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    Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy - Phoenix, United States - Northern Arizona University

    Northern Arizona University
    Northern Arizona University Phoenix, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Job Title
    Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
    Job ID
    607537
    Location
    PHX - Occupational Therapy
    Full/Part Time
    Full-Time

    Regular/Temporary
    Regular
    Workplace Culture

    NAU aims to be the nation's preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.

    NAU Elevating Excellence Academic Excellence | Student Success | Commitment to Indigenous People | Impactful Scholarship | Mission-driven Faculty and Staff | Community Engagement | Sustainable Stewardship of Resources

    About NAU

    Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff—the home of our largest campus—and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.

    Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU's faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.

    Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.

    For more about inclusive excellence at NAU, visit the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Access.

    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 the Southwest United States.

    The 30-acre Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) is in the heart of Downtown Phoenix where NAU, UA, and ASU are co-located. The PBC offers more than six million square feet of research, academic, and clinical facilities for students earning advanced degrees in medical professions with access to cutting edge technology. The urban environment presents numerous opportunities for interprofessional education with other NAU programs on campus including the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, Doctor of Occupational Therapy program, the Master's in Physician Assistant Studies program, and Master of Athletic Training program.

    NAU's program is known for its emphasis on service learning and community interaction. The program connects with community agencies to give the students experience with people in their natural context. Students see people in their lifelong journey adapting to disability, chronic illness or social conditions so that they can choose strategies that will be meaningful in the long term examples of this emphasis is serving as one of the primary members of the award-winning and nationally-recognized Community Health Mentor Program (CHMP), where students from various programs learn from their community mentor and from each other.

    About the Position

    Northern Arizona University's entry level Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program invites applications for a full-time,12-month, tenure-track faculty appointment at the downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The responsibilities of the successful candidate will include teaching courses related to area expertise and/or one or more of the following topics: mental health, research, administration, leadership, and health policy. In addition, academic faculty will conduct original research, apply for external grant funding, and disseminate scholarly products. Other expectations include student advisement, applied scholarly activities and service to the department, college, university, and profession.

    Responsibilities Include:

    Varying based on department need and annual performance goals for each faculty member. Workload typically reflects 60% teaching, 30% scholarly activities and 10% service.
    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.

    Position is located in Phoenix, Arizona.

    Full-time,12-month, tenure-track faculty position.

    Minimum Qualifications

    An earned PhD or research doctorate in occupational therapy, rehabilitation sciences or a related healthcare field from an accredited institution (ABD may be considered, but the doctorate must be completed by the start date).
    Experience working with students in a classroom and/or mentoring students in research.
    One year or more of experience in an academic setting.
    Record of publications and/or grant writing.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Record of mentoring and/or collaborating with novice researchers.
    Additional certification(s) that indicates area of expertise.
    Extensive record of publications.
    Record of successful grant-funded projects or demonstrated potential.
    Record of successful university level teaching experience or demonstrated potential.
    Record of professional leadership to the profession.

    Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

    Knowledge

    Knowledge of Canvas learning management system.
    Knowledge of instructional design, effective pedagogy, team teaching, and innovative learning methodologies.
    Knowledge of current trends in higher education, occupational therapy practice and education, and demographic trends.
    Knowledge of research process including grand writing and dissemination.
    Skills

    Effective leadership.
    Strong interpersonal skills.
    Effective collaboration and communication skills.
    Abilities

    Communicates effectively.
    Develops and maintains good working relationships.
    Facilitates learning in multiple modalities.
    Advocates for faculty, staff, and students in the department.
    Promotes a diverse, including environment.

    Compensation & Benefits

    Salary range begins at $70,000. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.

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