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Program Director, Occupational Therapy Program | Tenure Track Faculty | I01624

Employer
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Feb 18, 2021

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Job Details

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania invites applications for the position of Program Director of the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program. The University seeks a dynamic and visionary program leader with a passion for teaching excellence, learning, and innovation who will oversee the Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy that meets the needs of the Commonwealth and the profession. This program has achieved full accreditation from ACOTE for 7 years.

As leader of the OT program, the Program Director is responsible for program organization, administration, budgeting, commitment to strategic planning, selection of faculty and staff, and maintenance of accreditation. This includes identifying appropriate clinical sites, conducting a feasibility study, preparing for an ACOTE site visit, and maintaining accreditation standards. This is a tenure track faculty position. 

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Doctorate in related field.
  • Must be a certified occupational therapist, licensed or eligible to be licensed in the state of Pennsylvania.
  • Must have a minimum of 8 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy. This experience must include clinical practice as an occupational therapist; administrative experience including, but not limited to, program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation, and budgeting; scholarship; understanding the role of the occupational therapy assistant; and at least 3 years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the post baccalaureate level.
  • The successful candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.
  • The successful candidate must be knowledgeable about and responsible for program: organization, administration, fiscal management, continuous review and analysis, planning, development and participation in the accreditation process.
  • The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and be supportive of a college culture grounded on collaboration and team-oriented leadership. 

Candidates must successfully complete an interview and teaching demonstration. 

Company

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock University is a four-year, public, coeducational, regional comprehensive university that offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,000 students. SRU is one of 10 institutions and 14 campuses that make up Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.

Founded in 1889, SRU is shaped by its teaching (normal) school heritage. For more than 130 years, the university has embraced the same hard-working, tenacious personality espoused by the people of western Pennsylvania. With a steadfast yet adaptable commitment to intellectual development, leadership and civic responsibility, SRU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that helps them become engaged citizens and succeed in their lives and professional careers. 

Located in western Pennsylvania, the 660-acre campus is less than an hour’s drive north of Pittsburgh, one hour south of Erie, and 45 minutes east of Youngstown, Ohio. Two major highways, I-79 and I-80, intersect 10 miles from the University, conveniently linking it to the entire commonwealth and its contiguous regions.

As a member university of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, SRU employees are state employees of the Commonwealth. Slippery Rock University offers competitive salaries and wages, a comprehensive benefit package, and a number of retirement options.

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