Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Occupational Therapy

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Department: Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Locations: Binghamton, NY

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Closes: Open Until Filled

Type: Full-time

.: 1521, 3546

Position : 197160

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Binghamton University’s Division of Occupational Therapy, located at the health sciences campus in Johnson City, New York, is hiring tenure/tenured‑track faculty for its entry‑level occupational therapy doctoral (OTD) program and invites applicants for full‑time, campus‑based, 12‑month faculty appointments. The position encompasses teaching, service, and scholarship.

Responsibilities include 60% teaching, 30% scholarship, and 10% service. Close collaboration within the Division and with faculty in related departments is expected. The candidates should minimally have three years of full‑time equivalent clinical experience in occupational therapy or another health profession with a generalist clinical background or specialization area of practice. The candidate will also have a minimum of one year of full‑time equivalent teaching experience in an occupational therapy practitioner program.

Candidates are required to have or to be developing a research agenda. Faculty rank and salary are dependent upon the successful candidate’s experience and qualifications. The Division holds pre‑accreditation status with ACOTE for the OTD Entry‑Level Professional Program, with the ACOTE site visit scheduled for February 2026.

• Academic research degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, ScD) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years of full‑time equivalent clinical experience in occupational therapy or another licensed health profession.
• OT applicants must have experience as either a generalist or a specialist in one of the following areas:
  • geriatrics and gerontology
  • research methods
  • population and community health
  • adult mental health
  • pediatrics (including child and adolescent mental health)
  • neurorehabilitation
  • assistive technology
  • functional anatomy
  • pathophysiology
  • kinesiology
• Non-OT applicants must have experience in two or more of the following areas:
  • research methods
  • population and community health
  • functional anatomy
  • kinesiology
  • pathophysiology
• Minimum of one year of full‑time equivalent teaching experience as a lead instructor in an undergraduate or graduate program.
• Experience mentoring and advising student capstone or research projects.
• Hold a New York State occupational therapy or health professional license (for non-OT applicants) by September 1, 2026.
• Existing or developing research agenda with a history of funding or a funding plan.

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