The LEAPS clinical sites gladly accept resumes from interested individuals for intervention therapist, blinded evaluator, and research assistant positions on an ongoing basis.

Please contact Dorian Rose, Ph.D., PT at drose@phhp.ufl.edu for the following Florida sites: Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, FL and Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL

Please contact Julie Tilson, DPT, NCS at tilson@usc.edu for the following California sites:  Long Beach Memorial Hospital in Long Beach, CA; USC PT Associates in Los Angeles, CA and Sharp Rehabilitation Center in San Diego, CA.

Open Positions

Intervention Therapist

Job Description: The Intervention Therapist has primary responsibilities in providing the home-based exercise program and the locomotor training program. The Intervention Therapist will provide the interventions with a team of therapists and research assistants, schedule participants, coordinate participant schedules and transportation, maintain equipment and treatment space, document intervention delivery, and participant recruitment. The Intervention Therapist will undergo a training program to develop competency in the providing the interventions according to the RCT protocol. Can use a PT or a PTA

Blinded Evaluator

Job Description: LEAPS (Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke) Blinded Evaluator The Blinded Evaluator will be a licensed physical therapist with clinical experience in adult neurorehabilitation, especially stroke. The Blinded Evaluator will be employed on a PRN contractual basis with hours ranging from 0-20 hours/week. Schedule flexibility is a must. The primary responsibility of the Blinded Evaluator is to conduct all evaluations of LEAPS participants including baseline and follow-up assessments as outlined in the LEAPS protocol and to enter these results into a web-based data entry system. The Blinded Evaluator will undergo a training program to develop competency in conducting all of the standardized assessments and competency in data entry. The successful candidate will be highly conscientiousness with a concern for detail. The Blinded Evaluator will report to the LEAPS Site Team Leader. PRN Schedules varies.