Job Description
ASHS - Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Job Type Full-time
Description A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) invites applications for a full-time exempt Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor for the accredited masters (MSOT) and doctoral (OTD) graduate programs in the Department of Occupational Therapy. This position reports directly to the Chair and Program Director of the Department. The two entry-level graduate programs are residential on the Mesa, Arizona campus.
Duties and Responsibilities: - Collaborate as a member of the programmatic faculty to achieve a shared vision of the University and department.
- Contribute to the ongoing design, development, and implementation of a curricular model that emphasizes using engaging, active learning strategies.
- Serve as a member of the dynamic team of didactic faculty to educate a highly diverse student body selected for their commitment to the mission using a holistic admissions process.
- Contribute to the comprehensive assessment strategy for the didactic phase of the program.
- Help to ensure students are adequately prepared to achieve programmatic benchmarks.
- Support student academic progression, retention, and completion strategies.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with ACOTE accreditation standards and best practices in contemporary occupational therapy education.
- Develop and deliver academic courses as assigned.
- Participate in the holistic student admissions interview process.
- Conduct and disseminate scholarship.
- Serve on departmental, college, and university committees as assigned.
- Engage in community and professional service.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A doctorate in occupational therapy or a related field is required.
- Must hold or be eligible for an occupational therapy license in Arizona.
- 3 years of relevant clinical experience.
- 1-2 years of clinical experience as an OT commensurate with teaching responsibilities preferred.
- Prior academic experience is preferred.
- Prior experience in the delivery of didactic courses within an ACOTE-accredited program is preferred.
- Prior experience in the design, development, and implementation of didactic education programs is preferred.
- Applicants who can articulate how they can collaboratively contribute to the program's mission and vision will be given strong preference.
- Specific technical equipment related to the education of OTs
- Capable of working independently.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Cooperative and able to work in team situations.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits .
A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.
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