Full-Time Faculty Position

The Department of Physical Therapy at LSUHS is seeking applicants to an open faculty position in our entry-level DPT program at LSU Health Shreveport https://www.lsuhsc.edu/shv/CareerOpportunities/Home/Detail/5617. 

This position is not posted for any specific content area of teaching because of our breadth and depth in faculty resources; there is some flexibility depending on the candidate’s expressed interest and expertise. But, the courses we currently have mapped out could include the following: Physiological Adaptations to Exercise and Nutrition (basically an exercise phys course), Research V (capstone presentations), Prosthetics and Orthotics, Research I & Research II (basic understanding of how to read and understand the literature based on introductory statistics, etc.), and Biophysical Agents. There is flexibility, including teaching in some of the other courses throughout the curriculum: https://schoolofalliedhealth.lsuhs.edu/academics/graduate-programs/doctor-physical-therapy/shreveport-residential-program. 

We also have a PhD in Rehab Sciences program in which this new faculty member can teach, mentor, and serve on committees, along with a gait lab and developing human performance lab.  https://schoolofalliedhealth.lsuhs.edu/academics/graduate-programs/rehabilitation-science-phd.  

We have a fully operational faculty clinic on the ground floor of the School where the faculty can practice a portion of their time and/or recruit study subjects: https://schoolofalliedhealth.lsuhs.edu/clinics/rehabilitation-clinic. This area also houses our residency programs, including our orthopaedic and neuro PT residencies: https://schoolofalliedhealth.lsuhs.edu/academics/post-professional-programs/orthopaedic-physical-therapy-residency. We also have strong relationships with our School of Medicine colleagues in the Departments of Orthopaedics, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, among others, with whom to collaborate. 

We have a recently-founded sports fellowship for family practice and primary care physicians which opened a few years ago, and they partner with area high schools and colleges providing game coverage. This may be an interesting partnership for candidates as well: https://www.lsuhs.edu/departments/school-of-medicine/sports-medicine. 

We are in the process of submitting an AASC to CAPTE to start a hybrid program in Lafayette, LA; however, this posting is for our residential program in Shreveport. Regardless, the department is growing, expanding, and eager to become a regional leader in scholarship and education. 

We would love to see a PhD prepared candidate enter on the tenure track. Our school policy is that tenure track faculty are guaranteed a minimum of 25% FTE for scholarship; however, our current tenure track faculty members have 30 – 40% of their FTE dedicated to research and scholarship.

Open rank full-time, in-person faculty position in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in Shreveport, LA.

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