UNIV- Occupational Therapy Residential - Faculty: Associate or Professor – College of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

About the role

The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, invites applications for a full-time, 12-month non-tenured faculty appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor to serve as the Assistant Program Director and core faculty member for the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Residential Program.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the OTD curriculum and curriculum revisions/modifications.
  • Prepare all curriculum forms (minor and subsequent changes) and submit them to the residential program director, who serves as the Division Director (DD), for final approval.
  • Assure all information, curricula, publications, and website information is up to date.
  • Assist the DD in planning and facilitating faculty retreats focused on curriculum changes/modifications and the OT Division’s strategic plans.
• Collaborate with the Hybrid OTD program leadership to ensure the curriculum meets accreditation standards and achieves overall program goals and expected outcomes.
• Provide residential faculty mentorship as needed.
• Support the Professional Development Committee (comprised of faculty) when student issues arise and bring recommendations to the residential program director for final approval.
• Represent the OTD Residential Program to MUSC, the community, and the occupational therapy profession.
• Attend program, division, college, and national-level leadership meetings when the residential program director/DD is unavailable.
• Provide direct support to the DD for all external (ACOTE, NBCOT) and internal (University, College, Department, and Division) reports.

Requirements

• Have a minimum of six years of previous faculty experience.
• Have a terminal academic doctorate in a discipline appropriate for teaching responsibilities (Ph.D., Ed.D., DSc, etc.).
• Understand higher education and contemporary clinical practice appropriate for leadership in occupational therapy clinical education; knowledge of legislative, regulatory, legal, and practice issues affecting didactic coursework, capstone and fieldwork, and the profession.
• Have an active scholarly agenda.
• Engage in professional activities at local, state, and/or national levels.

Qualifications

• Combinations of areas of clinical expertise are welcome, and we encourage interdisciplinary and diverse perspectives.
• Candidates from all clinical and teaching backgrounds relevant to rehabilitation will be fully considered.
• Candidates for Associate Professor and Professor must have a proven track record of scholarship, graduate student advising, and teaching at the Doctoral level consistent with MUSC-ranked faculty.
• Evidence of leadership experience in an academic setting is preferred.

Skills

• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
• Ability to perform job functions in a seated position.
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
• Ability to work indoors.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes.
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces.
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.
• Ability to squat and perform job functions.
• Ability to perform 'pinching' operations.
• Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
• Ability to reach in all directions.
• Possess good finger dexterity.
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
• Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted.
• Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted.
• Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted.
• Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes.
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
• Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Contact Information

To learn more about our academic programs, visit https://education.musc.edu/.
To learn more about our patient services, visit https://muschealth.org/.
To learn more about our physical requirements, visit https://education.musc.edu/.

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