Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2 Positions, Tenure Track, F1004A1/F1005A1)

Old Dominion University (ODU) invites nominations and applications for a full time, ten-month tenure track position in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program within the School of Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Health Sciences (https://www.odu.edu/rehabsci), appointment effective July 25, 2022. The school offers a professional Athletic Training program, a Doctor of Physical Therapy program, and a Kinesiology and Rehabilitation doctoral program and also participates in a College-wide Health Services Research doctoral program. We are committed to maintaining a diverse and stable faculty. 

Successful applicants will have teaching and research responsibilities in content areas that match the applicant’s scholarship, clinical expertise, and the needs of the program.  In conjunction with the Program Director and other faculty, they will assist in the development of curricular design and content, preparation of State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) application materials, recruiting prospective faculty, and establishing a teaching laboratory for program needs.   They will also participate in the organizational, admissions, curriculum development, strategic planning, and capstone coordination of the program and School.  The individual will also contribute to mentoring occupational therapy capstone experiences and projects and doctoral students within the Kinesiology and Rehabilitation and/or the Health Services Research programs. Other responsibilities include advising and mentoring graduate students and taking an active role in department and university service and professional development.

Old Dominion University is a residential and research-extensive public institution with a total student enrollment of 25,000, approximately 6,000 of whom are graduate students. One third of the students are from minority backgrounds and over 1,100 are international students from 94 countries. Old Dominion University employs a diverse faculty of over 850 of which 40% are women. The University’s primary campus is located in Norfolk, Virginia, one of the seven cities that make up the historic Hampton Roads region which, with a diverse population of 1.7 million, is a major recreation area and home to the Port of Virginia and the largest naval base in the world.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Clinical practice experience
• Experience in scholarly activities
• Teaching and advising experience
• Earned PhD or equivalent academic degree from an accredited institution. Individuals with ABD will be considered
• Initial certification with National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
• Licensed or eligibility for licensure as an occupational therapist in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Preferred qualifications include:

• Familiarity with ACOTE accreditation standards
• Record of research publications in high quality peer-reviewed journals
• Experience teaching entry-level occupational therapy content
• Mentorship of graduate student research

Applicants can submit all required application materials (letter of application addressing interest in and qualifications, a current curriculum vitae, statements of scholarly interests and accomplishments and teaching philosophy and approaches, unofficial graduate transcripts, and the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of three references from academic and professional sources) through https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/14771.

Interested applicants may also contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Patricia Laverdure (plaverdu@odu.edu), directly for further information. Application review will begin January 10, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.

Conditions of Employment

In accordance with Executive Directive #18 issued by Governor Ralph Northam effective September 1, 2021, all Old Dominion University employees who enter the workplace or work remotely must disclose their vaccine status to the designated university personnel. Employees who are not fully vaccinated or who refuse to disclose their current vaccine status, must undergo weekly COVID-19 testing and disclose weekly the results of those tests to designated university personnel.

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.