Summary

The Department of School of Health Professions is currently seeking an Assistant Professor. 

Job Duties

•             Serve as a student advisor providing guidance and mentorship to students in all phases of training regarding their academic performance and professional development

•             Serve as a secondary or primary mentor for student's work to fulfill the Master's thesis requirement

•             Develop and deliver lectures, laboratory, and small group interactive sessions based on program needs and individual faculty experience and expertise

•             Participate in routine testing of OP student competencies including the roles of proctor, didactic test item writer, test reviewer, skills grader, and skills test writer

•             Attend and evaluate lectures, laboratory and small group sessions for purposes of quality control and evaluation

•             Recruit, screen and evaluate candidates for admission to the OP Program

•             Participate in periodic self-study and site visit activities required to maintain Program accreditation

•             Participate in appropriate professional development activities to maintain clinical competence, licensure, and to improve personal skills as an educator and a clinician

•             Engage in grant writing and implementation, original research, professional presentations, and publications

•             Serve on school and college committees

Administration: The following administrative duties are expected to be carried out by the faculty member:

•             Serve as an advocate for the OP Program

•             Participate in budgetary matters related to the OP program

•             Maintain administrative files regarding curriculum, students, and other program activities

•             Serve as a liaison between the OP program and various administrative offices of the college where requested

•             Provide guidance and referral services to OP students regarding academic matters

•             Counsel potential employers and program graduates regarding employment opportunities

•             Promote the OP program to career advisors and students at undergraduate institutions, as well as members of the public

•             Advise potential applicants regarding admissions requirements

•             Assist other OP faculty through the process of professional development

Instructional Management: The responsibilities of the faculty instructor include these items listed below in addition to those additional management roles identified by the program director.  

•             Work with Administrative Coordinators, the Program Director and the Associate Director in the development and scheduling of didactic core coursework, clinical assessments, critical thinking sessions, and skills testing sessions

•             Collaborate with administrative coordinators in the preparation of memos, letters, schedules, testing periods, course evaluations, and reports as pertaining to assigned didactic portions of the program

•             Work with Program Director and other faculty to assess core curriculum and clinical rotations with frequency.  

•             Assist Program Director in collection, analysis, and maintenance of appropriate data to evaluate program quality on an on-going basis

•             Serve as course director for a minimum of 2-3 courses as assigned by Program Director during the didactic year, with responsibilities to review and update objectives, develop new content, prepare skill assessments, assign student grades, and review course evaluation data.

•             Work with clinical phase team to carry out activities to orient mentors and students for entry to the clinical phase of their training.

•             Serve as a course director for clinical curriculum