Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational Therapy

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**Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational Therapy**

Northern Arizona University

****About the Department/College****

**Occupational Therapy**

The Department of Occupational Therapy is located on NAU\'s Phoenix

Bioscience Core campus, where students have access to cutting edge

technology, facilities, and labs. The department offers the Doctor of

Occupational Therapy degree with an in person or hybrid learning option,

preparing students to work as generalists with clients across all stages

of life in a wide range of settings. This accredited degree is the only

public and non-profit graduate program in the state of Arizona.

**College of Health and Human Services**

The College of Health and Human Services is Northern Arizona\'s hub for

inclusive and equitable health and wellness education. With programs

available in Flagstaff, online, and at 20 statewide sites, we prepare

high-quality professionals to lend a healing hand.

**About the Position**

Northern Arizona University\'s entry-level doctoral Occupational Therapy

(OT) Program, located in the downtown Phoenix Bioscience Core Campus,

invites doctorally prepared candidates to apply for the position of

Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational Therapy. The responsibilities

of successful candidates will include teaching courses related to one or

more of the following topics: occupational therapy foundations of

practice, the occupational therapy process across the lifespan, and

adult and neurological populations. In addition, this position will

require clinical faculty to engage in student advisement, applied

scholarly activities, professional service, and additional duties that

support the program\'s mission and growth.

In your cover letter, please identify 2 to 3 steps in building a

scholarly agenda.

Responsibilities Include

• Engage in ongoing productive communication with faculty and
  
  

department chair.

• Teach and co-teach courses ensuring adherence to program goals,
  
  

mission, vision and standards.

• Exemplify and promote the curriculum\'s mission and learning
  
  

outcomes through the delivery of the curriculum.

• Participate in formulating and implementing the department\'s
  
  

strategic plan in alignment with the college and university.

• Participate in department wide accreditation requirements and
  
  

renewals.

• Adhere to professional and ethical standards of conduct.
• Maintain current professional certification, licensure requirements,
  
  

and membership in professional associations.

• Maintain professional practice knowledge base and clinical expertise
  
  

needed to help learners prepare for contemporary occupational

therapy practice.

• Use current research findings and scholarly works to improve OT
  
  

education and practice.

• Promote professionalism by modeling and encouraging professional
  
  

behaviors inside and outside the educational setting.

**Responsibilities Include**

80% - Teaching & student related activities

• Designing, teaching & evaluating courses for continuous quality
  
  

improvement - (Essential)

10% - Service -

• Performing assigned committee activities to the department, college,
  
  

and the university - (Essential)

10% - Scholarship

• Engage in scholarly related work aligned with department tenure and
  
  

promotion document.

• Assist students in scholarly endeavors through the practice scholar
  
  

apprenticeship program. - (Essential)

**Minimum Qualifications**

• 3 years or more of clinical experience as an occupational therapist.
• Eligible for OT licensure in Arizona.
• An earned doctoral degree in OT or related field from an institution
  
  

regionally accredited by the USDE.

• \*A combination of related ducation, experience, and training may be
  
  

used as an equivalent to the above Minimum Qualifications.*

**Preferred Qualifications**

• Current National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
  
  

(NBCOT) Certification.

• Clinical expertise in one or multiple of the following areas:
  
  

functional anatomy / neuroscience, adult rehabilitation, geriatric

practice, upper extremity.

• Record of effective teaching and advising at the university level.
• Record of effective fieldwork supervision, capstone mentoring,
  
  

and/or other student mentoring.

• Record of sustained professional service and professional
  
  

leadership.

• Experience with the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy
  
  

Education (ACOTE).

• Significant scholarly or creative work and/or professional
  
  

achievements in area of specialization.

**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities**

Knowledge

Knowledge of the needs related to public education.

Knowledge of learning management system.

Knowledge of instructional design, effective pedagogy, team teaching,

and innovative learning methodologies.

Knowledge of best practices in teaching and learning in traditional and

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