Faculty​/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator

Job Details

Full-time 12‑month faculty position in the Department of Occupational Therapy, with administrative responsibilities as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator. Offered at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor (depending on experience).

Start date:

July 1, 2026. Work on Jefferson’s Center City and East Falls campuses.

• Coordinate multiple ongoing projects and communicate effectively with community partners, entry‑level program directors, and faculty.
• Collaborate with administrative staff across the OT department to ensure program compliance and ACOTE standards are met for all OT programs.
• Collect and interpret data for fieldwork curriculum development across three OT programs.
• Advise students on developing skills needed for site‑specific learning objectives.
• Ensure students meet site health and onboarding requirements for fieldwork.
• Schedule and confirm student placements across the department.
• Advise students and fieldwork educators related to experiential learning.
• Maintain a faculty‑centric scholarship agenda.
• Engage in internal and external service.

• Applicant must be an occupational therapist.
• Applicant must have a master’s degree or higher.
• Applicant must have experience as an academic fieldwork coordinator or fieldwork educator.
• Applicant must possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Applicant must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Applicant should demonstrate experience and skill in teaching, collaboration, and sustaining partnerships.
• Applicant should be open to novel and dynamic processes to support students through experiential learning.
• Experience in innovative program development and serving the community is highly preferred.

• Comprehensive package of medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, flexible spending accounts, and retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance and tuition discounts after one year of full‑time service or two years of part‑time service.
• Access to volunteer benefits and group rates on insurance and discounts for colleagues.
• Medical (including prescription) insurance available to all colleagues, including part‑time and adjunct faculty.

Primary

Location:

901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Shift: Workday Day (United States of America).

Employee Entity:
Thomas Jefferson University.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability, or any other protected group or status.

Mary Muhlenhaupt, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Program Director – mary.muhlenhaupt

Submit an online application and CV through the Jefferson University Human Resources portal. Search for REQ-0018688.