37422BR

Extended Job Title:

Assistant/Associate Professor and Program Director-Athletic Training

Org Level 1:

Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr

Org Level 7:

301201 - Athletic Training Lbk

Position Description:

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Values-Based Culture

Carnegie Classification

Hispanic-Serving Institution

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in the School of Health Professions at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) invites applications for a full-time, 12-month faculty position in the Master of Athletic Training (MAT) program at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor to begin August 2024. The MAT program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), and is one of six programs within the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. The mission of the MAT program is to enrich the lives of others by educating and empowering athletic training students to become confident, competent, and collaborative healthcare professionals who positively impact the patients and the communities they serve. The vision of the MAT program is to transform athletic training and sports medicine through excellence, professionalism, agility, resilience, and servant leadership. Those five core values of Excellence, Professionalism, Agility, Resilience, and Servant Leadership are central to the program and are reflected in everything we do. We are especially interested in qualified candidates whose personal mission, vision, and values align with those of the MAT program.

The successful candidate will join one of the largest programs of its kind in the world, one of the first programs ever created at a health sciences center, and one of the first athletic training programs accredited at the master's level.

Requisition ID:

37422BR

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Pay Grade Maximum:

salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills

Major/Essential Functions:

• Serve as the Program Director for the MAT program.

• Teach courses in the MAT program and potentially in other programs in the department.

• Responsible for directing all matters related to the MAT program, including maintaining CAATE accreditation, program planning and review, oversight of the program’s faculty and staff, and oversight of the program’s budget.

• Advise MAT students.

• Participate in scholarly activity.

• Participate in service at the departmental, college, and university levels.

• Demonstrate a commitment toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

• The faculty member will work collaboratively with faculty from the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Doctor of Sciences in Rehabilitation Sciences (ScD), Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTDP), and Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science (PhD) within the department as well as with other departments within the School of Health Professions and TTUHSC.

Grant Funded?:

No

Pay Grade Minimum:

salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills

Pay Basis:

Monthly

Work Location:

Lubbock

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of CAATE accreditation professional standards.

• Previous experience as a program director.

• Record of teaching experience (didactic, clinical, contemporary expertise in athletic training).

• Evidence of scholarly agenda and professional development.

Campus:

HSC - Lubbock

Department:

Athletic Training Lbk

Required Attachments:

Cover Letter, Resume / CV

Job Type:

Full Time

Pay Statement:

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website (https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan/) .

Job Group:

Assistant Professor

Shift:

Day

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctoral degree in athletic training, sports medicine, or related area.

• Current Athletic Training credential.

• Texas state Athletic Training license or eligible.

Salary Grade:

800

Does this position work in a research laboratory?:

No

Jeanne Clery Act:

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