Clinical Assistant Professor (12 Month) / Director of Post Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
SUNY Downstate Medical Center · NY, US
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About the Role
This role is essential for ensuring the continuity and quality of the Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (PP-OTD) program. The coordinator oversees admissions, student advisement, curriculum, teaching, and daily operations, supporting student success and program growth.
Responsibilities
- Serve as program faculty and Director of the Post Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program (PP-OTD).
- Oversee and develop program curricula, policies, procedures, and courses.
- Manage all aspects of course delivery including direct instruction, assessment, use of learning management system, developing and updating course materials, and maintaining student records with confidentiality.
- Provide guidance and support to students through advisement counseling.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to students in their doctoral capstone projects, from project conception to dissemination.
- Ensure compliance with ACOTE capstone requirements.
- Procure and develop capstone education sites that fit with course content and curriculum design.
- Provide development to capstone community mentors and faculty mentors to support student learning experiences.
- Manage students during their capstone experiences.
- Coordinate with faculty, administration, clinical partners, prospective students, alumni, and external stakeholders.
- Oversee course and program quality, faculty development, and program assessment activities.
- Coordinate recruitment and admissions efforts for sustainable enrollment within the program.
- Participate in program, school, and university-wide professional activities.
- Establish and maintain regular office hours.
Requirements
- An earned doctorate (PhD, OTD, EdD, Dr.PH, OHSc, or other relevant doctoral-level degree) awarded by an institution accredited by a USDE-recognized regional accrediting body.
- Active NBCOT certification and NYS Occupational Therapy license.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills; computer proficiency.
- Strong practice experience in any of the occupational therapy specialty areas.
- Demonstrated experience in program coordination and management.
- Experience teaching in higher education with at least 5 years of experience.
- Five (5)+ years of experience in occupational therapy clinical practice.
- Experience mentoring/supervising faculty and/or staff in the tasks assigned and associated with achieving organizational goals and objectives.
Skills
- Program administration
- Teaching
- Research
- Clinical experience
- Scholarly/research engagement
- Intra and interdisciplinary teamwork
- Curriculum development
- Course delivery
- Assessment
- Learning management system utilization
- Student advisement
- Mentorship
- Capstone project guidance
- ACOTE compliance
- Site development
- Mentor development
- Stakeholder coordination
- Program assessment
- Recruitment
- Admissions management
- Professional activities
- Office hours management
- Scholarly work
- Contemporary instructional technologies
- Strategic partnerships
- Outreach initiatives
- Marketing
- Promotional activities
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- 12 month
- Non-tenure track
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience in higher education teaching
- 5+ years of experience in occupational therapy clinical practice
Education Level
- Doctorate (PhD, OTD, EdD, Dr.PH, OHSc, or other relevant doctoral-level degree)
- NBCOT certification
- NYS Occupational Therapy license
About the Company
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers.
- As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world.
- We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Equal Opportunity
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
- Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
- If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu.