Doctoral Coordinator Occupational Therapy

The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.

The Doctoral Coordinator has an essential role in ensuring the consistency and quality of the doctoral projects for students enrolled in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. The Doctoral Coordinator will review all project proposals and help OTD students select their doctoral committee, which will include the coordinator, a content expert, and the doctoral experience mentor. The Coordinator will organize the student’s defense of their proposal, review IRB submissions when necessary, and establish appropriate doctoral experiential goals in collaboration with the student and the committee.

The Coordinator will be the person in communication with the site mentor, the program director, and the AFWC about the student’s performance concerning their residency and their doctoral project.

The Doctoral Coordinator is a hybrid role and requires an on-campus presence a minimum of once per term to support students.

Teaching: provides student-centered learning through best practice teaching activities

• Optimizes class/lab/online environment that is conducive to student learning by developing creative, challenging and evidence-based learning opportunities
• Collaborates with students to create objectives for the capstone project as well as goals for project development and mentorship
• Uses learning assessment information to improve teaching and curriculum; participates in quality improvement initiatives to meet program and institutional goals
• Provides current, organized, error free instructional materials
• Maintains all components of the learning environment including online course portal management
• Teaches a significantly reduced teaching load; no more than a 0.5 FTE faculty member with no more than 148 hours per term.

Scholarship: actively engages in scholarship to advance knowledge

• Establishes and implements an approved scholarship plan/faculty development plan as required by accreditation and university standards
• Demonstrated aptitude in the research process
• Expertise in developing, managing, and overseeing research and/or doctoral projects
• Stays current with clinical practice and evidence that support content area expertise and professional growth
• Disseminates scholarly work consistent with University policies and accreditation expectations

Service: supports shared governance and promoting one’s profession

• Serves on programmatic and university committees as assigned
• Actively participates in his/her professional association
• Serves as university liaison in community and/or professional activities
• Establishes experiential mentorships consistent with the proposed student project
• Act as an intermediary between students, the mentor, and the program
• Uses release time that enhances the program (e.g.
  
  - clinical practice, consultation, advanced degree, research, service) as approved by the program director
• Participates in university governance, curriculum planning, and functions to support development and growth of the institution

Administration: supports efficient and consistent practices across all programs

• Performs course coordinator and lead instructor roles as assigned; works collaboratively with members of the team
• Reviews all proposals for doctoral projects while facilitating the consistency and quality of these projects
• Advises students on academic, professional and/or personal issues while providing referrals when appropriate
• Provides other administrative duties as assigned
• Completes annual self-evaluation of faculty performance and sets goals for…