Assistant Professor/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for OT Studies

Pfeiffer University is seeking to fill the position of Assistant Professor/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for its graduate program in Occupational Therapy Studies. 

This is a full-time, faculty, 12-month position reporting to the Director of Occupational Therapy Studies Program.

• The successful candidate will provide program-specific expertise and be actively engaged in relevant departmental initiatives, serve as the liaison between the occupational therapy program and external fieldwork education sites, and be responsible for the establishment of a fieldwork education program supportive of the program’s curriculum and curriculum design. 
• The fieldwork coordinator oversees fieldwork educator standards, implementation, selection, orientation, and evaluation of fieldwork sites, and fosters the ongoing development of the fieldwork education program. 
• S/he ensures that the fieldwork learning environment demonstrates characteristics of sound patient/client management and is current in occupational therapy practice. 
• S/he facilitates the academic and fieldwork faculty to develop, monitor and refine the fieldwork education component of the curriculum. 
• The coordinator ensures quality learning experiences for students during fieldwork education assignments. 
• Evaluates students’ performance and their ability to integrate didactic and fieldwork learning, provides professional leadership and support, and serves as an educator, role model, mentor and facilitator, and supports the university and departmental goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic accreditation, program internal consistency and graduate learning outcomes.

Benefits:

• Paid LTD and Life Insurance
• Paid vacation, sick and volunteer leave
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Supplemental Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Tuition Remission 

• The ideal candidate must be a dynamic and innovative educator who possesses a master’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited institution. 
• Doctoral degree in occupational therapy or related discipline preferred.  
• The ideal candidate will also have a documented background in educational methodology consistent with teaching assignments, including but not limited to educational theory and practice, or current concepts relative to instructional content expertise
• 5 or more years of full time documented occupational practice experience
• Experience in an ACOTE accredited occupational therapy program and experience utilizing distance education techniques and delivery desirable. 
• The candidate should be NBCOT Certified Occupational Therapist and licensed as an occupational therapist in the State of North Carolina (or eligible).