Position Details
The Physical Therapy program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana (LSUHSCS) invites applications for a full-time, 12-month tenure or non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of instructor, assistant professor, assistant professor-clinical, associate professor, or associate professor-clinical to serve as a core faculty member at a new off campus instructional site in Lafayette, Louisiana. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience and qualifications. The anticipated start date for this position is in January 2026, with the first cohort of students beginning May 2026.
The program at LSUHSCS is accredited by SACS and CAPTE to offer the DPT degree and is in the process of seeking approval for an off-campus instructional site with a hybrid curriculum. The hybrid curriculum model is unique to DPT programs in Louisiana in that students will complete their didactic course work remotely and will come to campus every third week for hands on learning activities as well as in person assessments. This will be an onsite position and will require the person to be in the Lafayette, LA region.
This position is a full-time faculty member of the LSUHSCS faculty and reports to the program director in Shreveport. The faculty member will have teaching, scholarship and service responsibilities, in addition to student advising once a cohort is enrolled. The faculty member will also assist the Director of Clinical Education in Shreveport with clinical placements for the Lafayette cohort.
The applicant must meet the following:
- Eligibility for licensure as a physical therapist in Louisiana
- Candidates must possess a clinical (DPT) or academic (PhD, EdD, DSc, DHS, or equivalent) doctoral degree
- Ability to work independently toward goals as well as collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders from a diverse background.
- Previous teaching experience, particularly with hybrid education
- ABPTS board-certification
- PhD (or equivalent terminal academic doctorate), although candidates in the final year of their dissertation may also be considered. Candidates without a terminal academic doctorate must possess a DPT degree.
- Candidates with neurologic, pediatric, cardiopulmonary, or oncologic backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.
PSN/PER Number: PSN 58964/PER 345
Salary Range: Competitive and commensurate with experience
Primary Location: Lafayette, LA (on-site position)
The LSU Systems Office has provided LSU Health-Shreveport employees with excellent benefit options designed with you and your dependents in mind. Our Benefits Section is available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to help answer any questions you might have about these benefits.
- Salary is commensurate with experience and training
- Generous Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Optional Retirement Plans
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