Overview

Minimum Qualifications:
Education

  • Clinical (DPT) or academic (PhD, EdD, DHSc, DSc, or ScD) doctorate degree from an accredited institution. ABD candidates with expected completion of doctorate by June 2025 will also be considered.
  • Certification or advanced training in operation and maintenance of a gross human anatomy laboratory

Teaching

  • Contemporary expertise in human anatomy and ability to lead the anatomy course series

Scholarship

  • Record of scholarship and/or a clear plan for a future scholarly agenda

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Academic doctorate degree
  • PT degree with eligibility for PT license in the state of North Carolina
  • Commitment to community engagement through teaching, service, and scholarship
  • Prior teaching experience in a physical therapy education program with evidence of strong teaching skills, use of instructional technology, and commitment to learner success

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.

Please include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts from highest degree earned* and contact information for three references.

For questions or additional information please contact John Carzoli, Search Committee Chair, at [email protected]

For more information about the program and the university, please visit our web site at pt.wcu.edu.

*All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state “Degree Awarded,” “Degree Conferred,” or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your master’s degree transcript, if you hold such a degree. The master’s degree transcript must have a notation such as “Degree Awarded,” “Degree Conferred,” or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.

Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, and veteran status, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies, and the policies of The University of North Carolina. Additionally, the University promotes the realization of equal employment opportunity for minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans through its affirmative action program.

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please call (828) 227-7218 or email at [email protected].

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. In order to receive educational credit, degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

If highest degree is from an institution outside of the U.S., final candidates are required to have their degree verified at www.wes.org. Unless otherwise noted, degree must be obtained prior to start date.

Western Carolina University uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

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