Program Director Position for New Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Baccalaureate Program

The Occupational Therapy Department within the College of Health and Human Services at the University of New Hampshire is seeking a Program Director for a new BS Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program scheduled to begin in the Fall of 2023. The Program Director position is classified as a non-tenure track, clinical faculty position, and the Program Director will be responsible for teaching two units of coursework each academic year, the development and oversight of the OTA program curriculum, and tasks associated with obtaining ACOTE accreditation.  Program Director duties also include management and administration of the program, program evaluation, budgeting, personnel management including hiring of, support and supervision of faculty and staff, maintenance of accreditation, and other duties associated with the day to day operations of the program.

The Program Director will join a dynamic Department of Occupational Therapy that has a long history of over 75 years of excellence preparing occupational therapy practitioners and leaders in the field.  The Department currently offers a BS/MS Professional OT Program, an MS-only Professional Program, and a new OTD program is in the final phases of development.  The University of New Hampshire actively creates and nurtures a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences and cultural backgrounds pursue goals with mutual respect and a shared spirit of inquiry.

Qualified applicants must be licensed as an occupational therapy practitioner, and have a PhD or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy or a related field with a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the field. In addition to be considered, candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the postsecondary level. Finally, candidates must demonstrate a commitment to diversity, and issues related to occupational and social justice.

The full position announcement including application instructions may be viewed through PeopleAdmin at https://jobs.usnh.edu.  Please apply online to receive full consideration for this position.

The University of New Hampshire is a major research institution, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and eight miles from the Atlantic coast, and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.

The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.

Further inquiries about the position are encouraged and can be sent to shelley.mulligan@unh.edu   

Applications will be reviewed beginning March,  2021 and will continue until the position is filled.