Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational Therapy

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r**Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational Therapy**

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rNorthern Arizona University

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r****Special Information****

- This position is a hybrid position which allows the incumbent to

complete their work at both an NAU site, campus, or facility and at

a non-centralized site with or without accommodation.

- This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to

complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility

with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are

rare.

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

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 in a Traditional or Hybrid path, preparing

students to work 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 Arizona.

**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. The responsibilities of

successful candidates will include teaching traditional or hybrid

courses related to one or more of the following topics: occupational

therapy theory and practice models, occupational therapy foundations of

practice, the occupational therapy process across the lifespan, and

other specialized topics aligned with program needs

The traditional path option includes in-person teaching scheduled Monday

through Friday. The hybrid path option includes online learning as well

as in-person labs eight weekends per semester. In addition, both

traditional and hyrbid pathways 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.

**Responsibilities Include**

Faculty Support - 100%

- 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.

**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

- Is able to broadly explain an introductory scholarship agenda

*\*A combination of related education, 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:

pediatrics, 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.

- Certified practice-related specialization as recognized by the

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) or other nationally

recognized certification process.

**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

hybrid classroom environments.

Knowledge of online course development and delivery.

Knowledge of current trends