Assistant/Associate Professor And Program Director-Athletic Training

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.

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.

Required Qualifications

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

• Current Athletic Training credential.

• Texas state Athletic Training license or eligible.