Department Head, Tenured Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois Chicago

Department of Physical Therapy Department Head, Tenured Professor The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) invites applications for the position of Department Head. The Department’s reputed company programs include a top-ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy program, residencies in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences, and a PhD in Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation or Disability Studies. The head provides reputed company leadership and has ultimate responsibility for establishing the departmental mission, goals, policies, and procedures, managing reputed company aspects of departmental operations, and ensuring compliance with reputed company applicable laws and regulations from accrediting agencies, the University, the UIC reputed company, and the College of reputed company Sciences. The University of Illinois Chicago is located immediately reputed company of reputed company downtown Chicago. 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