Occupational Therapy Lecturer Pool

About the role

The Occupational Therapy Program at San José State University (SJSU) was founded in 1943 and is the oldest accredited Occupational Therapy program in the California State University system. It is known for its superior academic curriculum, distinguished faculty, and accomplished graduates.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned content according to the designated instructional mode (on-campus, hybrid, online) and meet the course objectives and accreditation standards.
• Uphold the Occupational Therapy Ethical Standards.
• Systematically collect data on student course content mastery and provide students periodic feedback on performance.
• Adhere to SJSU Policies regarding Office Hours (S12-1), students’ rights to timely feedback (S20-2), and provide accommodations for students who receive support from the SJSU Accommodations Education Center (AEC).
• Provide office hours to support student mastery of content where the typical frequency is one hour per week for each course.
• Collect institutional data and outcome measures as needed for program evaluation and accreditation.
• Attend Occupational Therapy Faculty meetings or read meeting minutes to be informed of department policies.
• Provide suggestions regarding updating content covered in the course aligned to clinical practice.
• Provide suggestions regarding teaching methods to enhance student mastery of content.
• Organize classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community.
• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Ensure classes are offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Requirements

• Must have a Master’s, OTD or PhD degree.
• California Board of Occupational Therapy licensure required for employment.
• Knowledge of the subject matter to which the individual is assigned.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners.
• Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous teaching experiences.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s, OTD or PhD degree.
• California Board of Occupational Therapy licensure required for employment.
• Knowledge of the subject matter to which the individual is assigned.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners.
• Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous teaching experiences.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Skills

• Knowledge of the subject matter to which the individual is assigned.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners.
• Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous teaching experiences.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Benefits

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2. Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Pay

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2. Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Schedule

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2. Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.