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Assistant/Associate Professor - Occupational Therapy (M.S.)

Thomas Jefferson University

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Posted:

January 4, 2021

Location:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Type:

Contract - Experienced

Categories:

Faculty, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistant

Preferred Education:

Doctorate

Are you seeking the opportunity to prepare forward-thinking occupational therapists and conduct collaborative research projects with occupational therapy master’s level (MSOT) students?

Is making a difference in the lives of individual and community clients an important career goal?

Would you like to contribute to leading-edge occupational therapy programming?

Consider joining Jefferson’s dynamic occupational therapy department, ranked #6 in the nation by

US News and World Report.

This is a full-time, 12-month teaching position for the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) Program located on our beautiful East Falls campus, in the new state of the art Ronson Health & Applied Science Center. This position is offered at the rank of Assistant professor (or Associate Professor depending on experience) starting July 1, 2021.

The East Falls MSOT program is offered in a blended-learning format with intensive weekend delivery. Students attend on-campus class meetings eight weekends/semester (Friday and Saturday, generally every other weekend). Between on-campus sessions, students complete online learning activities through distance education technology.

Functioning as an integral member of the faculty team; teaching content in an innovative hybrid (online/on campus) MSOT entry level curriculum; maintaining a scholarship agenda; advising and mentoring graduate students; participating in service and program development activities. In addition, there is a potential for undergraduate opportunities (advising undergraduates who plan to transition into occupational therapy graduate program).

Application Procedure:
Job ID 9245706 Job Link to Apply: https://recruit.jefferson.edu/

Qualified applicants must be Occupational Therapists with NBCOT certification, current Occupational Therapist state license, and Pennsylvania license eligibility.

The position requires completion of a terminal doctorate degree (e.g., OTD, PhD, EdD or ScD).

Candidates must have experience in teaching, scholarship and leadership. Applicants should demonstrate an interest in working in a student-centered, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary and expansive academic environment which emphasizes excellence and innovation in occupational therapy education.

Interested candidates should submit an on-line application/CV at http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html Job ID #9245706

Additional questions can be addressed to search committee co-chair: Mary Beth Thomas, DOT, OTR/L, Assistant Professor and Fieldwork Coordinator Marybeth.thomas@jefferson.edu

For more information on Jefferson please go to Jefferson.edu/OT.

About Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers.