Professor/Associate Director - Physical Therapy Houston

TWU; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Texas Woman’s University, School of Physical Therapy, seeks an Associate Director to support the Director in planning and implementing goals and to manage day-to-day operations across the campus. The role emphasizes academic leadership, teaching, research, and service, with coordination across Dallas, Denton, and Houston and duties in faculty oversight, reporting, and policy adherence.

Qualified candidates hold a doctoral degree and a distinguished national record; strong communication and

Formación

• An earned doctorate is required.
• Graduation from an accredited physical therapy program is required.
• Distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service at the national level.
• Demonstrated academic leadership and collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication and administrative skills.
• Financial management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Advise and assist the Director in carrying out School initiatives.
• Recommend new faculty/staff appointments.
• Contributes to the School through teaching, research, and service activities.
• Assign faculty workload according to university policy.
• Assist Director with staff supervision across Dallas, Denton, and Houston coordinators.
• Create campus-specific goals and reports.
• Maintain campus budgets and oversee equipment and supplies.
• Conduct faculty and staff performance reviews.
• Follow policies for student enrollment, tracking progress, appeals, and completion.
• Orient new faculty, staff, and students to the campus and School.
• Promote faculty development and scholarship activity.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Administrative skills

Financial management

Educación

Doctorate degree

Graduation from accredited PT program

Descripción del empleo

Texas Woman’s University

School of Physical Therapy

Position Description

Position Title: Associate Director

Component: School of Physical Therapy

Reports to: Director, School of Physical Therapy

Summary of Duties: The Associate Director advises and assists the Director in planning and implementing the goals for the School. The Associate Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the school on the respective campus. The Associate Director assumes the duties of the Director in the absence of the Director.

Specific Responsibilities: School Level

1. Advises and assists the Director in carrying out School initiatives

2. Recommends new faculty/staff appointments

3. Contributes to the School through teaching, research, and service activities

Specific Responsibilities: Campus Level

1. Assigns faculty workload according to university policy

2. Assists Director with staff supervision (Dallas, Denton, and Houston coordinators)

   1. Daily operations

3. Creates campus-specific goals

4. Assigns administrative tasks to faculty, as needed

5. Conducts campus faculty meetings

6. Prepares campus-specific reports

7. Maintains campus-specific equipment and supplies

8. Conducts faculty and staff performance reviews and submits to the Director for input

9. Follows University and School policies for student enrollment, tracking student progress, student appeals, and program completion

10. Orient new faculty, staff, and students to the campus and the school

11. Promotes faculty development and scholarship activity

12. Maintains budgetary oversight/approval authority of all campus-related budgets

13. Conducting periodic class meetings with each group of entry-level students to advise them of events and procedures pertinent to their academic program.

Required Education/Experience

1. An earned doctorate

2. Graduation from an accredited physical therapist program

3. A distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service at the national level

4. Demonstrated academic leadership and collaboration skills

5. Excellent communication and administrative skills

6. Financial management skills

Required Licensure/Certification: Eligible for PT licensure in the State of Texas

Texas Woman’s University, an AA/EEO employer, provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected category, class or characteristic.

All offers of employment will be contingent on the candidate’s ability to provide documents which establish proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Positions at Texas Woman’s University deemed security-sensitive require background checks and verification of all academic credentials.

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