Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Occupational Therapy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Education
Posted on May 12, 2023
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Mission of Unit
The mission of the Department of Occupational Therapy at VCU is to advance occupation-focused scholarship and practice through integrated education, research, and service. This happens through:
- Preparing outstanding, evidence-based, client-centered occupational therapists to serve the state and nation
- Developing innovative and influential leaders who change policy, practice and systems
- Responding to the occupational needs of the community
- Creating new knowledge and promoting translational applications
- Fostering cultural sensitivity, diversity and inclusion of faculty, students and staff
We invite candidates to apply for a 12 month, tenure track (research) faculty position in the Occupational Therapy Department, College of Health Professions, at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Occupational Therapy department is seeking a colleague to lead and collaborate in research and teaching, to participate in service to the department and university, and to contribute to leadership in the profession.
Position Responsibilities
- Research:Faculty member will engage in research to enhance knowledge in occupational therapy, including designing and conducting research studies, acquisition of grant funding, overseeing of research projects, and disseminating findings.
- Teaching: Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in the OTD and/or PhD program consistent with areas of knowledge and skill and department need. Teaching responsibilities also include student advisement and research and/or capstone mentorship.
- Service: Faculty member will serve on the departmental, college, and/or university committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity in their field, e.g., reviewer, conference organizer.
- Earned research doctorate (PhD, ScD)
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure as an occupational therapist in VIrginia
- Junior faculty members will be required to have an established research agenda and a clear potential for external funding that complement and expand existing expertise in the department.
- Senior faculty members will be required to have a well-developed scholarly/research portfolio.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse environment for faculty, staff, and students and a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
- Teaching experience at the graduate level
- Record of external funding
Full time equivalent: 100
Tenure: Tenure Track
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department: Occupational Therapy, College of Health Professions
Salary: Commensurate with experience, starting at $85,000
ORP Eligible: Yes
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Dr. Stacey Reynolds
Contact Email: reynoldsse3@vcu.edu