Associate Professor or Professor of Physical Therapy and DPT Program Director Print Associate Professor or Professor of Physical Therapy and DPT Program Director Salary $120,000.00 - $142,000.00 Annually Location Springfield, MA Job Type Fiscal Faculty - 12 months Job Number 00332 Department Physical Therapy Opening Date 06/15/2026 Description Benefits Description The Springfield College Department of Physical
Therapy invites applications for a full-time twelve-month tenure-track position at the associate professor or professor level for the position of Department Chair and Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Director, beginning in July 2026. The Department of Physical Therapy offers a 6.5-year dual-degree program leading to both a bachelor’s degree in health science/pre-physical therapy and a Doctor of Physical Therapy
degree. Using a collaborative and cooperative model, we are a faculty of academicians and clinicians who foster the acquisition of knowledge, values, and skills for exemplary professional practice. We develop innovative leadership and academic programs so that students, faculty, and consumers of physical therapy services may reach their fullest potential. Our service and scholarship reflect a commitment to the
enrichment and promotion of the physical therapy profession and to our greater community.In addition to Physical Therapy, the School of Health Sciences includes programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Science, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health, and Social Work. The school is housed in the spectacular new Brown Cooper Health Sciences Center, with stellar facilities,
including an interprofessional simulation suite featuring all-new high-fidelity simulation and standardized participant programming; a maker space enabling a vast array of creative projects supporting health and wellness; an activities of daily living suite to promote real-life applications of rehabilitation practices; a spacious sunlit human anatomy lab; and technology-supported classrooms and conference rooms.
Interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, engaged student learning, as well as global, intergenerational, and multicultural perspectives are priorities of the School. Founded in 1885, Springfield College is a private, coeducational institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs that reflect its distinctive Humanics Philosophy – the education of the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for
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