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Virginia Commonwealth University seeks to create a work environment and organizational culture that reflect the diverse society and community in which it is located and a climate for the success of every employee by appreciating the uniqueness that each one brings to the workplace.

The Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Health Professions is seeking two colleagues to lead and collaborate in teaching, research, and scholarship, to participate in service to the department and the university, and to contribute to leadership in the profession. Successful candidates will hold a doctoral degree in occupational therapy or a closely related field and have prior teaching experience. Applicants must have demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment and a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Our department is currently open to both term (nontenure, teaching) and tenure (research) line candidates. Candidates for term positions should have experience teaching and mentoring students at the graduate level.  Candidates considered for a junior tenure line are expected to have an established research agenda and a clear potential for external funding that complement and expand existing expertise in the department. Candidates considered for a senior tenure line are expected to have a well-developed scholarly/research portfolio with evidence of external funding appropriate to complement and expand existing expertise in the department. 

The successful applicants will join a highly regarded and nationally ranked department. VCU has a student body of over 30,000 undergraduate, graduate and first professional students, including 45 percent of students of color and 1,170 international students from 101 countries. The VCU Medical Center is a comprehensive academic medical center with the College of Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Massey Cancer Center, and the VCU Health System. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the university actively encourages applications from members of all ethnic groups underrepresented in higher education.

Application materials must be submitted through VCU site and must include the following documents: (1) a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s qualifications based upon the position announcement; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) Statement of Contribution to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (see: https://provost.vcu.edu/faculty/prospective/); and (4) contact information for three professional references. For additional information, contact Dr. Virginia Chu. Search Committee Chair at vchu@vcu.edu 

The College of Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body and seek to attract an active, culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber, skilled in the scholarship of teaching, discovery, application, and integration of knowledge. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, Affirmative Action University providing access to education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate (PhD for those on a tenure line)
• If an OT applicant, licensure or eligibility for licensure as an occupational therapist in Virginia
• Junior faculty members will be required to have an established research agenda and a clear potential for external funding that complement and expand existing expertise in the department.
• Senior faculty members will be required to have a well-developed scholarly/research portfolio with evidence of multi-disciplinary applications and external funding appropriate to complement and expand existing expertise in the department.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse environment for faculty, staff, and students and a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications are: (1) experience teaching at the graduate level, (2) a record of external funding, and (3) background and experience in research, clinical practice, and teaching in adult rehabilitation, older adults, cancer, psychosocial, theory, or occupational justice.