Director of Radiologic Science Program
Job Description:
Sacred Heart University invites applications for the position of Director of Radiologic Science programs. This is a 12-month, full time, non-tenure track clinical faculty position with administrative responsibilities. Rank will be commensurate with credentials and experience. The Radiologic Science programs include the associate degree program in Radiography and certificate programs in MRI, CT, and Sonography. St. Vincent’s College has joined Sacred Heart University’s College of Nursing and College of Health Professions, in the preparation of health professionals distinguished by their commitment to leadership, interprofessional practice, and community service.
The individual in this position will have responsibility for planning, curriculum development, outcomes assessment and program evaluation of the radiologic science programs including maintaining a fully accredited radiography program. Additional responsibilities will include teaching, student recruitment, advisement, and University service.
Requirements:
Qualifications for the position include a minimum of a master’s degree in a relevant field of practice or education; demonstrated proficiency in curriculum design, program development, program administration and evaluation, and academic advising; advanced knowledge and clinical competence in assigned teaching areas; a minimum of three years clinical experience in radiography; a minimum of two years of experience as a faculty member in a JRCERT accredited program; and holds American Registry of Radiologic Technologists current registration in radiography; and holds a current CT Radiographer license. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated interest in scholarship and professional service; and a commitment to collegiality, shared governance, and inter-professional education and practice. Teaching responsibilities may include some combination of on-ground, on-line, and hybrid courses in a highly interactive teaching/learning environment that includes significant faculty/student interaction.
The successful candidate will value the University’s Catholic identity, tradition and spirit, and will support the University’s commitment to community service, strategic planning, and the intellectual and ethical development of all students.
About Sacred Heart University:
Sacred Heart University, the second-largest independent Catholic university in New England, offers more than 80 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs on its main campus in Fairfield, Conn., located less than 60 miles from Manhattan and approximately 150 miles from Boston. With its five miles of shoreline, marinas, parks, open space and plenty of shopping and fine dining, Fairfield is consistently recognized as a top community in the Northeast in which to live. In 2018 the town earned an A+ in a ‘report card’ by Niche on “Best Places to Live” in Connecticut. Sacred Heart also has satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland. It comprises more than 300 acres of land, including an 18-hole golf course and the former global headquarters of General Electric. Rooted in the 2000-year-old Catholic intellectual tradition and the liberal arts, Sacred Heart embraces a vision for social justice and educates students in mind, body and spirit to prepare them personally and professionally to make a difference in the global community. More than 8,500 students attend the University’s six colleges: Arts & Sciences; Health Professions; Nursing; the Jack Welch College of Business; the Isabelle Farrington College of Education; and St. Vincent’s College. Consistently recognized for excellence, The Princeton Review includes SHU in its guides, Best 382 Colleges-2018 Edition, “Best in the Northeast” and Best 267 Business Schools-2018 Edition. It also placed SHU on its lists for “Best College Theater” and “Most Engaged in Community Service,” each of which comprises only 20 U.S. schools. U.S.News & World Report ranks SHU in its Best Colleges 2018 guidebook and calls SHU the fourth “Most Innovative School” in the North. The Chronicle of Higher Education also names SHU one of the fastest-growing Roman Catholic universities in its 2016 almanac. Sacred Heart has a Division I athletics program.
Please visit www.sacredheart.edu to learn more about our school.
Additional Information:
St. Vincent’s College at Sacred Heart University is a comprehensive Health Sciences and Health Services College in the Catholic tradition, offering healthcare programs in nursing and allied health at the certificate through graduate levels in a diverse learning environment. The utilization of an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning will be facilitated through increasingly advanced technology. Our focus on the holistic development of students culminates in a knowledge of self, a root in one’s faith, an educated mind, a healthy body, a compassionate heart, and knowledge of what it means to be a community and world citizen.
Application Instructions:
Review of applications will begin immediately, with consideration continuing until the position is filled. Only online applications will be considered.
If interested, please send a current curriculum vitae and letter of interest relating the candidate’s experience to the requirements of the position. Three references must be available. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package including tuition remission and a 403(b) retirement plan.
As an AA/EO employer, Sacred Heart University strongly encourages applications from qualified members of underrepresented groups.
