Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Program Lead, Doctor of Physical Therapy College of Nursing and Health Care Professions
🇺🇸 Phoenix, AZ
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Project Management
🗓️ November 24th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead the Doctor of Physical Therapy program faculty and students while ensuring accreditation and regulatory standards are met.
- Assess and report on program metrics including faculty workload, student satisfaction, graduation rates, and enrollments.
- Develop and deliver instructional content incorporating current teaching methodologies and technologies.
- Mentor students both inside and outside the classroom to enhance learning and professional development.
- Evaluate student performance based on progress, professional behavior, and academic standing following university and accreditation standards.
- Contribute to curriculum design and advocate for pedagogical improvements and program changes.
- Requires an active, unencumbered Arizona PT license, a doctoral degree (PhD or EdD), and a minimum of six years of full-time higher education experience.
- Must have at least three years as core faculty in a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy education program with experience in leadership, educational theory, instructional design, student evaluation, fiscal management, and curriculum development.
- Preferred experience includes involvement with accreditation processes such as CAPTE requirements and active engagement in professional organizations, research, or publications.
- Offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, tuition discounts, community volunteer paid time off, and on-site gyms.
Program Lead, Doctor of Physical Therapy College of Nursing and Health Care Professions Full Description
- Assesses and reports on program metrics, such as faculty workload and scholarly productivity, student satisfaction, program graduates, graduation rates, enrollments, etc. to assure program goals are being met
- Develop and provide instruction consistent with the University's course load requirements that incorporates current teaching methodologies, technologies and other trends that reflect advances in the requisite discipline educational instruction
- Engage students within classroom to stimulate discussions for collective learning as well as assist and actively mentor students outside classroom hours
- Incorporate relevant research resources and experiential activities to support course objectives, lectures and learning outcomes
- Assess student performance in areas like progress, professional behaviors and academic standing in accordance with University Assessment Practices and accreditation standards
- Assist with curriculum design and development; be a sound advocate for change to programs, curriculum and teaching methodologies/pedagogies
What you need:
- Active, unencumbered PT license in the state of Arizona
- An academic doctoral degree: PhD or EdD
- A minimum of six years full time higher education experience
- A minimum of three years full time experience as a core faculty member in a CAPTE-accredited entry-level physical therapist education program
- Has experience in:
- Administration, management and leadership
- Educational theory and methodology
- Instructional design
- Student evaluation
- Outcome assessment
- Fiscal management
- Program evaluation, assessment and curriculum development
- Has prior engagement at the academy/academic institutional level
- Evidence of involvement in one's professional area (e.g., membership in professional organizations, presentations, research and/or publications)
- Provides a positive example to faculty and students by supporting the University's Mission, Doctrinal Statement, and Ethical Position Statement
Bonus:
- Experience with accreditation (including CAPTE accreditation requirements)
Why work at GCU:
- Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
- Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
- Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
- Free covered parking
- We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
- Free on-site gyms on campus
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