professor in Rehabilitation Sciences

Job Summary

You will perform teaching activities in the bachelor and master program of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy. Teaching topics will include the bio psychosocial model, psychological insights in emotion and cognition of humans with (risk for) problems in functioning, their needs, context and behavior. You will provide insights in patient’s experience regarding rehabilitation programs in an interdisciplinary perspective, and towards  the care pathways. You include health sociology and cultural diversity. You are responsible for the education in evidence based research methods on patient experience including qualitative research. You will coordinate the embedding of patient experiences in other physiotherapy specific educational domains with different kind of populations.

You will work with innovative pedagogic concepts that adhere to the vision of the educational program. You will collaborate in educational concepts which focus on competences within the CanMED model, including clinical and scientific competences and interdisciplinary collaboration. You will work in a team and will lead a group of teaching assistants. Supportive educational assignments in the master of occupational sciences and master of educational sciences related to health are possible.

You coordinate the interaction and communication of the faculty with a network of patient organizations, charities and foundations in function of education, research and community. You perform services for the faculty according to your academic degree. For example, membership of the Medical Ethical Committee, alumni activities or a mandate in the educational, research or internationalisation policy. You are considering serving activities in the region on the bases of your specific expertise or in the field of professional or governing organisations in rehabilitation. The faculty values clinical expertise or vision within the field of rehabilitation sciences. Within your assignment you are willing to search for interaction in the clinical field for example by playing an active or advisory role within a clinical context or within an important patient organisation.

Profile

• You have a master degree in rehabilitation sciences, psychology or equivalent.
• You have a broad (inter)national network, which can be indicated in for example publications, involvement in consortia and/or committees. You are attentive to international mobility and interactions.
• You have excellent communication and organizational skills.
• You have a Phd degree in a relevant domain. You have a minimum of 3 years of post doctoral experience.
• You have a strong academic output in the above academic domain. You have a noticeable contribution to a large amount of A1 publications, which are partly published in Q1 journals. This includes first and last author positions.
• You have strong teaching skills which contribute to the quality of the educational program. You preferably have teaching experience in the specific domain and at university level. You have provable experience in education and research in an academical context.
• You have experience in (obtaining) external grant applications.
• Clinical experience in or vision on the field of healthcare and rehabilitation is strongly recommended. You have provable interactions with patients or patient organisations.
• You are a team player and you have a cooperative attitude to contribute to the tasks of the faculty and to work together in an interdisciplinary context and with external partners.
• You take initiative to participate in community service duties that contribute to the outreach of your own research and teaching.
• Academic staff must meet the statutory language requirements for knowledge of the language of instruction (Dutch). If necessary, Hasselt University offers concrete, tailored support measures to help achieve the required language level.

Offer

Based on the qualifications or the candidate UHasselt offers:

• an appointment as a lecturer in the tenure track system or professor
• lecturer in the tenure track sytem during 5 years will lead to an immediate permanent contract as a senior lecturer, if the Board of Directors favorably assesses the party involved, based on previously set public grading criteria.
• a fulltime appointment as a memeber of the academic staff initiates with a temporary appointment for a period up to 3 years. This will lead to a permanent contract if the Board of Directors favorably assesses the party involved.