Contributing Faculty - Physical Therapy

The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.

A contributing faculty member at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) provides engaging clinically-focused learning opportunities for students in the health science professions, through face-to-face, blended, and/or online delivery methods.

• Maintain expertise in the content area.
• Promote student success through optimal student engagement:
  • Complete all course management requirements to meet program deadlines.
  • Prepare and deliver course content.
  • Monitor student progress; give feedback as appropriate.
  • Facilitate student participation in learning activities.
  • Serve as student-to-university liaison.
• Report student outcomes and use this information for teaching and learning improvements:
  • Assess student performance on papers, examinations, projects.
  • Communicate with program director (and course coordinator if teaching a multi‑section course) regarding student difficulties or issues that arise.
  • Ensure consistent content and testing, if a multi‑section course.
  • Complete annual self‑evaluation of teaching performance; set goals for improvement.
• Keep course content current and aligned with course consistency policy:
  • Recommend course improvements for upcoming semester.
• Promote professionalism by modeling such behaviors inside and outside the classroom; promote inter‑professional dialogue.
• Collaborate with necessary departments to support a positive team environment.
• Uphold University core values, policies and procedures.

May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Some travel may be required.

Reports To: Academic Program Director

Positions Supervised: None

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Appropriate reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Experience with distance learning preferred.
• Terminal degree preferred. Post‑professional master’s degree or clinical doctorate with demonstrated clinical expertise with plans to obtain a terminal degree will be considered.
• Prior teaching experience preferred (could include online).
• Experience in scholarly activity preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in the area of course content required.
• Working knowledge of educational theory and methodology.

Faculty members must be appropriately credentialed, possess an earned degree from an accredited institution or be recognized by a country’s ministry of education in the discipline being taught, and be licensed or license‑eligible in order to teach in specific programs.

• Committed to mission and values.
• Contribute knowledge to the discipline.
• Accountable: takes personal responsibility for own goals and outcomes to ensure student success.
• Collaborative: works cooperatively with others across the institution and beyond.
• Communicates effectively: adapts oral and written communication approach and style.
• Drives engagement: makes students feel welcome, understood, and valued.
• Academic discipline expertise: has sufficient credentials, industry expertise and/or experience in the discipline to teach according to the standards and qualifications required.
• Education design: designs learning experiences closely linked to learning outcomes.
• Teaching delivery/learning facilitation skills: manages small, large, blended, hybrid and/or online classrooms.

• Committed to Mission and Values:
  Has a clear understanding of institution’s mission and values.…