Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Director; PhD Rehabilitation Science Program
Full Time
Shreveport, LA 71103
Posted
Job description
We’re about creating exceptional experiences for both our patients and our employees. Partnering with the LSU School of Medicine, our goal is to provide high-quality patient care within a setting that advances medical science through research and educates the next generation of leaders in healthcare. We are committed to providing opportunities for our staff that develop and grow careers in a compassionate team-oriented environment focused on patients first.
At Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana and discover your future today!
Ochsner LSU Health and the LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions in Shreveport, Louisiana invites applications for a leadership position as the inaugural Chair of our PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences.
Rehabilitation Science, PhD - Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (lsuhs.edu)
The position includes a full-time, 12-month tenure track faculty position at the rank of associate professor or professor, with rank, salary, and seed package considerations commensurate with experience and qualifications.
We offer a unique environment that affords faculty members the opportunity to practice and conduct research in our state-of-the-art rehabilitation clinic
Rehabilitation Clinic - LSU Health Shreveport - School of Allied Health Professions (lsuhs.edu)
, which encompasses 20,000 square feet on the ground floor of the School of Allied Health Professions, fully equipped with contemporary rehabilitation tools and resources, and a motion analysis laboratory within the SAHP. Collaborative opportunities also exist in the adjacent level-1 trauma center at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport, and faculty across our School of Medicine
School of Medicine - Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (lsuhs.edu)
and School of Graduate Studies
School of Graduate Studies - LSU Health Shreveport (lsuhs.edu)
, as well as with any of our three accredited post-professional residency programs
Physical Therapy Residency Programs - LSU Health Shreveport (lsuhs.edu)
. Candidates should be comfortable working with other faculty members in the program, school, and institution as well as with advising potential PhD candidates/students in the entry-level SAHP programs.
LSU Health Shreveport adopts a definition of diversity that embraces a broad spectrum of human expression and characteristics that include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, social and cultural attributes, abilities, sexual orientation, religion, rural or metropolitan background, military or veteran status, and age. In addition, diversity also includes life experiences, record of service, and other talents and personal attributes that enhance the work and learning atmosphere. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse community through the recruitment, enrollment, hiring, and retention/graduation of students, faculty, staff, and leadership who meet this definition of diversity.
Qualifications
- PhD degree with experience in translational research with respect to rehab sciences
- Evidence of a history of extramural grant funding and success
- Evidence of a line of scholarship success by record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations
- Experience in post-graduate and graduate program teaching and dissertation committee service
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in service or leadership in an academic graduate program related to Rehabilitation Sciences
Compensation and 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
Additional Position Information
Responsibilities: Include administrative service, scholarship, teaching, and student advising.
Administration:
- Serve as the Chief administrator for the PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences
- Represent the Program at all official functions of the School of Allied Health Professions, LSU Health Sciences Center and LSU University System.
- Provide oversight of academic and research programs.
- Collaborate with and direct program faculty in teaching, evaluating student performance, advising and engaging in scholarly work.
- Coordinate faculty and course parings for each semester
- Ensure that all graduate studies policies and procedures are administered fairly and correctly and are communicated to students and faculty involved in the program.
- Chair the academic committee for program admissions and make admission recommendations to the SAHP Dean.
- Liaise with the SAHP Administration, Registrar, Office of Financial Aid, and Vice Chancellor of Research as needed and routinely.
- Maintain student records and forward to the appropriate offices as required
- Ensure graduate students in the program have the necessary resources, facilities, and support for success.
- Provide input and assistance, as requested, for the School and Institutional accreditation purposes.
- Coordinate graduate student recruitment activities
Scholarship:
- Build a foundation for extramural research funding for the SAHP
- Mentor SAHP faculty and PhD students in grantsmanship
- Conduct grant-supported research in areas of specialty and mentor PhD students.
- Participate in technology transfer
- Supervise student research.
- Publish research results in peer-reviewed literature.
Teaching:
- Approve a program of study for each PhD student and provide advice regarding changes to a student’s status or program.
- Appoint a Faculty Advisor or Research Supervisor for each student
- Assist the student and Faculty Advisor in forming dissertation committees and appointing the chair(s)
- Coordinate and approve the administration of qualification examinations, proposal defenses, and dissertation defenses.
- Perform instructional duties in area of expertise.
- Monitor the research and academic progress of graduate students in the program.
- Mediate, as needed, in conflicts or disputes between graduate students and research/faculty supervisors
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!
Individuals who reside in and will work from the state of Colorado are not eligible for remote work position.
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