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We invite candidates to apply for a 12 month, tenure track (research) faculty position in the Occupational Therapy Department, College of Health Professions, at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Department of Occupational Therapy is seeking a colleague to lead and collaborate in research and teaching, to participate in service to the department and university, and to contribute to leadership in the profession.

Occupational Therapy is a highly regarded and nationally ranked department within the College of Health Professions. The College encompasses nine departments fostering multiple opportunities for collaborative research and interprofessional education. Research supports within the college include a statistician in residence, helping the college secure over $5 million in funding within the past fiscal year. Opportunities are also available for faculty to partner with VCU Medical Center, a comprehensive academic medical center encompassing the College of Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Massey Cancer Center, and the VCU Health System. An additional opportunity is to collaborate with research at VCU’s Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering (CERSE).

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. 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.

Position Responsibilities:

• Research: Faculty member will engage in research to enhance knowledge in occupational therapy, including designing and conducting research studies, acquisition of grant funding, overseeing of research projects, and disseminating findings.
• Teaching: Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in the OTD and/or PhD program consistent with areas of knowledge and skill and department need. Teaching responsibilities also include student advisement and research and/or capstone mentorship. 
• Service: Faculty member will serve on the departmental, college, and/or university committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity in their field, e.g., reviewer, conference organizer.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned research doctorate.
• 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:

• Experience teaching at the graduate level.
• Record of external funding.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure as an occupational therapist in Virginia.

For more information, contact Dr. Brooke Dexheimer, Search Committee Chair at dexheimerb@vcu.edu. 

About Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU is an urban, public institution enrolling over 31,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students, making it the fastest growing university in the Commonwealth of Virginia. VCU’s programs in Richmond are located on the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campus and the Monroe Park Campus. The MCV Campus, which includes the VCU Medical Center, is located in historic Court End, near the government and financial centers of Richmond. The total workforce of the university and medical center - faculty, physicians, nurses, and administrative and support staff - is more than 21,000, making VCU the largest employer in Richmond. VCU faculty attracts more than $400 million in sponsored research funding, placing it among the top 100 research institutions in the country. 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. The College of Health Professions is home to the Department of Occupational Therapy, along with eight other academic units, five of which (including occupational therapy) are ranked in the top 20 by US News and World Report.

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