Non-Tenure Track Clinical Faculty Position in Occupational Therapy

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Binghamton University s Division of Occupational Therapy, located at the health sciences campus in Johnson City, New York, is hiring clinical 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 70% teaching, 20% service, and 10% scholarship. 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 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 expected to have or to be developing a clinical scholarship 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Academic post-professional doctoral degree (e.g., post-professional OTD, EdD, PhD, DHS) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years of full-time equivalent clinical experience in occupational therapy as either a generalist, or as a specialist in one of the following areas:
  • geriatrics and gerontology
  • adult mental health
  • pediatrics (including child and adolescent mental health)
  • neurorehabilitation
  • assistive technology
  • functional anatomy
• Minimum of one year of full-time equivalent teaching experience as a lead instructor in an undergraduate or graduate occupational therapy practitioner program.
• Experience mentoring and advising student capstone or research projects.
• Hold a New York State occupational therapy license by September 1, 2026
• Existing, or developing, clinical scholarship or innovation agenda.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the use of simulation as an instructional strategy.
• Experience with advanced instructional strategies for building student metacognitive, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with interprofessional and intraprofessional education.
• Experience or interest in rural and community health.
• Experience in trauma-informed teaching and supporting student well-being.

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