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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Physical Therapy Program in the School of Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor (12MO). The successful candidate will:

• Serve as core faculty in the BS/DPT Program.
• Teach courses in neuromuscular PT track and other required curricula.
• Engage in research and its dissemination.
• Participate in faculty meetings, program governance, curriculum review, student recruitment, selection and advisement, and mentorship of student capstone projects.
• Render professional service to the program, university, community, and profession.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD, EdD, or DSc.
• New York State Physical Therapist Licensure.
• 5+ years of clinical experience as a Physical Therapist.
• Strong neuromuscular physical therapy background.
• Strong organizational, collaborative, written and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Applicants who are enrolled in a PhD, EdD or DSc program or who can commence work on a PhD, EdD or DSc upon hire, will be considered. 
• NSC or advanced degree in motor control/motor learning preferred.

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu