Assistant Professor

The Department of Physical Therapy at LSU Health Shreveport welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The faculty member would have primary responsibilities related to establishing a line of research, with the goal of success in peer-reviewed publications and grant funding. The faculty member would also have teaching responsibilities in our Shreveport Residential DPT Program, and our Lafayette Hybrid Program depending on their area of expertise. Teaching requirements include advising students and working collaboratively with other members of the programmatic and departmental faculty. There is flexibility in potential teaching assignments depending on the candidate's interest and expertise, but current teaching needs include, but are not limited to, neurologic and pediatric populations, pharmacology, patient assessment and treatment prescription, foundational patient management skills, and medical screening (i.e., radiology, laboratory medicine, etc.). Current research initiatives within the department include rural education workforce initiatives, human performance (heat stress, biomechanics, etc.), and population health (geriatrics, balance issues, cancer, and neurologic conditions). Additional opportunities may include teaching 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. The Shreveport Residential Program is located at our main campus in Shreveport, LA, where his faculty member will be based. The program is fully accredited. The program has a maximum cohort size of 36 students. 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. This area also houses our orthopaedic and neurologic physical therapy residency programs. The Lafayette Hybrid Program is in Lafayette, LA, which is three hours south of the main campus located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The program is fully accredited as an expansion of the parent program located in Shreveport. The Lafayette Hybrid Program currently has a maximum cohort size of 24 students with state-of-the-art AV and clinical/classroom equipment for laboratory and active-learning-based teaching activities. The majority of any potential teaching efforts in this program could be done remotely from Shreveport. Regular attendance is required to perform the functions of this position. The faculty member would be expected to relocate to Shreveport, LA (be a Louisiana resident), or a nearby area within the state.