Contributing Faculty - Physical Therapy

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences seeks contributing faculty to provide clinically focused learning across face-to-face, blended, and online formats.

The role involves delivering course content, engaging students, and coordinating with program leadership to ensure quality education. Ideal candidates have distance-learning experience, clinical expertise in the cardiopulmonary area, and a terminal degree preferred; prior teaching and scholarly activity are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience with distance learning preferred.
• Cardiopulmonary specialty.
• Terminal degree preferred; post-professional master's or clinical doctorate considered.
• Prior teaching experience preferred (could include online).
• Experience in scholarly activity preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in the course content area required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains expertise in the content area.
• Promotes student success through optimal student engagement.
• Prepares and delivers course content; monitors student progress and provides feedback.
• Facilitates student participation and acts as liaison between students and the university.
• Reports student outcomes and uses data to improve teaching and learning.
• Ensures content and testing consistency for multi-section courses.

Skills

Distance learning experience

Cardiopulmonary specialty

Educational theory & methodology

Clinical experience in course content

Teaching experience

Education

Terminal degree preferred

Post-professional master's or clinical doctorate considered

Job description

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.

General Summary

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.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains expertise in content area
• Promotes student success through optimal student engagement
• Completes all course management requirements to meet program deadlines
• Prepares and delivers course content
• Monitors student progress; gives feedback as appropriate
• Facilitates student participation in learning activities
• Serves as student-to-university liaison
• Reports student outcomes and uses this information for teaching and learning improvements
• Assesses student performance on papers/examinations/projects
• Communicates with program director (and course coordinator if teaching a multi-section course) regarding student difficulties or issues that arise
• Ensures consistent content and testing, if a multi-section course
• Completes annual self-evaluation of teaching performance; sets goals for improvement
• Keeps course content current and as necessary, aligned with course consistency policy
• Recommends course improvements for upcoming semester
• Promotes professionalism by modeling such behaviors inside and outside the classroom setting; promotes inter-professional dialog
• Collaborates with necessary departments to support a positive team environment
• Upholds University core values, policies and procedures

Other Duties And Responsibilities

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

Travel Requirements

Some travel may be required.

POSITION IN ORGANIZATION

REPORTS TO: Academic Program Director

POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None

TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, And PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED

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.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Experience with distance learning preferred.
• Cardiopulmonary specialty
• 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

LICENSURE and/or CERTIFICATION

Faculty Members must be appropriately credentialed, possess an earned degree from an accredited institution or 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.

BUSINESS COMPETENCIES

• Committed to Mission and Values - Has a clear understanding of institution’s mission and values. Has a passion for facilitating learning and for enabling students to navigate their own learning journey.
• Contribute Knowledge to the Discipline - Compelled by the opportunity to contribute through research, scholarship professional practice or creativity.
• Accountable -Takes personal responsibility for own goals and outcomes to ensure student success. Establishes clear expectations, follows through on commitments to students and holds them accountable for assignments and performance
• Collaborative - Works cooperatively with others across the institution and beyond, including the community and through partnerships. Represents own interests while being inclusive and fair to others.
• Communicates Effectively - Adapts oral and written communication approach and style to the audience and based on the message. Also listens attentively to others.
• Drives Engagement - Makes students feel welcome, understood and valued. Creates a learning environment that is compelling, challenging and productive.
• 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 including lesson planning, design of project, work integrated, group learning experiences, or interactive learning objects. Has depth of expertise in pedagogy, andragogy and overall learning effectiveness.
• Teaching Delivery/Learning Facilitation Skills - Manages small, large, blended, hybrid and/or online classrooms, monitoring and ensuring participation, managing one’s own and students' time and attention effectively.

Additional Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of the position:

Core Ethics and Values

• Committed to Mission and Values: Has a clear understanding of institution’s mission and values. Has a passion for facilitating learning and for enabling students to navigate their own learning journey.

Operational

• Communicates Effectively: Adapts oral and written communication approach and style to the audience and based on the message.
• Drives Engagement: Makes students feel welcomed, understood, and valued. Creates a learning environment that is compelling, challenging, and productive.

Technical

• Teaching Delivery/Learning Facilitation Skills: Manages small, large, blended, hybrid, and/or online classrooms, monitoring and ensuring participation, managing one’s own and students’ time and attention effectively.
• Academic Discipline Expertise: Has sufficient credentials, industry expertise, and/or experience in the discipline to each according to the standards and qualifications required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for six to eight hours daily and includes physical demands associated with a traditional office setting, e.g., walking, standing, communicating, and other physical functions as necessary.

HIRING RANGE

Contributing Faculty Per Course: $259.00 - $10,506.00

Faculty Lab Instructor Per Hour: $41.60 - $57.00

Contributing Faculty are hired for specific assignments which may vary by term. Compensation is a reasonable estimate and will be determined based on course credit hours, student enrollment, and educational degree obtained.