple health‑professions programs, with a distinct emphasis on rural and underserved communities and serving as a regional extension of the Davis Global Center’s simulation and educational technology capabilities.
The Omaha campus features state‑of‑the‑art classrooms, simulation and clinical skills laboratories, collaborative learning spaces, a recording and production studio, and facilities that assist faculty in creating digital learning products and dissemination media.
The Davis Global Center further enhances these capabilities through advanced simulation technology, specialized resources, and personnel dedicated to developing interactive educational technologies.
Research and Scholarly Resources Research and scholarly resources on both campuses support both novice and experienced researchers. A dedicated Clinical Research Center, staffed with research nurses and a core laboratory, assists faculty with inpatient and outpatient studies. Faculty also have access to the Clinical and Translational Research Support fund, enabling pilot data acquisition for grant submissions, and numerous core facilities across University of Nebraska facilities.
The UNMC Center for Collaboration on Research Design and Analysis (CCORDA) provides expertise in quantitative sciences, covering planning, analysis, and interpretation of research findings. Our academic health sciences campus offers extensive collaborative research and scholarly opportunities, including mentoring for research career development. The Clinical Movement Analysis space (C‑MOVA) within the Wellness Innovation (WIN) Lab in Omaha was renovated to expand capacity and enhance research efforts.
Application Requirements Applicants must provide a teaching philosophy statement and a research or scholarly statement of topics of inquiry with planned activities.
Contact For additional information, contact the Search Committee Chair, Tessa Wells at
Tessa.wells@unmc.edu .
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