About Western

Western University delivers an academic experience second to none. Western challenges the best and brightest faculty, staff and students to commit to the highest global standards. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western attracts individuals with a broad worldview, seeking to study, influence and lead in the international community. Since 1878, The Western Experience has combined academic excellence with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social and cultural growth in order to better serve our communities.

About Us

The Faculty of Health Sciences ((FHS) is a large, diverse, and comprehensive unit, comprised of seven Schools (Nursing, Kinesiology, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Health Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Communication Sciences and Disorders), a large Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and four Research Centres.

The School of Physical Therapy develops and promotes excellence, leadership, and innovation in physical therapy research, education and clinical practice, with an immediate focus on harnessing and growing our strengths in musculoskeletal health.

Goals:

- Evidence-informed practice. We recognize the importance of research and knowledge translation in physical therapy, including the development and implementation of clinical and cost-effective strategies to enhance the mobility of Canadians.
- Leadership. We aspire to be leaders in our teaching, learning, research, and scholarship to a level of excellence and innovation that is recognized internationally. We have high standards for the recruitment and performance of our faculty, staff, and students in a competitive and ever-changing environment.
- Collaboration. We recognize that solutions to Canada’s most significant and complex health care challenges may be found where disciplines intersect. We promote and support interdisciplinary partnerships through building capacity for collaborative physical therapy research and teaching.
- Safety and Respect. We foster a safe and respectful learning and work workplace in which all students, staff, and faculty can aspire to excellence and success. Our commitment to social responsibility includes a commitment to improving quality of life and life-long function through ethical and evidence-informed care.
- Resilience. We adapt to changes in health care, and research and learning environments with flexibility, transparency and openness. We prepare our students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers in their learning and practice.

Course Information

Physther 9122 - PT in Rehabilitation Settings I

We are looking for clinicians with expertise in treating people with neurological injury, preferably stroke or brain injury or spinal cord injury, who can teach basic handling/facilitation and exercise prescription skills to our entry-level students. You could be expected to lead a lab room or lead a lab.

Each lab room has 40 students and 2 instructors.



Leading a Lab Room means leading the group of 40 students through a predetermined teaching plan, dictated by the Lab Lead. You could be responsible for providing skill demonstrations, pacing the tasks, providing one-to-one feedback, and collating and communicating summary feedback to the group throughout the lab. The second instructor in the room would be responsible for supporting you in the role, providing one-to-one feedback, and collating and communicating summary feedback to the group throughout the lab.

Leading a lab means you are the one to ensure materials are updated and available to the teaching team and students in a timely manner. You are also responsible for ensuring the teaching team is up to speed and that each lab room lead knows and understands the expectations. You’d also be responsible for debriefing the teaching team at the end of the session and communicating areas of strength/concern to the course manager.

Stroke is used as the first case example for skills development, and SCI is used as the case examples for skill development later in the course. The schedule below is offered to give prospective instructors a sense of when sessions occur, and which case types are used. There is no requirement that if (for example) you work in stroke that you’d only do the sessions using stroke as the case example.

The course runs for 7 weeks. Lab sessions are generally 2-3 hours and typically run in the afternoons, although some may run in the mornings. All instructors are required for the 2 assessments. Dates and number of sessions per week are offered below to provide an estimate of approximate time commitment, however, not all of these sessions will be needed from all instructors. Please keep this in mind prior to considering the position.

Week 1 (Feb 22-26, 2027) – 1-2 sessions (Stroke)

Week 2 (Mar 1-5) – 1-2 sessions (Stroke)

Week 3 (Mar 8-12) – 1-2 sessions (Stroke)

Week 4 (Mar 15-19) – 1-2 sessions (Stroke, SCI), 1 Assessment

Week 5 (Mar 22-26) – 2-3 sessions (SCI)

Week 6 (Mar 29 - Apr 2) – 1-2 sessions (SCI)

Week 7 (Apr 5-9) – 1 session (consolidation), 1 Assessment

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for all activities associated with the successful delivery of the course, including but not limited to: developing, preparing, and delivering the course; setting and marking examinations, assessing the academic work of students, and reporting grades.

Candidates must be willing to undertake training as required by the Employer including, but not limited to, training in respect of health and safety, harassment and discrimination, and legislated service standards.

Qualifications

Unless otherwise noted,



candidates must have a Master's degree (PhD preferred or be close to completion) and a demonstrated record of performance in university-level teaching.

Affirmation Policy

Western, like many postsecondary institutions in Canada, is moving beyond sole reliance upon Indigenous self-identification in its hiring processes. This is to safeguard against the use of incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information in circumstances in which a candidate has made a declaration of Indigenous citizenship or membership. Candidates who are invited for an interview or who are short-listed, and who have made a declaration of Indigenous citizenship or membership for material advantage at Western, including where required or preferred for the position, will be asked to have their declaration of Indigenous citizenship or membership affirmed through a relational accountability process, led by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII), that is consistent with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing. Please contact the OII directly for details on the affirmation processes: https://indigenous.uwo.ca/. The policy can be viewed at: POLICY 1.58 - Affirming Declarations of Indigenous Citizenship or Membership at Western University.

Applying at Western

In submitting your application, candidates should attach a curriculum vitae and evidence of successful teaching, together with the names and contact information of qualified individuals who could be contacted about their teaching experience and ability.

In accordance with the Faculty Collective Agreement, consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications, including qualifications which go beyond the requirements for the position. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English.

Course offerings could be assigned to the workload of full-time faculty or to part-time faculty with seniority or preference rights in accordance with the Faculty Collective Agreement, or left unfilled based on operational/enrolment requirements. All positions are subject to budget approval.

Western Values Diversity

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone (phone hidden).

Please Note:

This position is an existing vacancy. Recent Western graduates who are foreign nationals may be eligible to work on campus. Please refer to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website under Post-Graduation Employment at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.asp.

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